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  Natick, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Natick is affectionately known by its inhabitants as the Home of Champions, recalling the performance of the town's firefighting team at the 1891 National Hook and Ladder competition.
The name Natick originates from the language of the Indian tribe known as the Massachusett, meaning "place of hills." The original settlement, on the southern side of Natick, is a hilly area.
Natick was first settled in 1651 by John Eliot, who settled a group of "Praying Indians" on both sides of the Charles river.
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 Natick Massachusetts, 1890
The Boston and Albany Railroad crosses the town, having its chief station in Natick village, at the centre, 17 miles from Boston.
The Natick National Bank has a capital of $100,000; and the savings bank, at the opening of the present year, held deposits to the amount of $934,768.
On February 23, 1762, it is recorded: " The parish of Natick established as the district of Natick;" and on February 19, 1781, the district was made the town of Natick.
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 Natick Massachusetts Real Estate
Natick is situated 18 miles SW of Boston.
Natick is located 18 miles west of Boston, and in 2000 had a population of approximately 32,170.
The principal highways are the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate Route 90), and State Routes 9 (the Worcester Turnpike), 16,27,and135.
www.relocate-america.com /states/MA/cities/natick.htm   (549 words)

  
 Natick Minutemen and Needham West Militia Company
Thomas Ferrit,a Natick Praying Indian, farmhand in Dover, and son of Caesar Ferrit; fought at Menotomy in Capt. Ebeneazer Battle's Dedham Co. (ref. Colburne) Thomas Ferrit and Battle's Company collected muskets and buried dead at Battle Road on April 20, 1775.
The Natick Indian Plantation and Needham West Miltia Companies appreciate the help and encouragement of our sponsors; The Bacon Free Library in South Natick and the Natick Historical Society and Museum; for providing parade and firing grounds, The Morse Insitute Library, Natick's VFW Post, and the Town of Natick and its veterans organizations.
The Natick Company of Minutemen, Inc. is a historical reenactment organization that is open to all and dedicated to the memory of its citizens who fought and died in the War for Independence.
naticklabs.org /natick.html   (1826 words)

  
 Natick, MA - Real Estate in Natick, Massachusetts
The Town of Natick is a suburban industrial center located on the upper basin of the Charles and Concord Rivers with an extensive complex of ponds.
Established in 1650 on the Charles River, Natick had the first and the largest Indian praying town in the colonies, one that became a model for all other attempts to inculcate European standards into Indians.
Unfortunately, Natick's Indian population was forcibly resettled on Deer Island during the King Philip's war and essentially never returned.
www.homesinboston.com /communities/natick   (336 words)

  
 Natick, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Middlesex County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Natick is a town in Middlesex County, in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro area.
Natick is on the Charles and Concord river basins
Median rent in Natick, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $820.
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 Natick, Massachusetts, MA, real estate
Natick Massachusetts, is a suburban industrial center located on the upper basin of the Charles and Concord Rivers.
A day trip to one of Massachusetts’ beautiful beaches or islands is easily accessible from any part of the state, as is a trip to the Berkshires in the western part of the state.
Government: The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Boston, situated on the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern border of the state.
www.natickmahomes.com   (893 words)

  
 Find New England Sites - NATICK LABORATORY ARMY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER
The Natick Laboratory occupies a peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Cochituate state park and recreational area and is bordered on the north and west by a residential area.
The Army built the Natick Laboratory in 1954 and has since used the area for industrial, laboratory, and storage activities for research and development in the areas of food science, aero-mechanical, clothing, material, and equipment engineering.
A Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in 2001 after the Army and Natick signed a cooperative agreement that requires the Army to provide a one time grant of $3.1 million to the town to operate the town wellhead treatment plant.
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 Natick Indian Plantation & Needham West Militia Company - Articles
Natick, like several surrounding communities, voted to form a militia, consisting of eighteen paid volunteers who could (and eventually would) be called on at a moment's notice to participate in warfare against the British regulars.
In 1855 William Cooper Nell and Harriet Beecher Stowe (Stowe's husband was from South Natick) wrote of Black Patriots, "And their white brothers in reading may remember, that generosity, disinterested courage and bravery, are of not particular race and complexion, and that the image of the Heavenly Father may be reflected alike by all.
The Natick Nipmucs were met at a Charles River landing two miles west of Cambridge by Rev. John Eliot and Rev. Daniel Gookin of First Parish Church in Sherborn.
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 Natick Web Links - A Guide to Natick on the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Town of Natick, Massachusetts is located about 18 miles west of Boston.
Natick was established in 1650 by John Eliot, a Puritan minister and missionary, for Christian Indians.
Natick was the first and largest Indian praying town in the colonies.
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 Natick Massachusetts — Local guide to the Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Natick Massachusetts was established in 1650 and is a suburban industrial town located on the upper basin of the Charles and Concord Rivers.
Natick also supported itself with some lumbering and grist and sawmills were established.
By the 1880’s Natick was the third largest manufacturer of shoes in the country.
www.natickmass.com   (223 words)

  
 The League of Women Voters of Natick, Massachusetts
The League of Women Voters of Natick is planning a series of voter service and education programs to be held at Natick High School this fall, culminating in a mock election on October 22.
Natick is a Member-at-Large Unit of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts.
Late this summer, Natick resident Ann Johnson appealed to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, temporarily preventing the use of a herbicide to combat the invasive weed.
www.lwvnatick.org /newsletter.html   (5159 words)

  
 Natick's Superfund Site
PCBs have been found at the Natick labs in soils and in lake sediments opposite the main plant outfall near Kansas Street and the T-25 outfall, probably caused in part by a PCB transformer explosion in 1984.
The Army determined that Natick's animal populations were large enough to absorb the deaths of the animals which forage around the Natick Labs.
In 2001 the US Army paid the Town of Natick $3.1 million to address the cost drinking water contamination, some of which is related to the Army's release of solvent wastes.
naticklabs.org /naticklabs.html   (2080 words)

  
 Should Natick, Mass. Artificially Fluoridate their Water Supply? (1997)
This was a question the City of Natick Massachusetts recently asked in 1997.
Sodium fluorosilicate and fluorosilicic acid, the two chemicals Natick intends to use to fluoridate the water supply, have been associated with increased concentrations of lead in tap water and increased blood lead levels in children, based on case reports and a new, as-yet-unpublished study.
If Natick fluoridates its water supply at the proposed level, most children under the age of three will daily receive more fluoride than is recommended for them.
www.nofluoride.com /natick.htm   (630 words)

  
 Natick Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Good day and welcome to the Natick, MA web site.
Natick has a long and colorful history and was founded in 1651.
Natick Federal Savings Bank, 49 Main Street, phone 508-653-2340 has great home mortgage rates and a 24 hour ATM.
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 MMS - Natick, Massachusetts
(South Natick, the original settlement, is a hilly section along the Charles River.) To the Natick Praying Indians, Natick also means,
At "Chappy's" northern tip, Natick Island stood across a channel until, about 1725, a storm closed off the channel and added Natick Island to Cape Page.
Natick on the Web (maintained by Martha Jones of the Morse Institute, Natick's public library)
www.millermicro.com /natick.html   (199 words)

  
 Mass Moments: Natick Established
Trustees of Reservations' Pegan Hill is on the southern edge of the "Praying Town" of Natick.
The Natick Indians built a round stockaded fort to protect themselves from hostile tribes; an English-style meetinghouse and a school followed.
In 1781, the year Natick was formally incorporated, there were few vestiges left of the "praying Indian" town that had thrived there a century earlier.
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 Natick Praying Indians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 1651 the Massachusetts Legislature granted Natick ("Place of Hills") as the home of a major group of Reverend John Eliot's converted Native Americans, brought together from various tribes in eastern Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Indian Tribes (excerpt from "The Indian Tribes of North America" by John R. Swanton)
Today the Natick Praying Indian Tribe, under the leadership of the Grand Squaw Sachem Silva and Clan Mother Caring Hands, contributes to the local community and beyond by educational sharing of its unique spiritual and traditional culture.
www.millermicro.com /natprayind.html   (759 words)

  
 Natick Real Estate Agents, Natick Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Natick
We also have information on Natick home selling, home buying, mortgages, insurance, movers and other realty services for anyone looking to sell a home or buy a home in Natick, MA.
HomeGain provides Natick, Massachusetts real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Natick realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Natick real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Natick home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Natick real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/MA/natick.html   (475 words)

  
 Belkin Lookout Farm in Natick Massachusetts, a New England apple picking family activities with animals, train rides, ...
Established in 1680, Lookout Farm is one of the oldest working farms in Massachusetts, and the country!
We're just a short drive from Boston, off Route 16 in South Natick, MA and we are open year-round.
Natick is the hometown of Patriots pro quarterback Doug Flutie and his family.
www.lookoutfarm.com   (343 words)

  
 Natick, Massachusetts Welcomes Bob's Discount Furniture
The Natick store will occupy 33,000 square feet of space and join five other Bob's locations in Massachusetts.
We are certain that the store will provide great value and choice for the consumer and jobs for Natick residents.
Like the other Bob's Discount Furniture Stores, Natick has an indoor pond with live fish and an On the House café with candy, cookies and coffee.
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 Natick Travel: Deals and travel information for Natick, Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Natick Travel: Deals and travel information for Natick, Massachusetts
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 Natick, Massachusetts - Reviews and Travel Information - TripAdvisor
Natick: Crowne Plaza Hotel Boston - Natick: "Excellent stay at wonderful rates - we loved it!"
We were absolutely delighted with this four star hotel which has now become our favorite place to stay...
Natick: Maxwell's 148: "Am I still in Natick?!"
www.tripadvisor.com /AllReviews-g41698-Natick_Massachusetts.html   (579 words)

  
 Christ Lutheran Church, Natick
The Interfaith Clergy Association of Natick invites all residents of Natick to join in a community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
It will be held at 2 East Central Street Natick (First Congregational Church), on January 16, 2006 at 11:00 AM.
Tess is just finishing 9th grade and this will be her first year with group of teens and adults from several Natick churches.
www.christnatick.org   (906 words)

  
 FDIC: SA-100-2005: Treasurer's Checks Drawn on Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick, Massachusetts
Treasurer's checks drawn on Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick, Massachusetts, have been reported missing, lost, or stolen in transit.
Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick, Massachusetts, has contacted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to report that 601 treasurer's checks bearing the institution's name were missing, lost, or stolen in transit to a branch office.
These instruments were issued for an account number of which the last three digits are 001.
www.fdic.gov /news/news/SpecialAlert/2005/sa10005.html   (331 words)

  
 Natick.com
The average commuter may not realize it, but there is much more to the town of Natick than Route 9.
There is an interesting history, a very patriotic spirit, and a beautiful park in the center of it all.
Feel free to email us with comments or suggestions at any time.
www.natick.com   (62 words)

  
 Natick Homes for Sale. Real Estate in Natick, Massachusetts
Browse Homes.com for Natick, Massachusetts homes for sale, Natick MA Real Estate Agents or real estate agents, plus Natick, MA apartments and houses for rent.
In addition, search new Natick, MA homes and foreclosures absolutely free.
Then contact any of the Natick Real Estate Agents for professional assistance finding your Natick area home.
www.homes.com /Real_Estate/MA/City/NATICK   (296 words)

  
 Lodging.com: Hotel Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The unique Hampton Inn Boston-Natick boasts 185 oversized guest rooms and 5 suites, all with plenty of room for traveling families, or the corporate road warrior, making Natick one of the largest Hampton Inns in New England.
The Hampton Inn Boston-Natick stands out as the best value for leisure and corporate travelers, tour groups, and small to mid-sized meeting groups.
Hampton Inn Boston/Natick is conveniently located one mile from exit 13 off the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
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