Town of Harvard

Town of Harvard (HM1939)

Location: Harvard, MA 01451 Worcester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 30.115', W 71° 35.099'

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Founded

— June 29 1732 —

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Set off from Groton · Lancaster · Stow
by petitions to the General Court
· Incorporators · Simon Stone · Groton · · Thomas Wheeler · Stow
Jonathan Whitney and Hezekiah Willard
Lancaster
The name Harvard was inserted in the
engrossed bill in the handwriting of
Josiah Willard the Secretary of State
This was the custom when neither the
Governor nor petitioners had suggested
a name for the new town


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Town Marker
This historic millstone was
presented by
The Harvard Historical Society
as a gift of the
George W. Golden Family
One of a pair of millstones from
the oldest mill site in Harvard
· The John Prescott Mill · Built in 1668 at Nonacoicus Brook
on Old Mill Road
July 4 1948
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HM NumberHM1939
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 9:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 287602 N 4708744
Decimal Degrees42.50191667, -71.58498333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 30.115', W 71° 35.099'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 30' 6.90" N, 71° 35' 5.94" W
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Area Code(s)978, 617
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9 Elm St, Harvard MA 01451, US
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