This map shows the north-central Massachusetts town of Royalston around 1870. The village’s rugged, hilly terrain and rocky soil were not ideal for crops, but farmers raised sheep and dairly cattle, and harvested firewood from the forest. By the late 19th century a small water-powered industrial center flourished along the Millers River in South Royalston. The best-known and most successful business was the American Woolen Company, which produced a fortune for the family of Alexander Bullock, who served as the governor of Massachusetts in the 1890s.
Beers, Frederick W. Royalston. Map/Plan. F. W. Beers and Company, 1870. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l07-025/. Accessed on January 2, 2025.
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