Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County,

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, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the

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. Marlborough was declared a town in 1660. It was incorporated as a city in 1890 when it changed its

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from a New England town meeting system to a

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History

John Howe in 1656 was a fur trader and built a house at the intersection of two Indian trails, Nashua Trail and Connecticut path. He could speak the language of the Algonquian Indians though the local tribe referred to themselves as the

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s. The settlers were welcomed by the Indians because they protected them from other tribes they were at war with. In the 1650s, several families left the nearby town of Sudbury, 18 miles west of

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, to start a new town. The village was named after

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, the market town in

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, England. It was first settled in 1657 by 14 men led by

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, John Ruddock, John Howe and a third John named John Bent ; in 1656 Rice and his colleagues petitioned the

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to create the town of Marlborough and it was officially incorporated in 1660. Rice was elected a selectman at Marlborough in 1657. Sumner Chilton Powell wrote, in ''Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town'', "Not only did Rice become the largest individual landholder in Sudbury, but he represented his new town in the Massachusetts legislature for five years and devoted at least eleven of his last fifteen years to serving as selectman and judge of small causes." The Puritan minister Reverend William Brimstead became the first minister of

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, William Ward the first deacon and Johnathan Johnson was the first

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. Marlborough was one of the seven "Praying Indian Towns" because they were converted to

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by the Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury. In 1674 a deed was drawn up dividing the land between the settlers and the natives. This is the only record of names of the natives. The settlement was almost destroyed by Native Americans in 1676 during

King Philip's War King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England coloni ...

. In 1711 Marlborough's territory included Northborough, Southborough,

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and

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. As population, business, and travel grew in the colonies, Marlborough became a favored rest stop on the Boston Post Road. Many travelers stopped at its

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s and

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s, including

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, who visited the Williams Tavern soon after his inauguration in 1789. In 1836, Samuel Boyd, known as the "father of the city," and his brother Joseph, opened the first shoe manufacturing business - an act that would change the community forever. By 1890, with a population of 14,000, Marlborough had become a major shoe manufacturing center, producing boots for

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, as well as footwear for the civilian population. Marlborough became so well known for its shoes that its official seal was decorated with a

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, a

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, and a pair of boots when it was incorporated as a city in 1890. The

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resulted in the creation of one of the region's most unusual historical monuments. Legend has it that a company from Marlborough, assigned to

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, appropriated the bell from the

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where John Brown last battled for the emancipation of the slaves. The company left the bell in the hands of one Mrs. Elizabeth Snyder for 30 years, returning in 1892 to bring it back to Marlborough. The bell now hangs in a tower at the corner of Route 85 and Main Street. Around that time, Marlborough is believed to have been the first community in the country to receive a charter for a

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system, edging out

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by a few months. The system, designed primarily for passenger use, provided access to

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to the south, and

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to the north. As a growing industrialized community, Marlborough began attracting skilled

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from

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, and

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. Shoe manufacturing continued in Marlborough long after the industry had fled many other

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communities. Rice & Hutchins, Inc. operated several factories in Marlborough from 1875 to 1929. Famous Frye boots were manufactured here through the 1970s, and The Rockport Company, founded in Marlborough in 1971, maintained an outlet store in the city until 2017. In 1990, when Marlborough celebrated its

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as a city, the festivities included the construction of a park in acknowledgment of the shoe industry, featuring statues by the sculptor David Kapenteopolous. The construction of Interstates

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and 290 and the

has enabled the growth of the

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and specialized electronics industries. With its easy access to major highways and the pro-business, pro-development policies of the city government, the population of Marlborough has increased to over 38,000 at the time of the 2010 census. In November 2016, the administration of

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announced a $3 million grant to the city to fund infrastructure improvements along

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to aid commercial development. Image:Bird's-eye View from Boyd's Hill, Marlborough, MA.jpg, Bird's-eye view Image:Main Street and Railroad Station, Marlborough, MA.jpg, Main Street in 1906 Image:Shoe Factory, Howe Street, Marlborough, MA.jpg, Shoe factory Image:Lincoln Street, French Hill, Marlborough, MA.jpg, Lincoln Street

Geography

Marlborough is located at (42.350909, −71.547530). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (4.87%) is water. The

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cuts across the northwest corner of the city. Within city limits are three large lakes, known as Lake Williams, Millham Reservoir and

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. (A portion of Fort Meadow Reservoir extends into nearby

.) Marlborough is crossed by Interstate 495,

and

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. The eastern terminus of Interstate 290 is also in Marlborough.

Adjacent towns

Marlborough is located in

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, bordered by six municipalities:

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, Sudbury,

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, Southborough, and Northborough.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 36,255 people, 14,501 households, and 9,280 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,719.4 people per square mile (663.7/km²). There were 14,903 housing units at an average density of 706.8 per square mile (272.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.70%

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, 2.17%

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, 0.20% Native American, 3.76%

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, 0.04%

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, 3.27% from

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, and 2.86% from two or more races.

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of any race were 6.06% of the population. There were 14,501 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $56,879, and the median income for a family was $70,385. Males had a median income of $49,133 versus $32,457 for females. The

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for the city was $28,723. About 4.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Marlborough is home to numerous businesses, stores and restaurants. Companies from a wide variety of industries with a significant presence in Marlborough include

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, Hewlett-Packard,

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, Navilyst Medical,

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, Sunovion (formerly Sepracor),

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Egenera Egenera, Inc. is a multinational cloud manager and data center infrastructure automation company with corporate headquarters in Boxborough, Massachusetts in the United States. It is a privately held company with approximately 110 employees. Found ...

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, VCE,

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and the many other businesses large and small that provide the strong business community in the city.

Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce

The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce is the local chamber of commerce for Marlborough and five other surrounding towns in MetroWest Massachusetts. The chamber represents the business needs of over 650 businesses and thousands of employees in the area and is headquartered in the city. The Chamber of Commerce's role has included working with the

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to improve transportation options and to obtain recognition for Marlborough's Downtown Village as a cultural district.

Education

Public schools

*High schools (grades 9–12): **Marlborough High School **Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School *Middle school (grades 6–8) **1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School (formerly 4–7 School, Marlborough Middle School, and Marlborough Intermediate Elementary School) *Elementary schools (grades K–5) **Raymond C. Richer Elementary School **Francis J. Kane Elementary School **Sgt. Charles J. Jaworek Elementary School **Goodnow Brothers Elementary School *Preschool (up to Pre-K) **Early Childhood Center

Charter schools

* Advanced Advanced Math & Science Academy (grades 6–12)

Parochial schools

*Immaculate Conception School (Catholic, PS–8) (closed June 2020)

Private schools

*Hillside School (5–9) *Wayside Academy (9–12) *Massachusetts International Academy (closed June 2020) *New England Innovation Academy (6–12)

After school programs

*Boys & Girls Clubs of Metrowest

Transportation

Marlborough is located near the intersection of Routes 495, 290, 20 and the Massachusetts Turnpike. It is connected to neighboring towns and cities by MWRTA.

Major highways

Marlborough is served by Two

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, one U.S Highway and one

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Mass-transit

Bus

* The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) operates a regional bus service which provides fixed route public bus lines servicing multiple communities in the MetroWest region, including the towns of Ashland,

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, Hopkinton,

, Marlborough, Sudbury, Sherborn, Natick and

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. ** MWRTA Routes 7 connect Marlborough with

which is well connected to Boston and other parts of the state via rail and bus. ** MWRTA Route 7C (Inner City Marlborough) line runs roughly east–west through Marlborough. This route runs through the downtown Marlborough and connects multiple Shopping Complexes/Malls, residential localities and Marlborough Hospital. Transfers can be made between routes 7 and 7C at the Marlborough City Hall stop.

Private services

* A number of private Taxi/Limousine services have been listed as being operated in Marlborough e.g. Marlborough City Taxi, American Way, Etc.

Media

Newspapers

Community Advocate
a weekly regional newspaper serving Marlborough and six surrounding communities.

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, a daily newspaper covering Marlborough and surrounding communities in the MetroWest region ''The Marlborough Enterprise'', the city's weekly newspaper Marlborough Patch (online daily) The Main Street Journal, a weekly newspaper.

Television

Channel 8 ( Comcast), Channel 34 (

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): WMCT-TV Your Community Station (Marlborough Cable Trust). Channel 96 (Comcast), Channel 33 (Verizon): Marlborough Access, Public Access Television (Marlborough Cable Trust).

Channel 98: Marlborough Public Schools' student run station

Arts

Ghost Light Players of MetroWest

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Macbeth'', ''

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'', and ''Love Comics''.

Points of interest

Assabet River Rail Trail The Assabet River Rail Trail (ARRT) is a partially-completed multi-use rail trail running through the cities and towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton, Massachusetts, United States. It is a conversion of the abandoned Marl ...

* Brigham Cemetery *

Callahan State Park Callahan State Park is a public recreation area covering mostly in Framingham and Marlborough, Massachusetts, with a small section in the adjoining town of Southborough. The state park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreat ...

Capt. Peter Rice House The Capt. Peter Rice House is a historic First Period house at 377 Elm Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this house, a two-room section, dates to 1688, and was built by Peter Rice around the time of his marriage to Reb ...

* John Brown Bell * John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant * Lost Shoe Brewing & Roasting Company *

Maplewood Cemetery Maplewood Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Pleasant Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1864, the cemetery is the city's eighth. It is laid out in a roughly rectilinear manner, departing from the popular rural cemetery mov ...

* Marlboro Airport (closed) *

Marlborough Center Historic District The Marlborough Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the civic and commercial heart of Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is centered on a stretch of Main Street between Mechanic Street to the west and Bolton Street (Mass ...

New England Sports Center The New England Sports Center is a two-story, eight-rink ice-skating facility located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Covering of suburban land, the building has over 65 locker rooms, a hockey pro shop, ice skate sharpening, ice skate rentals, f ...

Robin Hill Cemetery Robin Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Donald Lynch Boulevard in Marlborough, Massachusetts, overlooking the Assabet River. It is at about the community's second smallest burial ground, and it had (as of 2004) 24 markers denoting 27 bur ...

Rocklawn Cemetery Rocklawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Stevens Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Established in 1813 as Chipman Cemetery, it was Marlborough's fifth cemetery. The Rocklawn section of the cemetery was added in 1855, giving the cemeter ...

Solomon Pond Mall The Solomon Pond Mall is a two-level enclosed shopping mall located off Interstate 290, near its terminus at Interstate 495, in Marlborough and Berlin, Massachusetts. The mall features JCPenney and Macy's (originally Filene's) as anchors with ...

* Weeks Cemetery * Wilson Cemetery * Marlborough Memorial Beach

Notable people

Horatio Alger, Jr. Horatio Alger Jr. (; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through good works. His wri ...

, author, graduated from high school in Marlborough in 1847 (The city's annual Horatio Alger Street Fair was renamed the Harvest Fair in 2007) *

Zach Auguste Zachary Elias Auguste (Greek: Ζαχαρίας Ηλίας "Ζακ" Όγκαστ; born July 8, 1993) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup. He is ...

National Basketball Association player * Ella A. Bigelow (1849–1917), author and clubwoman *

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...

, American actor and singer, attended Marlborough High School * Asa Brigham, politician and businessman *

Carl C. Brigham Carl Campbell Brigham (May 4, 1890 – January 24, 1943) was an American eugenicist and professor of psychology at Princeton University's Department of Psychology and a pioneer in the field of psychometrics. He sat on the advisory council of t ...

, psychologist and creator of the

SAT The SAT ( ) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Since its debut in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times; originally called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, it was later called the Schol ...

Test *

Caroline Brown Buell Caroline Brown Buell (October 24, 1843 - 1927) was an American activist who lectured and wrote on behalf of temperance and suffrage. She served as the assistant recording secretary (1878–80), corresponding secretary (1880–93), and a member of ...

(1843–1927), activist * John Buckley, baseball pitcher * Mike Burns, Olympian and

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

soccer player * Rich Busa, marathon runner * Bobby Butler, NHL hockey player * George T. Conway III, lawyer, political commentator; graduated from Marlborough High School in 1980 *

Marcia Cross Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American actress. She acted in daytime soap operas such as ''The Edge of Night'', '' Another World'', and ''One Life to Live'' before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on ''Knots ...

, actress best known for her role in '' Desperate Housewives''; graduated from Marlborough High School in 1980 *

Aaron Dalbec Bane was an American hardcore punk band that began in 1995 as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellorado. Dalbec approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, bef ...

, guitarist in bands including

Converge Converge may refer to: * Converge (band), American hardcore punk band * Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body * Limit (mathematics) * Converge ICT, internet service provider in the Philippines *CONVERGE CFD s ...

and

Bane Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Gu ...

Crystal Eastman Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She is best remembered as a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, as a co-founder and co-editor with ...

, lawyer, journalist and activist * Charles "Duke" Farrell, catcher of the World Series–winning Boston Americans team of 1903 *

Heather Fogarty Heather Fogarty (born May 22, 1984) is an American musician and actress. She is the lead singer and keyboardist for Boston-based rock band On The Surface. Early life Heather Fogarty was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended Marlboroug ...

, musician and actress * Philo C. Fuller, former US Congressman *

Joey Graceffa Joseph Michael Graceffa Jr. (; born May 16, 1991) is an American YouTuber, vlogger, actor, author, and producer. He runs four active YouTube channels, all named after him. His main channel is dedicated to vlogging, while the second features vide ...

, actor, author, singer, and

YouTube personality A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006. Influence Influen ...

Gilman Bigelow Howe Gilman Bigelow Howe (1850–1933) was an American government official in the employ of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce, known for his genealogical work on the families of New England and his 1922 presidency ...

, genealogist and author * James Simon Kunen, author of '' The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a College Revolutionary'' *

Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', '' Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister'', and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many ...

, author of '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' *

Amory Maynard Amory Maynard (1804–1890) was a textile manufacturer who was the namesake of Maynard, Massachusetts. Early life Amory Maynard was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1804 to Isaac and Lydia Howe Maynard. The Maynards were descendants of a P ...

, industrialist, founder and namesake of

Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is located 22 miles west of Boston, in the MetroWest and Greater Boston region of Massachusetts and borders Acton, Concord, Stow and Sudbury. The town's population ...

* John J. Mitchell, former U.S. Congressman * Robert J. Murray, Under Secretary of the Navy *

Roy Nutt Roy Nutt (October 20, 1930 – June 14, 1990) was an American businessman and computer pioneer. He was a co-creator of Fortran As corrected June 22, 1990. and co-founded Computer Sciences Corporation. Fortran Born in Marlborough, Massachuse ...

, businessman and computer pioneer * George Pyne II, American football player *

Ken Reynolds Kenneth Lee Reynolds (born January 4, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player who had a six-year career in Major League Baseball between and . The left-handed pitcher appeared in 103 games for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Loui ...

, Major League Baseball player *

, co-founder and early resident *

Franklin Pierce Rice Franklin Pierce Rice (1852–1919) was a self-taught printer and publisher who transcribed and printed and preserved vital records from Massachusetts and was a co-founder of the Worcester Society of Antiquity. Early life and family Franklin Pierc ...

, printer, publisher and antiquarian * Henry Rice, Massachusetts state legislator and subject of Gilbert Stuart portrait * John Rock, gynecologist and obstetrician, co-credited with developing the first effective oral contraceptive"John Rock: Pioneer in the Development of Oral Contraceptives"
Marc A. Shampo, PhD and Robert A. Kyle, MD *

Canaan Severin Canaan T. Severin (born March 16, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia. Severin is also an aspiring film producer, whose short film, "Lean In" has been nomina ...

, American football wide receiver * Bill Simmons, sports personality *

Lucy Goodale Thurston Lucy Goodale Thurston (October 29, 1795October 13, 1876) was a Protestant missionary and author. She was the wife of Asa Thurston and was one of the first American Christian missionaries to Hawaii. She is noted for her letters documenting her ...

, missionary *

John Patrick Treacy John Patrick Treacy (July 23, 1891 – October 11, 1964) was an Americans, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop (Catholic Church), bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Diocese of La Crosse in Wiscons ...

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of the

Diocese of La Crosse The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse ( la, Dioecesis Crossensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese (Roman Rite) of the Catholic Church encompassing the city of La Crosse and 19 counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Cl ...

Bobb Trimble Bobb Trimble (born August 4, 1958) is a psychedelic folk/ outsider musician from Marlborough, Massachusetts.BobbTrimble.com

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, musician *

Paul Warnke Paul Culliton Warnke (January 31, 1920 – October 31, 2001) was an American diplomat. Early life and education Warnke was born in Webster, Massachusetts, but spent most of his childhood in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where his father managed ...

, diplomat *

Katya Zamolodchikova Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (russian: Екатерина Петровна Замолодчикова), or mononymously as Katya (russian: Катя), is an American drag queen, actor, author ...

, drag queen

Sister cities and towns

Cities * –

Akiruno 260px, Akigawa River in the autumn is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,177, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geograph ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan from November 3, 1998 * –

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

, Brazil from June, 2009 Towns * –

, England, United Kingdom from 1657

References

External links

City of Marlborough, Massachusetts

Marlborough Historical Society

Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce
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