Michael Perna Jr : 2 books
by Michael Perna Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2001
Discover the history of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1727, this once small farming town has transformed itself into a successful business and residential community. Meet the "Father of the Stages," nicknamed for his stagecoach line, and the many other inventive citizens of Shrewsbury. Experience...
by Michael Perna Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2004
In the 1800s and well into the 1900s, the area around Lake Quinsigamond, in Shrewsbury and Worcester, was one huge summer resort. Hotels, ethnic and social clubs, boat clubs, a horse racing track, picnic grounds, and two amusement parks, Lincoln Park and White City Park, lined the shore. Steamboats and...