Life in the 1800's

Two jaunty gents on bicycles

Old West Boylston Train Station

The Interior of St. Anthony's Catholic Church

The Bigelow House, still beautifully preserved on Temple Street

Town children on the Beaman property

Old West Boylston Train Station. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8049gn36n
Old West Boylston Train Station. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8049gn36n

Children in front of Sawyer's General Store

High School class trip to Washington DC

A West Boylston Fire Truck

High School in the Valley 1895-1900

A Slea Ride

1800's baby carrier

The Oakdale Hotel

The Village of West Boylston by Worcester Polytechnic Institute students

Have you ever wished you could explore our town before the reservoir changed it? Well now you can! Thanks to students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, you can accompany a virtual traveler through an amazing computer generated simulation of the three sections of old West Bolston! The website also shows an overlay of streets and train tracks overlaid with where the reservoir is today. Check it out!

BEFORE THERE WAS A DAM

West Boylston Historical Society

PO Box 201

65 West Boylston St.

West Boylston, MA 01583

Contact Us

Email:

bigelow@wbhistory.org

Hours:

Thursdays: 9:30 am-noon

Phone:

508-835-6971

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