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Assawompset Pond

Assawompset Pond is a reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville and Middleboro, in southeastern Massachusetts. It shares its waters with Long Pond and is openly connected with Pocksha Pond. These lakes provide a source of drinking water to the city of New Bedford, the largest city in southeastern Massachusetts. At almost four square miles (10 km2), it is the largest natural lake in Massachusetts. It is known in Wampanoag as "Place of the White Stones" and is host for the largest alewife (herring) run in the eastern seaboard. In the early spring the Nemasket River runs black with fish heading for the spawning grounds. The area known as Betty's Neck was one of the summer encampments for Native Americans who would traverse the Taunton River and Nemasket River to enter the pond. The Nemasket, being known as "Where the fish are", explains the significance as a food source. King Philip's War began with the discovery of John Sassamon's body and the subsequent trial of his suspected murderers. His body was slipped under the ice on Assawompset Pond and found the following spring. The outcome of the trial sparked the beginning of hostilities. The pond was dammed in 1894 at the Nemasket River, which raised the water level about five feet (1.5 m). References
Assonet Burying Ground

The Assonet Burying Ground is the main public cemetery for Freetown, Massachusetts. Prior to becoming a cemetery, the land occupied by the Assonet Burying Ground was used as a military musterfield for the southeastern Massachusetts area. The cemetery is 25 acres (100,000 m2), the first 13 acres (53,000 m2) having been acquired by the town from Benedict and Thomas Andros in 1864, despite burials dating back to the late 18th century. The remaining 12 acres (49,000 m2) were acquired from the heirs of Wallace T. Reynolds in 1956. Remains from two other cemeteries were moved to the Assonet Burying Ground, one cemetery having been disestablished, and the other having been reduced in size. The entrance to the cemetery is on South Main Street, marked by two stone gates erected sometime prior to 1954. Near the entrance to the main cemetery is an abandoned receiving tomb, built of granite into the side of an earthen mound in 1892. East of the receiving tomb is a brick mausoleum, and on the northern edge of the cemetery is a tool shed built prior to 1910. The cemetery is bounded on the north by the Assonet River, on the south by a residential subdivision, on the east by MA 24, and on the west by MA 79. The cemetery is at the southern extreme of the Assonet Historic District. Veterans Section A special section of the cemetery for veterans, spouses, and dependents opened in 2012. Notable burials Maj. John M. Deane, recipient of the Medal of Honor for action during the American Civil War Preston Hubbard, bass player Mrs. Damaris Jones, wife of Elder Abner Jones Gen. Ebenezer W. Peirce, Civil War officer, local historian, and author Tec White, professional soccer player, Fall River F.C. and New Bedford Whalers Angie Beulah Withey Littlefield, head was stolen in 1991, theft was rumored to be related to satanic cult activity. References
Athenaeum Press

Athenæum Press is an historic building located at 215 First Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The structure occupies the entire block between First Street, Second Street, Athenæum Street, and Linskey Way, which was formerly known as Munroe Street. Topped by a statue of Athena sculpted by Adio diBiccari, the building is visible from the nearby Charles River and the Longfellow Bridge. History The Athenæum Press was designed by the architecture firm, Lockwood, Greene, and Company, with tile vaults designed by the Guastavino Company. The building was completed in 1895. The structure was built for Edwin Ginn and Ginn & Company to house its printing operations, and was built using principles of late nineteenth-century textile mill construction. Due to its highly visible location, the building was given a number of stylistic embellishments, including a large sculpture of Athena designed by Adio diBiccari. The front of the building resembles an Ancient Greek temple implemented in brick, patinated copper, and glass. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The building was the third major printing house built in Cambridge (after those of Harvard University Press and Riverside Press), and one of the first major industrial sites on Cambridge's riverfront. The building has 380,000 square feet (35,000 m2) of floor space and was renovated circa 2005. The facility was used for many years to print textbooks. Ginn & Company later became part of Pearson Education. As of 2019, occupants include the Cambridge Athletic Club, Partners HealthCare Innovation, the Lean Enterprise Institute, SAGE Therapeutics, Constellation Pharmaceuticals and several other small businesses. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References External links "Souvenir of the Athenaeum Press" by Ginn and Company, 1903. A 24-page book with descriptions and photographs, available for free download. Silent movie showcasing printing activities in the building in 1925. Moviecraft archive.
Attleboro High School

Attleboro High School is a public high school located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The school is located at 1 Blue Pride Way. The school has an approximate student enrollment of 1,750 students in grades 9–12. The school's mascot is the Bombardiers, known formally as the Blue Bombardiers and the school colors are Royal Blue, Silver, and White. In August 2022, the district completed construction on a new US$259.9 million, 475,000-square-foot (44,100 m2) building to replace the former building previously located at 100 Rathbun Willard Drive. As of November 17, 2022, the "Blue Bombardiers" has been redesigned. As of 2025, Craig Levis has been the principal of Attleboro High School, following the resignation of Kate Campbell.. As of 2026, the principal is now Colby Young. Demographics For the 2023–2024 school year the demographic profile of the enrollment is as follows: Male – 53% Female – 47% Black – 10.2% Asian – 4.7% Hispanic – 18.0% Native American – 0.2% White – 60.3% Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders – 0.1% Multiracial – 6.4% Athletics Attleboro has a very long rivalry with neighboring towns North Attleborough High School. The football teams have played each other on Thanksgiving Day for the past 102 years. As of 2010, Attleboro competes in the Hockomock League. Before the move to the Hockomock, Attleboro competed in many other leagues such as the Bristol County League (BCL), Southeastern Massachusetts Conference (SMC), Eastern Athletic Conference (EAC), and the Old Colony League (OCL). Fall Cheerleading National Champions – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 Boys' Basketball D-I State Champions – 1943, 1998 Notable alumni Meagan Fuller (class of 2010), Miss Massachusetts 2015 Steve Hagerty (class of 1987), 21st Mayor of Evanston, Illinois, and Founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, Inc. Paul Heroux (class of 1995), Former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Mayor of Attleboro, current Bristol County sheriff Abby Trott (class of 2004), voice actress, known for her role as Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Ivy in Carmen Sandiego. Helen Guillette Vassallo (class of 1949), American scientific researcher, educator, author, lecturer, and business leader References
Auburn High School (Massachusetts)

Auburn High School is the only public high school in Auburn, Massachusetts, United States, a town approximately five miles south of Worcester. It had an enrollment of 815 students in grades 9-12 and 96 preschool attendees, as of the 2023–2024 school year. Founded in 1935, the original school building served the town until the spring of 2006. In August 2006, the town of Auburn opened a new facility directly behind the original building. Stadium Auburn High School's sports venue is called Auburn Memorial Field. Built in August 2006, the centerpiece is a lighted, 1000-seat FieldTurf stadium surrounded by a six-lane track. The stadium is used for AHS football, AHS soccer (boys' and girls') and AHS track and field (boys' and girls'). The stadium has two long jump runways and sand pits for track and field, as well as a pole vault and high jump area. There is also a lighted FieldTurf facility dedicated for AHS field hockey. New baseball and softball fields have also been built on the grounds, with the softball field being on the site of the old high school. Academics For the last 10 years Auburn High School's Advanced Placement United States Government & Politics class has competed in an academically demanding event known as the "We the People" State Competition. Mr. Kennard and Mr. Benacchio run the team, which consists of students from the AP Government and Politics class. Each January, the competition is hosted by the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. The competition, held at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, simulates congressional hearings in which Auburn students compete against schools from all over Massachusetts. Topics include philosophers, the founding of America, and how the Constitution affects citizens' day-to-day lives. The We the People team finished second place in the state competition. Auburn was named the 2014 and 2015 Massachusetts We the People State champions. As state champions, Auburn High School represented Massachusetts at the national level in Washington, D.C. The team raised over $50,000 each year in order to get to Washington D.C., most of which came from the local Auburn community. In 2016 and 2017, Auburn finished third in the state. In 2018, Auburn finished second, and was named a State Wild Card for the 2018 National Competition. Notable alumni Tyler Beede, baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Barbara Marois, member of US Women's field hockey team that finished 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics Keith McEachern, lead singer and guitarist for the WANDAS References External links Auburn High School official website Auburn School District website
Aurora Hotel (Worcester, Massachusetts)

The Aurora Hotel is a historic hotel building at 652-660 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The six story Classical Revival building was built in 1898 for Charles Stevens, son of a Worcester businessman, who was a lawyer and major landowner in the city. It features decorative carved stone panels, bay windows with pressed metal ornamentation, and a pressed metal cornice. in 1929 and 1940 the hotel went through renovations but by 1979 many of the rooms suffered from damaged walls and ceilings so in October 1982 the hotel closed. The building was sold in 1985 and converted to apartments. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Aurora Gallery The Aurora Gallery is a contemporary art gallery operated by ArtsWorcester in the Aurora Hotel. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Aurora Gallery - ArtsWorcester
Austin Hall (Harvard University)

Austin Hall is a classroom building of the Harvard Law School designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson. The first building purposely built for an American law school, it was also the first dedicated home of Harvard Law School. It is located on the historic Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Construction The hall was built 1882–1884 in Romanesque Revival style. Single-story wings flank a heavy, two-story central mass, with the reading room extending rearwards to form an overall T shape. A central entryway framed with Romanesque triple arch is set deep within the building's flat front facade, with an asymmetric stairway tower protruding forwards to its right. The building is faced with Longmeadow sandstone in striking polychrome patterns, the light stones forming checkerboards within dark, reddish walls. The arches are of pale Ohio sandstone, as is the thick cornice band incised with a lengthy and sententious motto. Design Austin Hall's first floor contains three large classrooms; these were designed to complement the new law school curriculum that was being implemented at the time by Dean Christopher Columbus Langdell, including large core classes employing the Socratic method. As this curriculum has been imitated by other American law schools, so has the classroom layout first employed at Austin Hall. The building's second floor contains the Ames Courtroom, where students argue moot cases before panels of judges. A United States Supreme Court justice usually presides over the moot court's final round. The reading room's interior has been judged particularly fine for its ornamented fireplace and tie beams carved with the heads of dragons and boars. See also Sever Hall, Richardson's first Harvard commission National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, 1985, page 76. ISBN 0-262-65015-0. Harvard Law School walking tour Harvard Law School map
List of islands of Massachusetts

The islands of Massachusetts range from barren, almost completely submerged rocks in Massachusetts Bay (e.g. Abbott Rock, first on the list below) to the large, famous and heavily visited Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The recent history of Massachusetts' islands includes creation by flooding, connection to the mainland and subsumption into new land. Several islands existed as hills in western Worcester County and eastern Hampshire County until the 1930s, when the Swift River was dammed amid controversy to create the Quabbin Reservoir to meet demand for water in the Boston metropolitan area. Castle Island, Deer Island and Nut Island, all in Boston Harbor, have been attached to the mainland and remain islands in name only. Castle and Nut Islands now form the ends of peninsulas due to land reclamation, while Deer Island was attached to Winthrop Peninsula by the New England Hurricane of 1938. Governors Island and Apple Island now constitute the land underneath the runways and tarmacs of Logan International Airport and are included in this list despite their disappearance. Many of the Boston Harbor islands that are located under Logan's flight paths are part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Although most of the islands are in or near the Atlantic Ocean, several islands in western Massachusetts are found in the Connecticut River and a few others are surrounded by natural or man made lakes, ponds and wetlands. Cape Ann, which includes the communities of Gloucester and Rockport, is separated from the mainland by the Annisquam River and the Blynman Canal, effectively forming an island that is connected to the mainland by several bridges, including the Annisquam River Bridge and the Blynman (Cut) Bridge. Gloucester, founded in the early 17th century, is known as America’s oldest seaport and has a long history as a major fishing port. See also Islands of the Northeast United States References
Ayer Shirley Regional High School

The Ayer Shirley Regional High School is located in Ayer, Massachusetts, United States. Its colors are maroon and white, and its mascot is the panther. This school educates about 350 students in 9th to 12th grades. Auditorium The school's Laura S. Leavitt Auditorium was named after Ms. Leavitt, a Latin teacher. Notable alumni Rita Briggs, professional baseball player Jamie Morris, American football player Joe Morris, American football player Norbert Wiener (1906), mathematician References External links Ayer Shirley Regional High School website Ayer Shirley Regional School District website
B.M.C. Durfee High School (1886 building)

B.M.C. Durfee High School is an historic former high school building at 289 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The school was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. In 1978, it was replaced by the current B.M.C. Durfee High School building. The old building was restored in the early 1990s and is now operated as a probate and family courthouse by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Historical background The building was built as a donation from Mrs. Mary B. Young to the people of the city of Fall River, in memory of her son Bradford Matthew Chaloner Durfee, who had died at a young age in 1872, leaving a sizable inheritance. George A. Clough, a Boston architect was chosen to design the building. Ground was broken in August 1883. The first story of the school is constructed of native Fall River Granite, while the stone of the upper portions is from Mason, New Hampshire. The new high school was formally dedicated to the city on June 15, 1887. The building occupies a commanding position atop a hill in the city's Highlands neighborhood, and is visible from miles around. Even today, the school's sports teams are known as the "Durfee Hilltoppers". Recent history In 1978, the city opened a new, much larger high school in the north end, also named "B.M.C. Durfee High School". The old high school remained vacant until the early 1990s when it was taken over by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for use as a Probate Court House. The restoration was completed in the mid-1990s. The Southeast branch of the Massachusetts Housing Court is located in the building as well. Telescope The building features a rare 4-foot telescope with an 8-inch lens, built by the Warner & Swasey Company in 1887. The observatory sat idle for decades, until volunteers began work restoring the telescope and clock mechanism in 2009. The telescope opened for public viewing for select nights in 2015. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts Highlands Historic District (Fall River, Massachusetts) B.M.C. Durfee High School (present) External links 1889 Dedication Brochure for the B.M.C. Durfee High School Building, includes full remarks of the dedication ceremony, building floor plans, and more. References
B. E. Ridyard Three-Decker

The B. E. Ridyard Three-Decker is a historic Three-decker house in Worcester, Massachusetts. When the c. 1910 house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, it was noted for its Queen Anne styling, included bands of colored shingling on the front bays, and decorative wood work on the porches. Since then, the house has been resided, and the porch details have been removed or covered over (see photo). The area where it was built was at the outer edge of residential development west of downtown during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
B B Chemical Company

The B B Chemical Company is an historic office and industrial building at 784 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was built in 1937 for the Boston Blacking Company, an adhesive manufacturer whose most famous brand name was Bostik, to a design by Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, and is a prominent local example of Streamline Moderne architecture. From 1979 to 1996, it served as the headquarters of the Polaroid Corporation. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 under the incorrect name "B and B Chemical Company". It is now owned by The Bulfinch Companies of Needham, Massachusetts. Description and history The former B B Chemical Company building is located in the Cambridgeport neighborhood of Cambridge, on the east side of Memorial Drive between River Street and Pleasant Street Extension. It is a basically rectangular structure, with a four-story central section flanked by three-storey wings. It has a frame of steel and concrete, and is mainly faced in buff brick. The central section is recessed from the wings, but a projecting cornice on the wings extends over the recess area to provide a curved canopy over the entrance. The central part of the center section is even taller, with a projecting rounded window bay topped by a clock face. The wings are symmetrical, with the ground floor composed mainly of glass blocks interspersed with regularly spaced horizontal windows. The upper floors are defined by long bands of horizontal windows. The building was designed by Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott and built in 1937 for the B B Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation since 1929. In 1946, it described itself as supplying "adhesives and related compounds for the shoe leather, aircraft, rubber clothing and shipbuilding industries". The facility, which include a more simply designed second building behind this one, produced adhesives used in the shoe manufacturing process at other plants. It served as the headquarters for the Polaroid Corporation starting in 1979. It is now owned by The Bulfinch Companies, and is occupied by Harvard University's Information Technology group (HUIT). See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Babcock Block

The Babcock Block is a historic commercial building at 596 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in the 1860s, it is a rare example of granite construction in the period. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The Babcock Block is located on the south side of Worcester's central business district, at the northwest corner of Main and Austin Streets. It is a five-story masonry structure, built with load-bearing brick and stone. The Main Street facade has a single storefront on the ground floor, with display windows flanking a recessed entrance, and the main building entrance to its right, also recessed. The upper floors are separated from each other by projecting cornices, and are four bays wide, with each bay occupied by large sash windows. The facade is composed of granite blocks that are structural (i.e. not just a facing in front of brick or other material), while the Austin Street facade is secondary in nature, composed of pressed brick studded with star-shaped metal tie rod plates. Most windows on this facade are set in segmented-arch openings; those nearest Main Street are shallower, and are set in rounded-arch openings. Chester Babcock, its first recorded owner, was a mover of buildings. It was built in the 1860s, probably about the same time as Colton's Block, just to its north. The granite facade is unique among surviving period buildings in Worcester's commercial districts. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References