Marlborough Massachusetts could speak the language of the Algonquian Indians though the local tribe referred to themselves as the Pennacooks.
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10 Facts About Marlborough Massachusetts
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Marlborough Massachusetts was one of the seven "Praying Indian Towns" because they were converted to Christianity by the Rev John Eliot of Roxbury.
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In 1711 Marlborough Massachusetts's territory included Northborough, Southborough, Westborough and Hudson.
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Marlborough Massachusetts became so well known for its shoes that its official seal was decorated with a factory, a shoe box, and a pair of boots when it was incorporated as a city in 1890.
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Legend has it that a company from Marlborough Massachusetts, assigned to Harpers Ferry, appropriated the bell from the firehouse where John Brown last battled for the emancipation of the slaves.
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Marlborough Massachusetts left the bell in the hands of one Mrs Elizabeth Snyder for 30 years, returning in 1892 to bring it back to Marlborough.
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Around that time, Marlborough Massachusetts is believed to have been the first community in the country to receive a charter for a streetcar system, edging out Baltimore by a few months.
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In 1990, when Marlborough Massachusetts celebrated its centennial as a city, the festivities included the construction of a park in acknowledgment of the shoe industry, featuring statues by the sculptor David Kapenteopolous.
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Construction of Interstates 495 and 290 and the Marlborough Massachusetts Turnpike has enabled the growth of the high technology and specialized electronics industries.
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MetroWest Daily News, a daily newspaper covering Marlborough Massachusetts and surrounding communities in the MetroWest region.
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