Site Map
Navigating our main sites and their branches
Click here New site map for the Quaboag Plantation Section only
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Home - Our Home Page will list a Town current event |
About Us:
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Information about the WBHC |
Miscellaneous:
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Boston Post Cane - latest recipients in W.B. & history of the cane |
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Community Profile - short profile of West Brookfield |
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Early Timeline - Quaboag Plantation's early history |
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Guess Who's 200? - Merriam-Gilbert Library |
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History of Asparagus - Legend of Leertouwer and asparagus in W.B. |
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National Register of Historic Places - West Brookfield's list |
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Quaboag Historical Society - Society history & goals |
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Scenic Roads - List of roads designated as "Scenic" in West Brookfield |
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Tidbits - Interesting facts |
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The Great Hall - inside our Town Hall |
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The Old Indian Cemetery - detailed information on the cemetery |
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The Ten Footers - what were they? |
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Fortified House - Historical map of sites |
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'Siege of Brookfield' - excerpt from "The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict" by Eric Schultz & Michael Tougias |
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Origins of War - What lead to King Philip's War? |
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Biography of King Philip - short personal history on the life of Philip |
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King Philip's War Club - photo & description |
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Photos of Sites - historical markers on Foster Hill |
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The Indians - other Indians and Colonial boundaries, photo of warrior |
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The Nipmuc - our area Indians during this time period |
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Benjamin Church's Group - Colonel Benjamin Church's role in King Philip's War |
Historical Sites
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Hill main page
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| Ben Franklin Milestones | ||||||||||||
| Boston Post Road | ||||||||||||
| Fort Gilbert - photo of marker | ||||||||||||
| Haymakers Monument - photo of monument | ||||||||||||
| Methodist Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Old Indian Cemetery (one page) | ||||||||||||
| Old Indian Cemetery History - detailed information on the Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Old Paths, Trails and Roads - plus the Ben Franklin milestones | ||||||||||||
| Railroad Station | ||||||||||||
| Rock House | ||||||||||||
| Town Pound | ||||||||||||
| West Brookfield Center Historic District plus the Railroad District | ||||||||||||
| Wickaboag Valley Historic District | ||||||||||||
| Historic Quaboag Plantation Map |
Walking Tour:
| Brochure listing 9 Center Historic District sites |
| Print the brochure without the graphics |
| Historical Map of W B |
Links
| Links to other sites of interest |
Our Soldiers:
Biographies:
| Biographies main page |
| Historical Birthday or Remembrance for the Month |
| Emerson H. Bullard - Civil War soldier |
| Daniel H. Chamberlain - former statesman & Governor of South Carolina |
| Jedediah Foster - our most famous statesmen |
| Philip Goss - early settler |
| Alanson Hamilton - G. A. R. Post #160 named after him |
| The Haymakers - killed by the Indians |
| Josiah Henshaw - Revolutionary War soldier |
| Stephen Jennings - early settler |
| Diederik Leertouwer - the history of asparagus |
| Albert W. Livermore - Civil War soldier |
| Joseph Marks - Mark's Hill |
| Charles Merriam - co-founder of G. & C. Merriam Co. (now Merriam-Webster, Inc.) |
| Augustus N. Potter - Civil War soldier |
| William Prichard - one of Quaboag Plantation's first settlers |
| Edward U. Prouty - Civil War soldier - MWIA, Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2 |
| Lucy Stone - campaigned for woman's rights |
| Justus C. Wellington - Civil War soldier - KIA, Battle of Antietam |
What's New:
| What's New main page - recent additions and updates |
Copyright © 2001 West Brookfield Historical Commission
Updated
February 16, 2008