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	Groton Massachusetts, 1890
		Among the conspicuous eminences are Gibbet Hill at the centre; the Chestnut Hills, running northeasterly toward Dunstable; Horse Hill, on the borders of that town; Bear Hill, midway of the eastern line; and the Throne, a noted hill in the long angle forming the northwestern part of the town.
		Prior to the incorporation of Ayer (which was mainly formed from Groton) on February 14, 1871, the population of this town was 3,384.
		The name of "Groton" was probably given to it in memory of the possessions of the Winthrop family in Suffolk County, England.
	capecodhistory.us /Mass1890/Groton1890.htm (1307 words)

	Groton, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The town was officially settled and incorporated in 1655, named for Groton in Suffolk County, England, the hometown of an early selectman, Dean Winthrop.
		Groton is drained by the Nashua and Squannacook rivers.
		In the town the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts (661 words)

	OPEN SPACE&RECREATION PLAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The parish became the District of Pepperell in 1753 and was incorporated as a town in 1775.
		In 1997 the Town Meeting passed a Rate of Development by-law, limiting the number of Building Permits that could be issued each year of the next 4 years to 40, half for sub-divisions and half for ANR lots.
		The town line roughly splits the upper (southerly) portion of Pepperell Pond; on the Groton (east) side is the 300-acre J. Harry Rich State Forest, purchased in 1982 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management to demonstrate proper forest management techniques.
	www.town.pepperell.ma.us /downloads/planning/OpenSpaceDraft.htm (13737 words)

	Welcome to the Town of Groton, Connecticut
		The Town of Groton lies on Fishers Island Sound between the Thames and Mystic Rivers where from times past its rugged hills and lush green woods have sloped down to sandy beaches and rocky shores.
		Groton was settled by Europeans as part of New London when John Winthrop, Jr., came from Massachusetts Bay in 1646 to found Pequot Plantation at the mouth of the Thames.
		Groton became known as the Submarine Capital of the World when the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics delivered 74 diesel submarines to the Navy in World War II.
	www.town.groton.ct.us /about/history.asp (411 words)

	GROTON, Massachusetts • Historic New England
		This is a delightful town, with an extraordinary good soil; 32 miles N.W. from Boston, and 13 W. by S. from Lowell.
		In 1676, the town was attacked by 400 Indians, and all the buildings plundered and burnt, except four garrison houses.
		The town is finely watered by the Nashua and Squanacook rivers and a number of beautiful ponds.
	newenglandtowns.org /massachusetts/groton (172 words)

	Groton Massachusetts Real Estate
		Groton, founded in 1655, has a population of approximately 10,000 is tucked away on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers.
		Groton has a rich history, and it is reflected in the buildings - built in 1706 as a parsonage for Reverend Dudley Bradstreet, Bradstreet Parsonage is thought to be the oldest house still standing in Groton.
		In 1775, the town common in front of the church was the assembly area for the Groton Minutemen who joined in the battle against the British in the towns of Concord and Lexington.
	www.relocate-america.com /states/ma/cities/groton.htm (729 words)

	Samuel Scripture (abt1649-abt1725) of Groton, Massachusetts
		Samuel Scripture of Groton, Massachusetts, was the progenitor of all families of that name in early New England, and perhaps all in the United States today.
		When daughter Elizabeth was a girl of sixteen living in the home of Rev. Samuel Willard of Groton she had the misfortune of being possessed by a demon, something that was apparently not a bar to her marriage to Samuel Scripture three years later when she was 19 and he about 24.
		During Queen Anne’s War (1702–1713) Groton was threatened by French and Indian raids from the north, and in early February 1706/7 Samuel was one of a troop of soldiers sent to patrol the Monadnock region.
	rjohara.net /gen/scripture (3374 words)

	Groton, Massachusetts, MA, real estate
		Groton Massachusetts, is located in the Nashoba Valley area in northwestern Middlesex County.
		The largest town in the county, Groton is a lovely New England village nestled on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers.
		Government: The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Boston, situated on the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern border of the state.
	www.grotonmarealestate.com (820 words)

	Groton - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Groton, town, New London County, southeastern Connecticut, at the mouth of the Thames River, on Long Island Sound; incorporated 1705.
		They selected Groton School in Massachusetts, which had a reputation as one of the...
		He was born December 24, 1737, in Groton, Connecticut, and...
	encarta.msn.com /Groton.html (104 words)

	Groton Indian Slaves
		William Banks, a negro or mulatto was married at Groton on December 21, 1719 by Francis Fullam a justice of the peace, to Hannah Wansamug.
		William appears to have been a slave belonging to Eleazer Robbins of Groton and Hannah was an Indian, who is called in the records "late of Lancaster"; but unfortunately the marriage was not a happy one.
		Their oldest child, Zelah, a corruption of Barzillai, born at Groton on Nov. 5, 1743, was a famous musician who lived at Dracut and the father of numerous children who were also musicians.
	massasoit.0catch.com /groton.htm (880 words)

	History of Groton and Land Grants
		The original grant of the plantation or township of Groton as stated in Chapter I, was a territory comprising sixty-four square miles or, 40,960 acres.
		The first dismemberment took place in the year 1715 when Nashobah was incorporated a town by the name of Littleton and a large portion of Groton at the south-east part, was included within the bounds of the new town.
		The town of Groton chose a committee to answer the petition, and end- eavor to prevent any land upon the west side of the river to be taken from Groton, or any more on the east side, than had been voted on the petition of Simon Stone and others.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ma/state/middle/grothist.html (1162 words)

	Massachusetts EOEA - Community Preservation Initiative: Community Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Groton, incorporated in 1655, is a lovely New England village nestled on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers and is the home of two well-known private schools, Groton School and Lawrence Academy.
		The town of 9,547 sits in northeastern Massachusetts, 15 miles west of Lowell and 31 miles northwest of Boston.
		The community prides itself on the numerous acres within the town protected as conservation lands and on the open spaces for swimming, fishing, canoeing, hiking, riding and cross country skiing, as well for being the center for several cultural groups and organizations.
	commpres.env.state.ma.us /community/cmty_main.asp?communityID=115 (274 words)

	Groton Town Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The town government has finally noticed this growing problem and have banned all motored vehicles from the trails, thank you god.
		Groton is fast, but not much for technical stuff.
		Trail is good for all types of riders, but because of the short lenths of sections and many intersections, not the best place for a group ride of varying talent levels unless everyone knows exactly where they are going and there is a pre-planned ride route.
	www.mtbr.com /trails/Massachusetts/GrotonTownForest.html (1334 words)

	Groton, New Hampshire
		Groton grew by a total of 351 residents, going from 105 in 1950 to 456 residents in 2000.
		The 2004 Census estimate for Groton was 469 residents, which ranked 216th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
		Groton contains 40.7 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of inland water area.
	www.nhes.state.nh.us /elmi/htmlprofiles/groton.html (350 words)

	First Parish Church of Groton : History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Groton was once the county seat and from 1776 to 1787 the Courts of General Sessions and of Common Plea for Middlesex County sat in this meetinghouse.
		The town clock in the belfry was made by Francis Ridgeway and placed in position in 1809.
		First Parish Church of Groton is an Honor Society (full fair share) member within the Unitarian Universalist Association, and is part of the Clara Barton District of the UUA.
	www.uugroton.org /history.html (465 words)

	SIMON WILLARD’S LIFE IN CONCORD
		Well, among the arrivals in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the year 1634, was a certain Reverend Peter Bulkeley, who had recently been ousted from his pulpit in Odell, England, through Bishop Laud, because he was not preaching to his parishioners the things that King Charles I wanted them to hear.
		From 1631 to 1636 the Massachusetts pilgrims had sent 12,000 pounds of furs to England, which helped them to pay off their debt to the Mother Country promptly for the money borrowed to make their trip to the New World in the first place.
		It became a "shire town," where the Court House held all trials of wrongdoers at the sessions held twice a year, spring and fall, and being on the stagecoach route, inns and taverns became prevalent.
	willardfamilyassn.org /SWConcord.htm (1802 words)

	Groton_Town_Forest
		The town of Groton got its name in 1655 a few years after John Tinker set up a trading post among the Nashaway Indians near the junction of the Squannacook and Nashua rivers.
		When I'm riding in the Groton Town Forest I like to think that the trails that I'm enjoying aren't very much different than the trails that these early settlers explored.
		The Groton Town Forest is surrounded by private property.
	www.nemba.org /ridingzone/Groton_Town_Forest.html (485 words)

	Welcome to the Town of Groton, MA
		A Special Town Meeting will be held Monday December 11 at the Groton Dunstable Middle School at 7:00 PM.
		Groton, founded in 1655, has a population of 10,566 (2004 Town Census) and is located in the Nashoba Valley area in northwestern Middlesex County.
		Town Hall is 320 feet above sea level and the highest elevation is at Chestnut Hills at 516 feet above sea level.
	www.ci.groton.ma.us (150 words)

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		The blood drive is held in conjunction with the Groton School.
		Groton Police and Fire/EMS Departments sponsor two community blood drives for the American Red Cross which are held at the Groton School Athletic Center.
		Due to traditional blood shortages in the summer months and during the winter holiday season, one drive is scheduled in May and the other in November.
	www.grotonpd.org /GPD_Blood_Drive_info.doc (98 words)

	Directions
		Farmers Row in Groton), past the Groton School (on your left), to where Rte.
		Long Hill Rd or Groton Rd. or W. Main St, and go 1.75 miles to the Groton Senior Center on your right.
		Groton Rd or W. Main St. Then go 1.75 miles to the Groton Senior Center on your right.
	www.grotontftr.freeservers.com /about.html (369 words)

	Groton State Forest - Vermont - Page One - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		From the town of Groton to Kettle Pond State Park in the heart of the forest, the old Montpelier and Wells River Railroad bed runs parallel to the road before veering off to the northwest.
		In the wintertime the network of trails that surround the Groton Nature Center, located on the shore of Lake Groton, are used for snowshoeing and cross country skiing.
		Hiking east of the Groton Nature Center forest visitors can explore the 700-acre Peacham Bog, one of the largest bogs in Vermont (be alert for poison sumac).
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/stateparks/vermont/groton (806 words)

	Mass Moments: Abenaki Warriors Attack Groton
		...in 1694, Abenaki warriors raided the frontier town of Groton, on the western edge of Middlesex County.
		This put Lancaster, Groton, and Haverhill on the frontier between the coastal settlements, which the English victory in King Philip's Warmade secure, and territory the colonists had largely ignored.
		Groton had been badly damaged during King Philip's War.
	www.massmoments.org /moment.cfm?mid=218 (646 words)

	Groton, MA Vital Records Introduction and Abbreviations
		The following records of births, marriages and deaths include all entries to be found in the books of record kept by the town clerks; in the church records; in the returns made to the Middlesex County Quarterly Court; in the cemetery inscriptions; and in private records found in family Bibles, etc.
		All duplication of the town clerks' record has been eliminated, but differences in entry and other explanatory matter appear in brackets.
		When places other than Groton and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy.
	www.rays-place.com /town/ma/groton/intro.htm (1925 words)

	Groton Home
		As Police Chief for the Town of Groton, and on behalf of both the
		The primary goal of the Groton Police Department is to continue to make Groton a safe and secure community and to protect quality of life issues for all. Our “Philosophy” and policing strategy is simply
		Please take the time to browse our site and contact us with any comments you may have. We are confident you will see that we are committed to providing professional policing to our citizens.
	www.grotonpd.org (224 words)

	Nashoba Publishing Online - Groton Landmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		GROTON -- Following a rigorous round of performances and interviews, Townsend Road resident Kathleen McNiff has triumphed over nearly 100 of her peers to be named the new Miss Teen Massachusetts.
		GROTON -- The Surprise Inside has teamed with Loaves & Fishes to add an online donation option for those who wish to contribute gifts to the annual "Shop For Your Kids Day," which will take place on Dec. 14.
		But now those words are being cited as fact by Ayer town administrator Shaun Suhoski, in the wake of a visit to Devens by Congressman John Olver earlier this week.
	www.nashobapublishing.com /groton (601 words)

	Groton, MA News
		Updated: 01:36 AM EST A Westborough man last week was found guilty of trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into his truck in Ashland, a conviction legal insiders said could create case law in the state.
		Ten months after he was arrested in London in the gunshot slayings of his wife and infant daughter, Neil Entwistle has asked a Middlesex Superior Court judge to free him from jail and let him return to his...
		According to a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority plan, contractors will dig into area streets beginning in 2008, creating 8-foot-wide trenches as much as 15 feet deep, to lay a new 4-foot-wide water main...
	www.topix.net /city/groton-ma (672 words)

	Groton voters seek monitoring of Patriot Act - The Boston Globe
		Groton voters seek monitoring of Patriot Act - The Boston Globe
		Voters at Groton's Town Meeting debated the federal Patriot Act for more than two hours on Monday before approving an article that instructs town officials to send a letter to a range of federal and state officials, urging them to monitor implementation of the act and its effect on civil liberties.
		The act, which was passed by Congress 45 days after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to facilitate the fight against terrorism, has come under fire nationwide for its potential threat to civil liberties.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/05/13/groton_voters_seek_monitoring_of_patriot_act (150 words)

	Sam Shepardson
		He knew of some local men from the town who were in the service although he was not very close to them.
		Because of the war, it was a oneyear course.
		He moved to different towns, with a lot of caution.
	www.groton.k12.ct.us /schools/wm/greatestGen/sshep.htm (931 words)

	Groton School - Student life / Weekend Activities
		Weekend activities at Groton are planned by a student-faculty Social Activities Committee and include movie/mall trips off campus and special events such as casino nights, dorm competitions, and regular Saturday night dances.
		Many students participate in interscholastic sports, and Saturday afternoon and Sunday are also times for excursions to ski areas and other nearby recreational facilities.
		The school is forty-five minutes away from Cambridge, the ultimate college town, and an hour from most entertainmnet venues in Boston.
	www.groton.org /home/content.asp?id=239 (166 words)

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