History of the town of Winchendon (Worcester County, Mass.) : from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time . nd Leominster were settled sometime before the towns atthe we3t of them, and travelers found their way hither by either is probable however, that the northern road was most was settled about the time our fathers came here, and thusa way was opened to our eastern border. Before this time, the townsin the valley of the Connecticut had become quite populous, and it wasnecessary to have lines of travel from the valley of the Nashua to thegrea
History of the town of Winchendon (Worcester County, Mass.) : from the grant of Ipswich Canada, in 1735, to the present time . nd Leominster were settled sometime before the towns atthe we3t of them, and travelers found their way hither by either is probable however, that the northern road was most was settled about the time our fathers came here, and thusa way was opened to our eastern border. Before this time, the townsin the valley of the Connecticut had become quite populous, and it wasnecessary to have lines of travel from the valley of the Nashua to thegreat river. This explains the vote of the Proprietors in a meetingheld on the 27th of October, 1737, which was in these words: Thatthere be a road cut from Earhngton as near as may be to the Meeting-House Lott, at the charge of the Proprietors. For a long time, itwas/impossible to find the location of Earlington. Mr. Hyde, who wasaged enough to remember several years into the last century, says ina note on the 79th page of his History, that he has not yet discov- 133 -21: place ii meant :t nat-liarr-a.* The rap rosin cn ?. jecas to facts. It is la be hoped :one of the .rear lines of rail Taj Iera -art jf the State, and so ?n t: ing House Lou/ Such ~as the : e rinnha.; the r:ad srstem th?:: ~hich was ::? tea -rajs thr:agh the place, rathe•date nmilies. since there were n:ne :z the ~: means :: brhtr—- :nem here. On the 11T37-S. it was voted ?• that there be a Cart Way cCanada Meeting House Lott—which was ;a the toplactase hill.—:a the nearest and m:<st ctn-retaient wa causeys as are absolutely necessary ::: arakar.; :This road -xas cat, and ha the c curse ::* tarae bway between Whachendon hill and Ash:arahana hillon the map. It was continued areata the centre ::ston line on its Tray to Earlinr^cn.* The next j * Tie year in old times ber*^ ~e n;-^ ;r IL&r; 134 HISTORY OF WTNCHENDOK. as for convenience sake we shall fix the dates as if the year began inJanua
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