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- Because it is near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County.
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Jul 15, 2019 · 1. River walks. Our first view of Worcester involved looking across at the River Severn and experiencing not only a bevy of swans bobbing majestically on the water, but a matching set of whites on the cricket field behind. Worcestershire County Cricket Club plays at one of England's most beautiful sporting grounds.
Sep 22, 2024 · Worcester, city (district), administrative and historic county of Worcestershire, west-central England. Worcester is the historic county town (seat) of Worcestershire. Except for the small residential suburb of St. John’s, it lies on the east bank of the River Severn. The city has little river.
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5 days ago · The city was an early centre of abolitionist sentiment and became an important stop on the Underground Railroad, a route for escaped slaves. The Massachusetts branch of the Free-Soil Party, which opposed the extension of slavery, evolved out of a meeting (1848) held in Worcester.
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Aug 27, 2024 · Battle of Worcester, (3 September 1651). The long-drawn-out conflict between Royalists and their opponents across the British Isles, which had started in Scotland in 1639 and spread to Ireland and then England by 1642, finally came to an end at Worcester in 1651.
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A Parliamentarian army of around 28,000 under Oliver Cromwell defeated a largely Scottish Royalist force of 16,000 led by Charles II of England .
- 3 September 1651
- Parliamentarian victory
Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth" because of its proximity to the center of Massachusetts. The city is about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston, 50 miles (80 km) east of Springfield, and 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Providence, Rhode Island.
New transportation systems tied Worcester to a national marketplace, spurring economic development. It was an era remembered as a paradise for mechanics, a time when local men of wealth provided workspace for enterprising men, encouraging innovation and spawning diversity.
