Marlborough

Boston Rockhoppers Pro Lacrosse

New England Sports Center , 121 Donald Lynch Blvd. Marlborough 01752
1-888-663-3729

The season for Boston’s newest professional sports team runs January 12–March 16, 2013. Six games of exciting indoor men’s lacrosse, played at New England Sports Center!

Civil War Day Trips

Long associated with some of the most significant events of colonial times, the MetroWest region of Massachusetts is focusing on the 19^th-century, inspired by the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.

In May, much of the action takes place Framingham, when a year-long series of events culminates in a two-day Civil War Encampment on the Framingham Center Common May 2-6. Connecting thousands of local residents and visitors to their shared past, the Encampment is expected to include about Union and Confederate soldiers and other re-enactors camping out on the town’s Common to bring the era alive for visitors.

In addition to the soldier’s camps, there will be stations arranged for an artillery camp, a forge, a field hospital, an infantry tent, and a music tent. Volunteers and professional actors will take on the personas of local and national historical figures and will be present throughout the weekend to interact with visitors.

Year-round, there are many places for American history buffs to relive the 19th century in MetroWest:

Edgell Memorial Library/Framingham History Center
Dedicated in 1873 to Civil War soldiers, this Victorian Gothic-style building, anchor of the Framingham Common, houses the Framingham History Center, whose special exhibit, “Framingham Remembers the Civil War,” displays numerous artifacts and memorabilia illustrating Framingham citizens’ deep and influential involvement both in the abolition movement and the Civil War.

3 Oak Street, Framingham, MA 01701
508-626-9091

Saxonville Mills
One of the major national suppliers of sky-blue Kersey, the heavy wool fabric for the Union Army. In 1865, 800 workers here, using Sudbury River dam power, produced 1.5-million yards of blanket material, army cloth, and wool yarn.

Corner of Concord and Central Streets
Framingham, MA 01701

General Gordon House
General George H. Gordon organized the 2^nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, which became the model for the Union Army, and trained Robert Gould Shaw, who raised and led the first regiment of African American troops, the famous ‘Massachusetts 54^th’.

936 Central Street, Framingham, MA 01701
508-626-9091

Charles Russell Train House
This wartime Massachusetts Congressman received a commission from President Lincoln to join George Gordon’s Framingham regiment as a captain.

125 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA 01701

http://www.bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000352

Plymouth Church
The Framingham Anti-Slavery Society was founded here in 1837 and the church was the site of the first public singing of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” in 1862 (on George Washington’s 130^th birthday). Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the lyrics, had family ties to Framingham and spoke at anti-slavery meetings in town.

87 Edgell Road, Framingham, MA 01701
508-875-1364

The John Brown Bell
Taken in 1862 from Harper’s Harper’s Ferry, Virginia—site of John Brown’s 1859 raid—by a Union Army unit from Marlborough. The city has refused to return (or sell) the bell to Harper’s Ferry.

Corner of Main and Bolton Streets, Marlborough, MA
508/485/4763

Henry Wilson’s Cobbler Shop
Henry Wilson, a fervent abolitionist who began life as a shoemaker, served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs throughout the Civil War and as Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant

Corner of West Central (Route 135) and Mill Streets
Natick, MA 01760
508-647-4841

Natick Historical Society Museum
The collection includes memorabilia of distinguished Natick citizens involved in the Civil War, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and her fellow abolitionist Henry Wilson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs throughout the War and Vice President under Ulysses S. Grant.

58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA 01760
508-647-4841

Orchard House
More than 320 years old, this Concord home is where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set her beloved classic novel, Little Women, in 1868. One of the oldest, most authentically-preserved historic house museums in America, Orchard House brings the Alcott family legacy in the fields of literature, art, education, philosophy, and social justice to life every day through tours, unique living history events, curriculum-based educational programs, and irreplaceable original family furnishings and archives.  Annually, more than 50,000 visitors come to this museum, which celebrates its Centennial during 2012.

399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
978-369-4118

Edible Arrangements – Marlborough

1025 Boston Post Road East Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3200

Joy-Den Jewelers, A division of CCY Jewelers, LLC

209 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 480-0309

Marlboro Wine & Spirit Company

44 Boston Post Road West, Rte 20, Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 480-0088

Marlborough Economic Development Corp.

91 Main Street, Suite 204, Marlborough, MA 01752
508-229-2010

Marlborough Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is the state-chartered economic development corporation for the City of Marlborough. The mission of the MEDC is to stabilize the residential tax base by increasing Marlborough’s commercial tax revenue, which will guarantee the future stability of the city and allow for higher quality of life for all Marlborough residents.

Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce

11 Florence Street, Marlborough, MA
508-585-7746

The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, private organization that provides: a forum and resources for business people to experience individual and collective growth; education through seminars, breakfasts and the Small Business Development Center from Clark University; and legislative advocacy and economic development that ultimately result in cohesive regional success through the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership. Since 1924, we’ve been working  side by side with public officials, business people and citizens to make the region a better place to live, work and play.