Sterling (Massachusetts)

Worcester County

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Sterling is a town in Worcester County ( Massachusetts) with 7,808 inhabitants ( 2010). It is located on the eastern edge of the metropolitan Boston area in a forest and lakes level. The place serves mainly as a dormitory town for the nearby population centers and as the location of small - and medium-sized, mostly agricultural embossed industry.

The area of ​​present-day municipality was originally inhabited by a tribe of Nash Away Indians. The first white settlers were already fought in 1640 in the area; There are over contacts with the Nash Away a first written report of 1643rd At this time lived 14 Indian families in three villages in the area. During the Indian uprising 1675/76 the settlers but all withdrew and did not return until around 1700. The area was largely abandoned at this time; the traditions speak of only three families. Large areas, including the area of ​​the modern community Sterling, was bought from the Indians in two steps in 1701 and 1702 and initially allocated to the municipality of Lancaster. The reclamation by European settlers began in 1720; 1740 50 families settled in the area of ​​today Sterling. 1743 a community center, a school and a common barn were built. 1764, there were 856 people; The settlement was then called Chocksett, after the local word for " Land of the foxes ." 1781, the community of Lancaster was independently and according to William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, a general in the Revolutionary War under George Washington, named.

The accessibility of the site is given by the Interstate 192, which runs from northeast to southwest through the city and connects it to the cities of Leominster and Worcester. The local air traffic is a small airport at a distance of about 3.5 km from the center. An existing since 1848 rail link serving since 1961 only to freight.

Since the 2007/2008 season, the surroundings of the town is the venue for some of the race -Road Racing World Championships.

Sons and daughters of the town

Surrounding communities

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  • North: Leominster, 10.0 km
  • Northeast: Lowell, 41.5 km
  • East: Boston, 58.0 km
  • Southeast: Marlborough, 19.0 km
  • South: Worcester, 19.0 km
  • West: Amherst, 63.0 km
  • Northwest: Gardner, 24.0 km
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