All posts tagged "Franklin Mass."
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11.6K3Arts and LeisureThe Franklin Library, Not Quite What the Town Wanted
In 1790, the townspeople of Franklin, Mass., decided they wanted a bell. They got the Franklin Library instead. The library opened its...
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3.7KMassachusettsMassachusetts’ Celery Bug Bill Finds Omens in Caterpillars
William T. Hopkins of Franklin, Mass., known as Celery Bug Bill, started his working life as a sailor. Originally from Manchester, England,...
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26.5K10Flashback PhotosThe Worst Tornado in New England History Strikes Worcester, Mass.
The Worcester tornado of 1953 struck without warning and cut a swath of destruction, at times a mile wide, through a half-dozen...
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