Legends
Who was Westborough's Robin Hood?
Tom Cook
Name 3 lakes in Westborough made from melted glaciers.
Lake Chauncy, Cedar Lake, and Lake Hoccomocco
What town was Westborough originally part of?
Marlborough
Name 2 things made in Westborough in the 1800s.
Shoes, boots, sleighs, bicycles, bed springs, and straw hats.
Name 2 new forms of transportation that came to Westborough in the 1900s.
Electric trolley trains and cars
Who was Westborough's witch?
Ruth Buck
Name the highest point in Westborough, which was formed by glaciers.
Fay Mountain
What year did Westborough become a town?
1717
What new form of transportation came to Westborough in the 1800s?
The train
What natural disaster destroyed homes in Westborough in 1953?
A tornado
Who was kidnapped by a group of Cagnawagas and taken to Canada?
The Rice Boys
How did the first Native Americans get to the area we now know as Westborough?
Traveled by canoe up the Assabet and Sudbury Rivers.
Who was the first minister of Westborough?
Reverend Ebenezer Parkman
What did Eli Whitney invent? Can you name 2 things he invented?
The cotton gin and a machine to make rifle parts
What could people do at Lake Chauncy Amusement Park? Can you name two?
Go bowling, run races, go to a dance, take a boat ride, see a silent movie, or have a picnic.
Which lake is said to have an evil spirit?
Lake Hoccomocco
Some of Westborough's roads were once ....
Native American paths
Who was the first schoolmaster of Westborough and where did he first teach?
Joshua Townsend taught in private homes.
Where were schools built in Westborough in the 1800s?
The center of town.
What did the largest employer in Westborough, the Bay State Abrasives Company, make in their factories?
Wheels and tools used in car and airplane manufacturing.
What did Native Americans do to ward off the evil spirit of Lake Hoccomocco?
Drop a rock at the spot where Iano was drowned.
Who was the first Native American to be baptized in the English colonies? Can you think of his Native American name and his English name?
Manteo - Jack Straw
How did people travel in the 1700s and where did they often stop for food and shelter?
They traveled by foot or on horseback, and they often stopped at taverns.
What did farmers ship to Boston on the train in the 1800s?
Milk
Name one thing the Forbes family did for Westborough.
Donated land for Westborough's second high school, donated the Community House, built the first nursing home, built a new Post Office, and helped pay for the new town hall