Worcester, MA

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Worcester County, MA
Date Type
Arriving in Boston, Stephen Douglas continues his political tour Campaigns/Elections
Engine-house in Worcester, Massachusetts demolished in a gas explosion Crime/Disasters
In Worcester, Massachusetts, Harvard beats Yale in their annual boat race. Education/Culture
Massachusetts Republicans make William H. Seward their first choice for President Campaigns/Elections
- Second National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts Legal/Political
- The first National Women's Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts Legal/Political
Twenty-nine year old Union Brigade commander George Boomer dies at the head of his troops Personal
Worcester, Massachusetts purchases park land for public use Cultural
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Burial Place of
Date Title
Washington (DC) National Era, "Senator Wilson and the Disunionists," January 29, 1857
New York Times, “Convention of Radical Abolitionists,” February 17, 1857
Boston (MA) Liberator, "Anti-Slavery Celebration of Independence Day," June 25, 1858
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