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City of Worcester: 300 Years

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City of Worcester: 300 Years 3 Table of Contents W A Message from the Tercentennial Co-Chairs ............4 A Message from the City .............................................5 Building a future on the feats of the past .....................7 Heart of the Commonwealth ....................................11 Worcester Firsts/Worcester's Influence ......................23 Sports and Entertainment .........................................29 Making a Living .........................................................39 Worcester Worships ...................................................47 How We Learned .......................................................55 Building Community .................................................61 The Arts in Worcester ................................................75 Worcester Tercentennial Committee ........................82 Heartfelt Thanks ........................................................83 Sponsors .....................................................................84 Editor, Phyllis Hanlon Art Director, Kira Beaudoin Lead Historian/Consultant, William D. Wallace Historian/Consultant, Megan Blomgren Burgess Tercentennial Co-Chairs, Kate McEvoy and Kimberly M. Salmon Book Publisher, Chris Juetten Publisher/CEO, Peter Stanton President, Tom Curtin Contributing Authors: Megan Blomgren Burgess Mark A. Borenstein Douglas S. Brown Jonathan Cohen Thomas Doughton B. Dale Magee, MD Andrew Noone Christina P. O'Neill Cynthia M. Phillips William Wallace James A. Welu Martha G. Wright, MBA Special thanks for providing photographs/ images and historical documents to: American Antiquarian Society Assumption University Clark University Ecotarium Erb/Dufault Photography Mechanics Hall Polar Park Preservation Worcester Telegram & Gazette Tuckerman Hall Worcester Art Museum Worcester District Medical Society Worcester Historical Museum Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester Public Library cover Photos: (top) Worcester Historical Museum; (Bottom) Erb/Dufault Photography A publication of New England Business Media

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