18 City of Worcester: 300 Years
Main Street in the 1830s, drawn and engraved by John Warner Barber From Barber's Historical Collections of Massachusetts, 1839. Depicting the homes of the
wealthy, Nobility Hill on the left and the Town Hall and Old south Church on the Right.
source: Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester from Union Hill, 1838.
P. Anderson, artist; Moore's
Lithography, Boston
Depicted here about ten years
after completion, the canal
was the first step in the
transportation revolution
that led to Worcester's
transformation from a
predominantly farming
community to a thriving center
of commercial activity
source: Worcester Historical Museum.
Heart of the Commonwealth
Old City Hall and Old South Meeting House.
source: Worcester Historical Museum
