Books About Uxbridge
Uxbridge (Images of America)
by B. Mae Edwards Wrona
Leading us down streets and past buildings that have long since disappeared, Images of America: Uxbridge vividly illustrates a Massachusetts town in its early days. It eloquently describes various points of local interest, including street scenes, public buildings, schools, mills, and farms. Spanning the 1800s to the 1950s, Uxbridge captures the daily lives and activities of the town's residents and visitors. In this fascinating pictorial account, the town of Uxbridge can be seen through the eyes of those who lived, worked, and collaborated to develop a town known for its beauty and great industrial accomplishments. Enjoy the many celebrations held here, such as the Liberty Loan Parade in April 1918. Admire the exquisite architecture of the Thayer Memorial Building, dedicated to the town in 1894 by Edward C. Thayer, or the Uxbridge Town Hall, designed by A.P. Cutting of Worcester. Visit the railroad station built in 1895, or a class in the one-room Ironstone Schoolhouse. Witness the disaster invoked by the Great Fire of 1896, which destroyed five business blocks in the center of town.
by B. Mae Edwards Wrona
Leading us down streets and past buildings that have long since disappeared, Images of America: Uxbridge vividly illustrates a Massachusetts town in its early days. It eloquently describes various points of local interest, including street scenes, public buildings, schools, mills, and farms. Spanning the 1800s to the 1950s, Uxbridge captures the daily lives and activities of the town's residents and visitors. In this fascinating pictorial account, the town of Uxbridge can be seen through the eyes of those who lived, worked, and collaborated to develop a town known for its beauty and great industrial accomplishments. Enjoy the many celebrations held here, such as the Liberty Loan Parade in April 1918. Admire the exquisite architecture of the Thayer Memorial Building, dedicated to the town in 1894 by Edward C. Thayer, or the Uxbridge Town Hall, designed by A.P. Cutting of Worcester. Visit the railroad station built in 1895, or a class in the one-room Ironstone Schoolhouse. Witness the disaster invoked by the Great Fire of 1896, which destroyed five business blocks in the center of town.
Uxbridge, Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War
by Michael R. Potaski
Uxbridge was an obscure town in southeastern Worcester County that found itself challenged by events that occurred in distant Boston. Disaffection over policies enacted in Boston and far away London provided a basis for sympathy with the growing rebellious fervor in the province. Parliament's passage of the Massachusetts Government Act proved to be the final outrage that tipped the town's sentiment toward the rebel cause. From participation in the closure of the courts in Worcester, which signaled the end of Royal authority outside of Boston and its immediate environs, to accepting the orders for military preparations issued by the renegade Provincial Congress, Uxbridge became an active participant in the Revolution. Uxbridge actively contributed men and materiel to the cause of freedom the details of which are described in this volume.
by Michael R. Potaski
Uxbridge was an obscure town in southeastern Worcester County that found itself challenged by events that occurred in distant Boston. Disaffection over policies enacted in Boston and far away London provided a basis for sympathy with the growing rebellious fervor in the province. Parliament's passage of the Massachusetts Government Act proved to be the final outrage that tipped the town's sentiment toward the rebel cause. From participation in the closure of the courts in Worcester, which signaled the end of Royal authority outside of Boston and its immediate environs, to accepting the orders for military preparations issued by the renegade Provincial Congress, Uxbridge became an active participant in the Revolution. Uxbridge actively contributed men and materiel to the cause of freedom the details of which are described in this volume.