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Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
George Washington slept here in April of 1776.
Dudley includes: Ram's Horn, Tufts, Garden City, and Jericho.
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Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Nichols College, Dudley, MA
"Nichols College is a private, four-year, not-for-profit, coeducational college located in Dudley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1815 as Nichols Academy, Nichols College offers twelve specializations in its business... Read MORE...

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Stevens Linen Mills
"Stevens Linen, the first linen textile mill in the United States, was formed in 1846 in Dudley Massachusetts. Built from granite quarried on site, the original mill (which is one of the oldest remaining mills in New England)... Read MORE...
Read more about Henry Hale STEVENS


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Memorial Church, 1910
The First Congregational Church, UCC of Dudley, also known as Dudley Hill Church, dates back to the incorporation of the town of Dudley in 1732. During that time, a town could only be incorporated if a church were... Read MORE...

Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Dudley Hill Inn, Dudley, MA
A 1908 postcard depicting the Dudley Hill Inn. The building was later taken over by Nichols College and converted to Conrad Hall which houses faculty offices.

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Budleigh Hall, Residence of S. M. Conant, 1912
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Intervale Manor, 1940
Intervale Manor was a large private home in the late 19th century when the two Stevens sisters (Gertrude and Celia) and their mother (Gertrude Olney Stevens) made this parlor throw. In the 1940s Intervale Manor became a... Read MORE...
Read more about Gertrude Germaine OLNEY


Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
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Albert S. Ziemba family business
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History, News and Stories of Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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1714 - Dudley is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1731 – 1732 - Dudley set off from Oxford
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June 20, 1732 - First Town Meeting held at Carter House in Dudley
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1734 - Meeting House built in Dudley
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1760 - Capt. Joshua Healy House built in Dudley
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1776 - George Washington Slept Here
In April 1776, on his way to New York City from Boston after his victory in the Siege of Boston, General George Washington camped in the town of... Read MORE...
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1804 - Black Tavern built on Dudley Hill
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1824 - Congregational Church built in Dudley
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1839 - Dudley
Dudley, Massachusetts
Worcester county. This good farming town was called by the Indians Chabanakongkomum. It is finely watered by the Quinnebaug... Read MORE...
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1845 - DUDLEY. [Pop. 1,352. Inc 1732.]
This township was granted to Paul and William Dudley, of Roxbury, sons of Governor Dudley.
Dudley once contained part of Southbridge and... Read MORE...
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1845 - Methodist Church built on Dudley Hill
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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1848 - Dudley
This township was originally granted to the Hon. Messrs. Paul and William Dudley of Roxbury, while yet in the possession of the aborigines, the tribe ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Dudley
Dudley, a post-township of Worcester county, Massachusetts, 60 miles S. W. of Boston. This township is watered by several good mill streams.... Read MORE...
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1859
DUDLEY, a township of Worcester co., in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., 58 m. SW of Boston, watered by Quinnebaug and French rivers, and in the S... Read MORE...
1868 - Hon. Wm. Hancock died at his residence, in Dudley, Massachusetts, on the 14th inst, aged 76 years. Colonel Hancock was a lineal descendant of John Hancock of Revolutionary memory.
The Progress-Index
Petersburg, Virginia
June 19, 1868
1873 - A French woman and child in Dudley, Massachusetts, were so badly burned by an explosion of kerosene oil, Saturday night that both died, another child cannot recover.
The Daily Milwaukee News
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 8, 1873
1875 - A Useful Sort of Pastor
The Boston Traveller tells a story on Mr. Williams, the ancient pastor of Dudley, Massachusetts, who was a practical christian. One sultry summer... Read MORE...
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1885 - Nichols Academy Boarding House built in 1885.
It later became the Dudley Inn and then a Nichols College dormitory.
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
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Dudley Massachusetts, 1890
Dudley is a pleasant and prosperous town lying in the southwesterly part of Worcester County, on the Southbridge Branch of the New York and New... Read MORE...
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1890 - Congregational Church destroyed by fire in Dudley. Conant Memorial Church built.
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
Read more about Hezekiah CONANT 1890 - Died in Her 100th Year
Mrs. Elizabeth Eaton Larned, of Pawtucket, R.I. is dead. She was the daughter of John Eliot Eaton, and Elizabeth Davis Eaton, and was born in Dudley... Read MORE...
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1895 - Dudley
Dudley, a post-village of Worcester co., Mass., in Dudley township, about 18 miles S. by W. from Worcester. It has a church and an academy. The... Read MORE...
1904 - Moved Over State Line - Eben Stevens Merely Walks Across Room to Avoid Taxes
Waterbury, Conn., March 28 - Eben S. Stevens, for many years a manufacturer and the chief taxpayer of Dudley, Mass., and whose house is on the State... Read MORE...
Read more about Eben Sutton STEVENS-
1916
Dudley, a post-village of Worcester co., Mass., in Dudley township (town), about 18 miles S. by W. of Worcester. The town is drained by tbe Quinebaug ... Read MORE...
1927 - Stopped at Dudley, Mass.
Dudley, Mass. Sept 3, (A.P.) - The air express plane operated by the Colonial Air Transport, Inc., which left Boston at 7:15 last night, was forced... Read MORE...
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1931 - Budleigh Hall, originally the summer home of the Conant family, used by Dudley Bible School and later Nichols Academy was destroyed by fire.
A Commemorative Profile of Dudley Massachusetts by Dudley Bicentennial Committee, 1976
Read more about Hezekiah CONANT 1932 - Change of Route Saved $13,000 Payroll - Armed Gang Cooled Their Heels At the Wrong Entrance of Mill At Dudley. Mass.
Dudley, Mass., Feb. 12 (A.P) - An attempt by armed men to steal a $13,000 payroll of the Stevens linen mills was frustrated today because the... Read MORE...
1941 - Paper Mill Destroyed. Loss of $250,000 By Spectacular Fire at West Dudley, Mass.
Dudley, Mass., Jan. 6 (AP) - Brought under control after a day and night battle in zero weather, flames sputtered today in the ruins of the West... Read MORE...
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