Ashland, Massachusetts

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Ashland Massachusetts was once part of Hopkinton, Holliston and Framingham. The area was settled by Europeans in the early 1700's and prior to that, the Megunko Indians to which Megunko Hill owes its name. Previously known as "Unionville", Ashland was incorporated in 1846 and is considerably "younger" than many towns which surround it. The establishment of the Boston to Albany railroad in the 1800's was a key factor to the early development of Ashland. Through most of the 1800s to the mid 20th century, Ashland was a rural town with scattered farms and centralized residential buildings with some industry. Ashland is where inventor Henry E. Warren invented the electric clock in 1916. Also of note was the construction of the Ashland Reservoir around 1900 from the waters of Cold Spring. This is the current site of Ashland State Park. Through most of the 20th century Ashland's population remained slow in growth, until the post-war boom beginning in the 1950s. -- Source: Wikipedia.com