School Street Looking East, Athol, Mass.

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This view of School Street in Athol, Massachusetts, shows a wide, tree-lined street that was not paved at the turn of the 20th century. When colonists settled there in 1735, Athol was called by its Indigenous name of “Pequoiag”. It is situated on the Millers River in northern Worcester County. When it was incorporated in 1762, John Murray, a prominent landowner, named the town Athol after his homeland in Scotland. Athol is known as “Tool Town” because of the L. S. Starrett Company, which produces precision tools, guages, measuring instruments, and saw blades.

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Item typePostcard
CreatorParts Manufacturing Company
Datecirca 1907
PlaceAthol, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #M.29
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Parts Manufacturing Company. School Street Looking East, Athol, Mass. ca. 1907. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/m-29/. Accessed on February 18, 2025.

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