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Henry M. Francis
Henry M. Francis (June 13, 1836 – October 13, 1908), often known as H. M. Francis, was an architect in Massachusetts. A number of his works, alone or with sons, are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. His finest work may be the Murdock School in Winchendon, Massachusetts, built in 1887.WIN.71 , mhc-macris.net, Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Accessed April 6, 2021. Life and career Henry Martyn Francis was born June 16, 1836, in Lunenburg, Massachusetts to Franklin Samuel and Jane (Kimball) Francis. He attended the Lunenburg public schools and Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts), Lawrence Academy and in 1858 left Massachusetts to work as a surveyor in New York, where he was employed on expansions of the Croton Water Works. Late in the same year he returned to Massachusetts and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,946 at the 2020 census. History Lunenburg was first settled by Europeans in 1718 and was officially incorporated in 1728. The name stems from one of the titles of King George II of Great Britain, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. During King George's War (1744–1748), French-allied First Nations, such as warriors of the M'iq Maq or Abenaki Confederacy, raided the village and took settlers captive to Quebec. Areas of neighboring Fitchburg were once part of Lunenburg, but broke away around 1764. The settlers found the walking distance to church and town meetings too great and needed their own town center. Whalom Park on Whalom Lake had long been a noted amusement park in Lunenburg during the 20th century. It was home of the famous Flyer Comet, now demolished. The park closed in 2000, unable to survive the competition with the newer and increasingly popular Six Flags New England in Aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |