Around 1900, when this photo was taken, the streets of Athol, Massachusetts, were unpaved. The town was first known by its Nipmuc Indigenous name of “Pequoiag” and in 1762, a prominent Scottish immigrant renamed it “Athol” to honor the home of the Dukes of Atholl in Scotland. The town is also known as “Tool Town” for the factories, such as L. St. Starrett, still producing precision and measuring tools there today.
Streetscape – Athol Center. Photograph. ca. 1900. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/2005-45-500/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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