History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 38

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328

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ALL OUR STREETS NAMED BY THE TOWN.

March 31, 1862, the Town " Voted that a committee of eight be chosen to give proper names to all the streets in town ; when Charles Leland, George Jones, Obed Daniels, James H. Barker, Leonard J. Wilson, Lloyd H. Cook, Lewis Fales, and Leonard Hunt were chosen for said committee " (vol. v. p. 26). This committee reported names for all the streets then existing, March 2, 1863 ; and their report was accepted by the Town.

I will now notice our streets in their alphabetical order, as exist- ing at the present date ; giving briefly such descriptions, historical facts, and statistical particulars as seem necessary. In so doing, I must premise that there may be some slight inaccuracies in my figures relating to length, width, and contents of certain roads, owing to imperfect data as well as to incidental mistakes ; but I believe the whole to be substantially and sufficiently correct, as I had the careful assistance of our Town-clerk.

Adin St., from Main, next south of Prospect, to Hopedale, near the church ; laid out and accepted, 1867 ; slightly varied, 1877; named after myself; 164 rods and 14 feet long, 3 rods wide ; contents, 3 acres, 14 rods, and 44 feet.

Asylum St., from West, northerly by the Town Asylum, out to the ancient Moses Chapin place ; a very old way, whose first opening I have not ascertained ; the larger southerly portion a part of the old road to Upton ; the northerly part laid out 20 feet wide, 1797; the whole subsequently widened and improved at various times ; named with reference to the Town Asylum ; supposed, from imperfect data, to be 390 rods long and 2 rods wide ; contents, 4 acres 140 rods.

Asylum St. (new), from West, opposite Hazel, to Town Asylum ; named with reference to the Asylum ; accepted, 1867; 74} rods long and 22 wide ; contents, 1 acre 26 rods.

Beach St., from Main, just east of Charles-river Bridge, south- easterly, crossing B. & A. Branch R. Rd., to Central ; laid, accepted, and amended in parts at three several times, viz., 1841, 1850, and 1851 ; 125 rods 15 links long, 2} plus wide ; contents, 2 acres 6 rods.

Beaver St., from Main, alias East Main, southerly, passing Brook, crossing R. Rd., passing Ferguson, crossing Medway, passing Birch, Maple, Mt. Pleasant, and Maple again, to Bellingham line, towards the upper end of the factory pond ; one of our very oldest travelled ways, at least its largest portion, - already treated of ; originally laid 3 rods wide ; variously straightened and improved from time to time ; named from its having had several ancient beaver-ponds in its vicin- ity ; supposed, from imperfect data, to be not far from 800 rods long, and, though I doubt its average width, to be about 2} rods wide ; contents, 12 acres 80 rods.

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HISTORY OF MILFORD.

Birch St., from E. Main to Beaver; the north-westerly end laid out, 1809 ; the south-westerly end, 1811 ; the main central portion, 1833 ; north-westerly end discontinued, 1848, but soon re-opened ; the whole street estimated to be 270 rods long and 2} wide ; contents, 4 acres 35 rods.

Bragg St., from E. Main to Holliston line ; of brief extent ; named from its near adjacency to the Bragg families ; perhaps 12 to 15 rods long, - call it 15 rods and 3 wide ; contents, 45 rods.

Branch St., from Purchase, in the ancient Ball neighborhood, east- ward, 17 rods 16 links long, and 2 wide ; accepted, 1859 ; contents, 35} rods.

Brook St., from E. Main to Beaver, across a small brook, a little east of the old Wiswall place ; supposed, from imperfect data, to be 35 rods long and 2 wide ; contents, 70 rods.

Camp St., from Purchase, next north above Haven, westward, crossing Reservoir to Upton line at Mill River ; an old road, first laid out by the selectmen of Mendon to Reservoir St., or thereabouts, 2 rods wide, 1754, also 1759 ; and the westerly portion thereof by the same authority, 12 rod in width, 1764; probably wholly or partly a proprietor's pathway, long prior ; said westerly portion relaid, 2 rods wide, 1813, and the easterly portion improved thenceforth from time to time ; the whole being about 450 rods long and 2 wide ; contents, 2 acres 130 rods.

Carroll St., from Hayward, easterly, to Carroll's farm ; accepted, 1869 ; 73 rods long and 2} wide ; contents, 1 acre 22 rods.

Cedar St., from E. Main to Hopkinton line, the road towards Hay- den Row, already treated of in historic detail ; not far from 920 rods long and 3 wide ; probably named with reference to the cedar swamp and pond near which it passes ; contents, 17 acres 40 rods.

Cemetery St., from Claflin to Milford and Woonsocket R. Rd. ; laid out and accepted, 1867; so called from proximity to the new cemetery (as it then was) ; 28} rods long, 2 wide ; contents, about 57 rods.

Centre St., in Hopedale Village, from Hopedale St. to Dutcher ; on the recorded plan of Hopedale site designated as Union St. ; ac- cepted, 1872 ; 20 rods long, 2 wide ; contents, 40 rods.

Central St., from Main, across Bow, by the R. Rd. depots, Depot St., Front, Beach, and East, over Bear Hill, to Mt. Pleasant ; laid, accepted, and partially altered at several different times, viz., 1850, in connection with Beach St., 2} rods wide, by the R. Rd. depots, to " the graveyard road," then so called, now Bow St. ; 1852, from Main to Bow, same width ; also, 1852, extended over Bear Hill ;

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and later, much improved by sundry widenings and demarcations, particularly in 1863 ; being now 294 rods 16 links long and 3 rods wide ; contents, 5 acres and 84 rods, nearly.

Chapel St., from Hopedale to Dutcher ; so named from being next south of the first Hopedale Chapel; accepted, 1872; 20 rods long and 2 wide ; contents, 40 rods.

Chapin St., from Main to South Main, near Leonard, named prob- ably from its crossing land inherited by a descendant of Major Levi Chapin ; accepted, 1871; 46 rods long and 2 wide; contents, 92 rods.

Cheney St., from Cedar to Deer; on the ancient Wales Cheney (later Alexander Cheney) place, whence its name ; accepted some time between 1848 and 1853 ; 45 rods long and 2 wide ; contents, 92 rods.

Cherry St., from 27 West to High ; accepted, 1873 ; 41 plus rods long and 30 feet wide ; contents, 75 rods.

Chestnut St., from Franklin, passing Orchard Lane, to a private way ; accepted, 1863 ; 67 rods 17 links long and 35 feet wide ; con- tents, 143} rods, nearly.

Claflin St., from South Bow, passing Cemetery and Prospect Ave- nue, to Forest ; named after the former proprietor of the land crossed, John Claflin, Esq. ; accepted, 1867; 89 rods long and 2 rods wide ; contents, 1 acre 18 rods.

Congress St., from South Main, passing Parish Common, Park, Exchange, West, Fayette, Pine, and Spruce, crossing Walnut and Fountain, passing Vine, to Silver Hill St., near Reservoir; mainly an old way, first travelled by early settlers along its general course ; the southerly portion laid out, 1744, by Mendon authorities ; another portion by the same authorities in 1745 ; straightened, widened, and improved at various times since Milford became a town, and finally completed, in its present state, between 1862 and 1872; about 700 rods long, averaging 2} wide ; contents, 10 acres 150 rods.

Cortland St., from South Main, near the ancient Hayward first settlement, later the Isaac Davenport place, out north-westerly to Greene St., near the first Joseph Sumner place, later Phinehas Eames place, and since occupied by James Batchelder ; a piece of one of our oldest roads ; originally laid out by Mendon selectmen, 1721; long our most prominent road towards Providence, R.I .; never much altered or improved ; little travelled now, and a good specimen of our old-time roads throughout the town ; about 160 rods long, laid 3 wide, but cannot be more than 24; contents, 2 acres 41 rods, by estimation from imperfect data.

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County Road, from West to Fisk's Mills ; laid out by county com- missioners, 1873 ; length within our limits, 335 rods and 3 wide ; con- tents, 6 acres 45 rods.

Court St., from Main to Spring, slicing off from Town Common a piece at the west end 12 rods long and 42 feet wide, then extending sontherly 24 rods 3} links, with a width of 24 feet ; whole length, 36 rods 3} links ; contents, 65 rods.

Cross St., from West to Lawrence; accepted, July 16, 1855; 80 rods 15 links long and 2 rods wide; contents, 1 acre 1 rod plus. This street has since been called Quinlan.

Deer St., from Cedar, passing Cheney, across Charles River, to a point inland where a house once stood, owned by Alexander Cheney in his day, but latterly burnt ; date of acceptance difficult to ascer- tain ; length, from imperfect data, estimated at 200 rods, width 2; contents, 2 acres 80 rods.

Depot St., from Central, near the R. Rd. depots, passing Forest and Vernon, to South Main, a little south of Wood; first laid in 1850; relaid, with some alteration, 1851; and its bounds more ex- actly defined, 1863 ; named with reference to its connection with the R. Rd. depots ; 250 rods 8} links long, and 3 rods wide ; contents, 4 acres 111 rods.

Dilla St., from Purchase next north of Fountain, across Charles River, to Cedar, just north of Pine-grove Cemetery ; accepted, after considerable procrastination, 1838 ; named in memory of Miss Dilla Twitchell, a somewhat eccentric maiden lady, who formerly dwelt in a house on its ronte, remarkable as long the affectionate foster-mother of numerous cats, for whom she tenderly cared till her decease in 1830 ; 307 rods 1 link long, and 2} rods wide ; contents, 4 acres 108 rods, nearly.

Dominic St., from Middleton to Reade; accepted, 1876 ; named with respectful reference to Dominic McDevitt, an enterprising and venerable Irish-American citizen of the vicinity ; 20 rods 74 links long, 30 feet wide ; contents, nearly 37 rods.

Draper St., from Hopedale to Dutcher, just north of Community Square, on which the church stands; accepted, 1872; named with respectful reference to George Draper, one of its immediately adja- cent residents ; 15 rods 7 links long, and 3 rods wide ; contents, about 46 rods.

Dutcher St., from Adin to Freedom ; accepted, 1872 ; named with respectful reference to Warren W. Dutcher, whose residence graces its southern extremity ; 124 rods 22 links long ; 17 rods 17} links at the end near the church is 3 rods wide, and the other portion 2; contents, 1 acre 106 rods.

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East St., from Beach, crossing Central, south to Mathewson's farm ; accepted in part, 1861, and the other part, 1870; the part north of Central (not found) wide, the part south 2} rods ; contents, 2 acres 18 rods.

East Walnut St., from Hayward, easterly, near Mt. Pleasant ; ac- cepted, 1866; 60 rods long, and 2 wide ; contents, 120 rods.

Eben St., from Purchase, near Tyler ; an ancient way, laid out by Mendon selectmen, 1731, when John Jones, jun., lived on the Eben- ezer Sumner place, and then called " a three-rod highway ; " it is now about 100 rods long, and probably not more than 2 wide ; con- tents, as estimated from imperfect data, 1 acre 40 rods. Its name must have been given, partly at least, in memory of the two Ebenr. Sumners (father and son), who formerly dwelt at its north-easterly terminus.

Elm St., from Main, opposite Prospect, to Greene, opposite Cort- land ; originally a part of the same ancient Providence road with Cortland, laid by Mendon selectmen, 1721. In 1757 it was found that Joshua Chapin, who then resided where Obed Daniels now does, bad built his house, by mistake, on the bed of the road ; wherefore the road was bent northward opposite his house, and he made it pass- able at his own expense. In 1767 Dr. William Jennison refitted the house, and opened it as a tavern. The road was originally laid 3 rods wide, but I shall guess it now to be 2}, and about 68 rods long ; contents, 1 acre 10 rods.

Emmons St., from Walnut, northerly, to Fountain ; accepted, 1873 ; 70 rods 5 links long, and 2} wide ; contents, 1 acre 16 rods.

Exchange St., from Main, opposite Central, passing Fayette, to Congress, opposite West; first laid, 1834 ; relaid, with slight vari- ations, the same year ; and finally relaid, with other slight variations, and accepted, 1854 ; named from William A. Hayward's building on its north-east corner, called "the Exchange ; " 33 rods 12 links long, and 2} wide ; contents, 83} rods.

Ferguson St., from Beaver, near Medway St., to Medway line ; an old piece of road, whose date I have not ascertained, being a part of the former crooked way towards Medway; discontinued, 1849 ; relaid, 1868, with-additional width ; land-damages to be paid when the widening should actually be made (a yet future event) ; 67 rods 11 feet long, and 2 rods wide ; contents, 135 rods.

Forest Street, from Depot to Grove ; accepted, 1860; named as originally called when formerly laid out for building-lots by the then land-owner, the tract through which it passed being in its forest state ; 63 rods 2 links long, and 2} rods wide ; contents, about 158 rods.

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Fountain St., from Purchase, next south of Dilla, south-westwardly, across Congress, to near the ancient Ebenezer Cheney place, later the home of Ichabod, Elijah, and Artemas Thayer, and now known as the Justin E. Eames place ; laid out east of Congress St. first in 1833, but not actually built till 1849 ; from Congress St. to Eames's laid and accepted, 1854 ; named at the request of Mr. Eames, with refer- ence to a natural spring or fountain of water on his farm, near its terminus ; whole length, 121 rods ; width, 2} rods ; contents, 1 acre 122₺ rods.

Franklin St., from 174 Main, opposite Parish Common, passing Chestnut, to Grove ; accepted, 1863; 49 rods 15 links long, width varying from 33 feet to 27; contents, about 96 rods.

Freedom St., from West, passing Dutcher and Hopedale, over Mill River, to Mendon line ; in part a very old road, and in part new ; having, as the matter now stands on record, two branches towards Mendon line, viz., the new North Mendon road, laid out by the county commissioners, 1870, and the old " Salt Box " road, as relaid by said commissioners, 1851. The general course of this road was probably an early proprietors' path, from the ancient Tyler neighbor- hood in North Mendon to now Milford Centre. It became first a legal town highway, 1748 ; alterations quite important in Hopedale, and sanctioned by the town, 1849 ; the old road west of Hopedale dis- continued, 1850, but re-opened by the county commissioners, 1851, with considerable improvements ordered, and finally the new road aforesaid laid by the county commissioners, 1870. From West St. to the fork at the foot of Neck Hill the distance is about 423 rods, with a general width of 2 rods, made plus in some places for materials ; the " Salt Box " branch is 158} rods long, and 2 wide ; the new road branch is about 131 rods long, and 3 wide ; entire length, 712 rods 10 links ; the whole contents are about 10 acres 77 rods. Some extras for material are included.

Frost St., from Maple to Medway line ; laid ont, 1762, and called a "rod-and-a-half way," about 80 rods long; if so, contents, 120 rods.

Fruit St., from Main, near Greene, to South Main ; accepted, 1856 ; 83 rods 19 links long, and 2} rods wide ; contents, 1 acre 49 rods.

Granite St., from 25 Pearl, passing Winter, to 24 Sumner; ac- cepted, 1857; 29 rods 11 links long, and 45 feet wide ; contents, 80 rods plus.

Grant St., from Walnut, near schoolhouse, northerly, to Fountain ; accepted in part, 1870 ; a continuation accepted, 1877; length, 70 rods 172 links ; contents, 1 acre 17 rods.

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Greene St., from Main, near Fruit, passing Elm, Cortland, and Hopedale, to Mill ; partly an old and partly a new road ; the old por- tion already treated of; a small portion of the very oldest part (from the widow Sarah Clark's to Ransom J. Clark's) laid in connection with a now long-discontinued road to Mendon, 1723 ; a larger section (from said widow Clark's, northerly, to Cortland and Elm Sts.) laid 1732 ; another section (from Ransom J. Clark's to Mill St. or there- abonts) laid 1773, in lieu of an older one further east ; numerous straightenings, extensions, and improvements made, as follows : 1839, from Newell Nelson's to the then widow Green saw-mill, now Spin- dleville machine-shop; 1850 and 1851, the northerly new section added (from Main to Cortland and Elm) ; various other considerable improvements made at sundry times (mostly between the southerly end of the new section and the Newell Nelson place), all presenting a now respectable street about 490 rods long, with an average width which I shall call 3 rods ; contents not far from 9 acres 30 rods.

Grove St., from South Main, crossing Forest, passing Prospect Avenue, to South Bow ; laid out by the county commissioners, who sanctioned the selectmen's previous laying ; named with reference to a considerable grove through or near which it passed ; 119 rods 19 links long, and 2} rods wide ; contents, 1 acre 139 rods.

Haven St., from Purchase, at the ancient Corbett place, north- easterly to Hopkinton line ; an old road, first travelled as a settler's path ; laid out as a highway by Mendon selectmen, 1764, and relaid by them, 1771 ; short piece of road laid on the easterly side, for the accommodation of Luther Haven, 1804, twenty or more rods long, and 1} wide (which I include) ; the southern section (from Corbett's to Haven's) straightened and much improved, 1854; likewise the remaining section to Hopkinton line, 1858; named with respectful reference to the Haven family ; the whole now 394 rods long, and mostly 2 wide ; contents, 4 acres 158 rods.

Hayward St., from Main, near schoolhouse, passing Cook, B. & A. R. Rd., Carroll, and East Walnut, to Mt. Pleasant ; laid and accepted, 1864 ; named with respectful reference to Samuel W. Hayward, one of the land-owners ; 121 rods 8} links long, and 2} rods wide ; con- tents, 1 acre 148 rods.

Hazel St., from West, opposite Asylum (new) ; first laid, 1843 ; relaid and accepted in 1850; the name a fancy one, I suppose ; 45 rods long, and 2 wide ; contents, 90 rods.

High St., from Water, near Thayer, crossing West, passing Cherry and Spruce ; accepted, 1859 ; continuation, 1860 ; 133 rods long, and 2} wide ; contents, 2 acres 12 rods.

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Highland St., from West, opposite Prospect, passing Laurel and Vine, to Silver Hill St., near Reservoir ; quite an old road, portions of it having been laid out by Mendon selectmen, at the following dates ; viz., the southern portion, in connection with what is Pros- pect St., 1739 ; the most northerly portion, in connection with what is now Vine St., 1745 ; and the central portion, 1749 ; in all these cases said to be two rods wide. With its various improvements, made from time to time, it must, I think, still be called a 2-rod road ; imperfect data obliges me partly to guess its length, which I estimate to be about 720 rods ; contents, 9 acres.

Hill St., from West to Asylum, near the Town Asylum ; in part old, but mostly new ; laid, 1841 ; called Hill from the Hill at its easterly terminus ; 109 rods 7 links long, 2} rods wide; contents, 1 acre 1123 rods.

Hollis St., from Main to South Main; accepted, 1870; 30 rods long, and 32 feet wide ; contents, 58 rods, nearly.

Hope St., from Hopedale to Dutcher; accepted, 1872; 20 rods long, and 2 wide ; contents, 40 rods.

Hopedale St., from Freedom, through Hopedale Village, passing Chapel, Social, Centre, Peace, Draper, Adin, crossing Main, and passing Thwing, to Greene ; a compound of new and old roads, whose history is as follows : opened as a bridleway, or private road, from the old Jones honse to Hopedale Corner, 2 rods wide, 1805; relaid as a public road, with some alteration of track, along the same ronte, 22 rods wide, 1838 ; extended north to what is now Freedom St. (its course somewhat changed) from the old south line of the Jones farm northward, and the whole made 3 rods wide, by the Hopedale Com- munity, to the acceptance of the town, before 1850; that portion extending from Hopedale Corner to Greene laid out by the county cominissioners, 2} rods wide, 1847; its name derived from that of the village through which it passes ; being north of Main St. 188 rods long, 3 wide, and south of Main St. 167 rods long, 22 wide ; entire length, 355 rods ; entire contents, 6 acres 21} rods.

Howard St., from South Main, easterly, crossing Charles River and M. & W. R. Rd., passing southerly, recrossing the river and R. Rd., and thence to Mellen, near Sonth Main ; the general route originally a mere leading-way of the first settlers ; settled on from 1706 and downwards ; sections of it early laid out by Mendon authorities ; ex- tended, straightened, and improved under the sanction of Milford anthorities in 1789 and 1797, but never made an object of conspicuous interest ; it was named, I presume, with honorable reference to the Howard alias Hayward families, who have inhabited its neighbor-

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hood, more or less numerously, ever since its first settlement by Jonathan Hayward, son of the first Samnel Hayward of old Mendon, in 1706, or thereabouts ; imperfect recorded data oblige me to com- pute proximately its length to be 440 rods, and its width about 2 rods ; contents, 5 acres 80 rods.

Jefferson St., from 98 Main, passing Spring Lane and Jefferson Alley, to North Bow ; laid and accepted, 1851; 63 rods long, and 3 wide ; contents, 1 acre 29 rods.

Jefferson Alley, from Spring to Jefferson ; accepted, 1863 ; 10 rods 21 links long, 18 feet wide ; contents, 12} rods.

Laurel St., from Highland to West ; part, I think, of an old road, whose date I have not ascertained ; computed, without exact data, to be about 45 rods long, and 2 wide ; contents, 90 rods.

Lawrence St., passing Quinlan and crossing Lee, in the locality formerly called Lawrenceville, but latterly, rather disrespectfully, Whistly Beer ; deriving its name from Cephas Lawrence, who built small dwellings on it for sale, and procured its laying out by the town ; accepted, July 16, 1855 ; 80 rods 15 links long, and 2 rods wide ; contents, 1 acre 1} rod.

Lee St., from West, near Cross, crossing Lawrence, to Water ; accepted, 1861 ; 34 rods 19} links long, and 2 rods wide ; contents, 69 rods, nearly.

Lincoln St., from Pearl to Sumner : accepted, 1870 ; 36 rods plus long, and 2 wide ; contents, 73 rods, nearly.

Lincoln Square ; a minute triangular common at the junction of Main, School, and Pine Sts., graced with a very useful and con- venient watering fountain ; contents probably very small. The foun- tain provided by the town, 1873.

Main St., from Mendon to Holliston lines ; the ancient " Sher- born Road," already treated of; truly our Main St. ; being 1,542 rods long, or thereabouts ; that is, 4 miles 262 rods, and averaging not less than 3 rods wide ; contents, 28 acres 146 rods. This street east of Charles River is sometimes called East Main.

Maple St., from Beaver, near Birch, passing Frost, sontherly and westerly, to Beaver again ; a complex of old and new roads too diffi- cult to trace specifically back to the oldest piece ; two or three several layings-out between 1750 and 1850; the whole length, as estimated from imperfect data, being about 380 rods long, and averaging per- haps 24 wide ; contents, 5 acres 55 rods.

Marvel St., first laid out and accepted, 1782 ; discontinued beyond Asia Madden's barn to Upton line, 1842 ; re-opened and improved the whole length, 1852; 180 rods long, and 2 wide ; some guess-

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work in computation, but approximately correct ; contents, 2 acres 40 rods.

Mechanic St., from Purchase, passing Winter, eastward toward the pond ; 40 rods long, and 2 rods 10 links wide ; contents, 96 rods.

Medway St., from (East) Main, crossing B. & A. Branch R. Rd., Birch and Beaver Sts., to Medway line ; already treated of; 427 rods 15 links long, and 3 rods wide ; contents, 8 acres 2§ rods.

Mellen St., from Plain, passing Newton and Warfield, crossing South Main, passing Howard, crossing Charles River, to Belling- ham line ; a part of the ancient way to " the Great Meadow," already treated of; named in memory of Henry Mellen, who dwelt on it much of his lifetime; estimated, without actual measurement, to be 270 rods long, and 24 wide ; contents, 3 acres 125} rods.

Middleton St., from East Main, southerly, almost to R. Rd. ; ac- cepted, 1876 ; 26 rods 11 feet long, and 30 feet wide ; contents, 48 rods plus.

Mill St., from Plain, a little north of So. Milford cemetery, pass- ing Greene, through Spindleville, over Mill River, to Mendon line ; mostly an ancient road, partly laid in 1734, and partly 1744 ; straight- ened, widened, and improved, 1792 and 1832; estimated, without actual measurement, to be 390 rods long, and 24 wide ; contents, 5 acres 77 rods.

Mt. Pleasant St., from Beach, near Main, east of the bridge, over the northerly part of Bear Hill, eastward, to Beaver St. ; originally laid out by Mendon selectmen as a " driftway," 1742; gates and horse-blocks ordered to be maintained on it by Milford, 1789 ; which, not satisfying the inhabitants near it, the County Court of Sessions were called, who opened it as a highway, 1791 ; computed to be 410 rods long, and 24 wide on the general average ; contents, about 5 acres and 122 rods.

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History of the town of Milford, Worcester county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1881, Part 38

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890 Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co. Number of Pages: 1328

Author: Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Boston : Rand, Avery, & co.
Number of Pages: 1328