Union Hill, also referred to as Grafton Hill and originally known as Sagatabscot Hill is a neighborhood in

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

(the second-largest city in

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). Located in the southeastern part of the city and anchored by Grafton Street and Providence Street, Union Hill is one of the seven major hills of the city. (Like

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, Worcester is known for being built atop seven hills.) According to the city government, the seven hills are Hancock, Bancroft, Newton, Green, Chandler, Union (Sagatabscot) and Mt. St. James (College Hill).

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Neighborhoods in Worcester, Massachusetts Hills of Massachusetts Landforms of Worcester County, Massachusetts {{WorcesterCountyMA-geo-stub

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