Westford History

By Stephen Chute
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    Westford History

  • Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock

  • Settlement of Cape Ann/Salem

  • Esblishment of the MBC and Boston

  • Settlement of Concord

    Settlement of Concord

  • Settlement of Woburn

    Settlement of Woburn

  • Incorporation of Woburn as a town

  • Settlement of Groton

    Settlement of Groton

  • First known allotments of land within Westford borders are establishment

  • Indains sign treaty with Chelmsford and MGC giving up their land to Westford as hunting ground

    Indains sign treaty with Chelmsford and MGC giving up their land to Westford as hunting ground

  • First Saw Mill in Westford

    First Saw Mill in Westford

  • First Permanent Settlement (Solomen Keyes)

  • Incorperation of the Town of Chelmsford

    Incorperation of the Town of Chelmsford

  • King Pillip's War Begins

    King Pillip's War Begins

  • End of King Philp's War/Indian Wars End

  • Groton abandoned after an Indian attack that burns most of the town

  • First Mill in Forge

  • Establishment of the Plantaion of Chelmsford

    Establishment of the Plantaion of Chelmsford

  • West Part of Chelmsford Petitions For New Precinct

  • Incorporation of the town of Littleton

    Incorporation of the town of Littleton

  • Incorporation of Westford as a town

    Incorporation of Westford as a town

  • First Know Petition For Westford Submitted

  • Surveying For Westford Meeting House

    Surveying For Westford Meeting House

  • Chelmsford Recognizes the West Percinct

  • MGC gives the people of the Western part of Chelmsford permission to form a separate religious society by the name of "West Precinct of Chelsford"

  • Establishment of First Parish Church

    Establishment of First Parish Church

  • Incorperation of the Town of Westford