Gilbertville is an unincorporated
village
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in the town of
Hardwick,
Worcester County,
,
United States
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, about 20 miles west of the city of
Worcester
Worcester may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Englan ...
. The
Gilbertville Historic District and
Ware–Hardwick Covered Bridge, which traverses the
Ware River
The Ware River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 river in central Massachusetts. It has two forks, its West Branch, which begins in Hubbardston, Massac ...
, are within the village. The ZIP Code for Gilbertville is 01031.
Notable residents
*
William A. Hickey
William Augustine Hickey (May 13, 1869 – October 4, 1933) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island from 1921 until his death ...
- Catholic bishop
Notes
References
External links
Town of Hardwick
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Villages in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Villages in Massachusetts