City of Worcester: 300 Years 17
The Common, established in the mid-1600s, has remained an
anchor from the early settlement to the bustling streets of
today.
Left: The Civil War monument on the Common from the perspective
of where the Main Street branch of the Worcester Public Library
stands today.
Above: The Common with reflecting pool in 1972. The pool was
removed in the early 2000s.
Residential to Industry
Looking East from Denny
Hill, Ralph Earl, 1800.
Capturing the region's
agrarian beginnings,
rolling hills and pastures
are dotted by buildings;
the only perceivable road
is the Post Road to Boston.
source: Wikimedia Commons,
collection of Worcester Art
Museum
source: Worcester Historical Museum source: Worcester Historical Museum
