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From: "Jamie Crossley" <>
Subject: [GM] Wrentham 1673-1973 - A History
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 11:20:20 -0400


Wrentham 1673-1973 - A History $39.95
Jordan D. Fiore
Town of Wrentham 1973
Table of Contents:
In Which a Settlement Is Made and Abandoned
In Which a Second Settlement Is Attempted and Is Successful
In Which the Town Continues to Grow, Is Divided, and Observes Its Centennial
In Which the People of 'Wrentham Assist in Ridding Their Nation of the
French and Indian Menace and Take an Active Part in the Revolution Against
the Mother Country
In Which the Original Church Suffers Some Misfortune and a Schism, Separates
>From the Control of the Town and Is Revived, and in Which New Religious
Denominations Come into the Town
In Which the Peaceful Town of Wrentham Stood Ready to Defend Her Country
1812-1920
In Which the People of the Town Provide for the Educational Needs of Their
Children. 1720-1900
In Which New Professions Are Established; Diversified Industries Come to the
Town; Social and Intellectual Life Is Expanded; and the Town Celebrates Its
Bicentennial
In Which the Schools in Wrentham Make Steady Progress in the First Half of
the Twentieth Century, the Commonwealth Establishes a Model School in the
Community, and the Churches Continue to Provide for Their People
In Which the Business and Social Activities in the First Two Decades of This
Century Are Considered, and Wrentham Is Revealed as an Active and Pleasant
Town
In Which Public Service in the Town Is Discussed; the Town Is Divided Again
and Plainville Is Set Off; the Water, Police, and Fire Departments Are
Expanded; the Public Library Is Established; Provisions Are Made for the
Indigent; and World War II Comes
In Which the Town of Wrentham Completes the Last Quarter of Its Third
Century With an Outburst of Tremendous Growth
596. 270 pages, hardbound

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