CITIES AND TOWNS.

Athol-Con.

Auburn,

Barre,
Berlin,

Blackstone,.
Bolton,

WORCESTER COUNTY- Continued.

Feb. 17, 1837

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora-
tion as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.

annexed. Feb. 7, 1816 part of Orange annexed. June 11, 1829
certain common lands known as Little Grant annexed. Feb.
5, 1830 part of New Salem annexed. Mar. 16, 1837 part of New
Salem annexed.

Name changed from Ward. May 24, 1851 part annexed to Mill-
bury. Mar. 27, 1908 bounds between Auburn and Oxford es.
tablished.

Nov. 7, 1776 Name changed from Hutchinson.
Mar. 16, 1784

Mar. 25, 1845
June 24, 1738

Parts of Bolton and Marlborough established as the district of
Berlin. Feb. 8, 1791 part of Lancaster annexed to the district of
Berlin. Feb. 15, 1806 bounds between Berlin and Northborough
established and part of each town annexed to the other town.
Feb. 6, 1812 the district of Berlin made the town of Berlin.
May 1, 1905 bounds between Berlin and Marlborough; Berlin
and Hudson; and Berlin and Clinton established.

Part of Mendon. May 1, 1916, part established as Millville.
Part of Lancaster. Mar. 16, 1784 part included in the new district
of Berlin. Feb. 11, 1829 part of Marlborough annexed. Mar.
16, 1838 bounds between Bolton and Marlborough established.
Mar. 20, 1868 part annexed to Hudson.

Boylston,

Mar. 1, 1786

Brookfield,

Part of Shrewsbury. Jan. 30, 1808 part included in the new town
of West Boylston. Feb. 10, 1820 part annexed to West Boyl-
ston. June 17, 1820 part annexed to West Boylston. May 2,
1905 bounds between Boylston and West Boylston established.

Oct. 15, 1673 Common land called Quobauge. Nov. 12, 1718 Brookfield in-
vested with the privileges of a town. Dec. 3,* 1719 bounds
established. Sept. 11, 1730 bounds between Brookfield and
Leicester established. Jan. 16, 1742 part included in the new
town of Western. June 10, 1791 bounds between Brookfield
and New Braintree established and part of each town annexed
to the other town. Mar. 8, 1792 bounds between Brookfield
and New Braintree established and part of each town annexed
to the other town. Feb. 28, 1812 part established as North
Brookfield. Feb. 8, 1823 part annexed to Ware. Mar. 3, 1848
part established as West Brookfield. April 15, 1854 part of
North Brookfield annexed. Mar. 18, 1910 bounds between
Brookfield and North Brookfield established. May 13, 1910
bounds between Brookfield and West Brookfield established.
Part of Oxford established as the district of Charlton. (An act
passed Nov. 21, 1754 establishing the town appears to have been
considered as void.) June 3, 1757 lands called "The Gore"
annexed. Aug. 23, 1775 the district made a town by general
act. Jan. 5, 1789 part annexed to Oxford. June 26, 1792 part
annexed to Sturbridge. Feb. 23, 1809 part annexed to Oxford.
Feb. 15, 1816 part included in the new town of Southbridge.
Feb. 11, 1907 bounds between Charlton and Oxford established.
Feb. 11, 1907 bounds between Charlton and Southbridge estab-
lished.

Charlton,

Jan. 10, 1755

Clinton,

Mar. 14, 1850

Part of Lancaster. May 1, 1905 bounds between Clinton and
Berlin established.

[See page 97.]

WORCESTER COUNTY - Continued.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.

Mar. 8, 1872 Fitchburg incorporated as a city. April 8, 1872 act
of incorporation accepted by the town.

June 27, 1785 Parts of Ashburnham, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon.
Mar. 2, 1787 part annexed to Winchendon. Feb. 22, 1794 part of
Winchendon annexed. Feb. 16, 1815 part annexed to Ashburn.
ham. May 24, 1851 part of Winchendon annexed. April 17, 1908
bounds between Gardner and Winchendon established. April
17, 1908 bounds between Gardner and Westminster established.

Oct. 20, 1786 Parts of Athol and Templeton. Feb. 2, 1789 bounds between
Gerry and Templeton established. Feb. 26, 1799 part annexed
to Royalston. Feb. 28, 1806 part annexed to Athol. Feb. 5, 1814
name changed to Phillipston.

April 18, 1735 The plantation of Hassanamisco. June 10, 1737 part of Sutton
annexed. Jan. 9, 1742 parts of Sutton and Shrewsbury an-
nexed. June 14, 1823 certain common lands annexed. Mar. 3,
1826 part of Shrewsbury annexed. Mar. 3, 1842 part of Sutton
annexed. Feb. 11, 1907 bounds between Grafton and Worcester
established. Feb. 11, 1907 bounds between Grafton and Shrews-
bury established. Feb. 11, 1907 bounds between Grafton and
Westborough established.

Jan. 10, 1739 The plantation called Lambstown. Jan. 31, 1751 part of Hard-
wick and the precinct of New Braintree made a district. June
9, 1756 bounds between Hardwick and Greenwich established.
Feb. 1, 1765 part annexed to Hardwick. Feb. 18, 1801 part in-
cluded in the new town of Dana. June 10, 1814 part of New
Braintree annexed. Feb. 7, 1831 certain common lands annexed.
Feb. 6, 1833 certain common land called Hardwick Gore an-
nexed. Feb. 4, 1842 part annexed to Dana.

[See page 97.]

WORCESTER COUNTY

- Continued.

CITIES AND TOWNS.

First mentioned
in Records of
the State, or
therein recorded
as Established
or Incorporated.

From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora-
tion as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State.