Harvard (Massachusetts)
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 Prefeitura de Harvard, Harvard Massachusetts |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1658 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Worcester County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 30 ′ N , 71 ° 35 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,520 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 92.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 70.46 km 2 (about 27 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 124 m | ||
| Postal code : | 01451 | ||
| Area code : | +1 978 | ||
| FIPS : | 25-28915 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 611121 | ||
| Website : | www.harvard.ma.us | ||
Harvard is a small town in Worcester County , Massachusetts that was founded in 1658. It's just west of Interstate 495 on Route 111 .
The small town consists of the districts Oak Hill, Bare Hill, Still River and Old Mill. In the 2010 census , Harvard had 6,520 inhabitants. The Harvard area consists largely of woodland with the Bare Hill Pond and agricultural land.
Harvard is a very popular place to live, with many residents working in Boston or Worcester . The General Store, Bromfield High School and the Public Library are in the center of town. In the district of Still River there is the St. Benedict Abbey, a monastery in which priests and brothers live. Harvard is bordered by the parishes of Littleton , Boxborough , Stow , Ayer , Bolton , Lancaster, and Shirley .
In 1791, the first Shaker settlement in Massachusetts was founded at Harvard . It was the second shaker community in the USA. Since membership continued to decline after a peak in 1850, it was dissolved in 1917 and the buildings were sold.
In 1843 there was a settlement project by Amos Bronson Alcott , who belonged to the transcendentalism movement . However, it only took a good six months to January 1844. The Fruitland Museum focuses on this event. The novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott , a daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, is based in part on her memories of that time.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Library website
- ↑ Saint Benedict Abbey website ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/shaker/har.htm
- ↑ Website of the Fruitland Museum ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
