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Ashland’s First Settlers

People, Places

The General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts made a grant of 500 acres of land within the great bend at “Cold Spring” to Colonel William Crowne in 1662. This was a reward for services the Colonel had rendered for the Colony [1]. The grant included what is now the center of Ashland. The Colonel died in 1687, never having […]

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Crowne, Jones, Pittaway, Savil Simpson, Telechron

The Mills

Landmarks, People, Places

As we have visited Ashland’s past numerous times, I have spent a lot of time on the rivers that pass through us. The Sudbury is one of my favorites because it parallels Cordaville road across from my house all the way downtown and beyond. Despite all the efforts of various companies over the years to tame the Sudbury, and even […]

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Business, Crowne, Cutler, Cutler Mills, Greenwood, Howe, Jones, Metcalf, Savil Simpson, Shepard, Telechron

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