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Plymouth Rock to Westford

By mmulkern
  • Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims Land at Plymouth Rock

  • Settlement of Cape Anne/Salem

    Settlement of Cape Anne/Salem

  • Establishment of the MBC and Boston

    Establishment of the MBC and Boston

  • Settlement of Concord

    Settlement of Concord

  • Settlement of Woburn

    Settlement of Woburn

  • Incorporation of Woburn as a town

    Incorporation of Woburn as a town

  • Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

    Establishment of the Plantation of Chelmsford

  • Settlement of Groton

    Settlement of Groton

  • Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

    Incorporation of the town of Chelmsford

  • First known allotments of land within Westford's border

    First known allotments of land within Westford's border

  • Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the Mass General Court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds

    Indians sign treaty with Chelmsford and the Mass General Court giving up their claim/right to use the land of Westford as their hunting grounds

  • First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

    First mill in Westford [then West Chelmsford] is erected on Saw-mill Meadow Brook

  • First known permanent settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Francis Hill

    First known permanent settler of Westford, Solomon Keyes, builds a house on Francis Hill

  • King Philip's War begins

    King Philip's War begins

  • Groton abandoned (settlers flee to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

    Groton abandoned (settlers flee to Concord) after an Indian attack that burns much of the town

  • End of Indian Wars in MA

    End of Indian Wars in MA

  • King Philip's War Ends

    King Philip's War Ends

  • First mill in Forge Village is erected [then part of the town Groton]

    First mill in Forge Village is erected [then part of the town Groton]

  • Members of West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct

    Members of West part of Chelmsford petition the Mass. General Court to become a distinct parish/precinct

  • First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford submitted

    First known petition asking for the establishment of a West Precinct of Chelmsford submitted

  • Incorporation of the town of Littleton

    Incorporation of the town of Littleton

  • Mass General Court gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religous society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"

    Mass General Court gives the people of the western part of the town of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religous society by the name of the "West Precinct of Chelmsford"

  • Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house (near present site of First Parish Church)

    Surveying of the site for Westford's first meeting house (near present site of First Parish Church)

  • For the first time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct

    For the first time, Chelmsford withdraws all opposition and officially recognizes the West Precinct

  • Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

    Establishment of the First Parish Church of Westford

  • Incorporation of Westford

    Incorporation of Westford