Along the Way: Ep 2 Athol, MA

This week we're exploring the Town of Athol. A former Mill Town that has gone through major shifts throughout its history. Is the Athol we see today the beginnings of a renaissance or just a case of temporary economic synergy?
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0:00 Prologue
0:53 Early Athol
2:18 Transportation in Athol
3:02 Industrial Athol
4:13 Athol in the 20th Century
5:01 Athol Today
7:02 Epilogue
7:28 References
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References:
1. Caswell,Lilley.(1899). Athol Massachusetts, Past and Present. Self-Published.
2. County of Hampden: Massachusetts.(1905). Indian Deeds of Hampden County.
3. Athol, Massachusetts.(2022, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol,_...
4. William,Galvin.(2007). Historical & Archeological Resources of Central Massachusetts.
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5. Nipmuc.(2022, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipmuc
6. Orange, Massachusetts.(2022, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange,...
7. Athol Union Station.(2022, June 9) In Wikimedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...)
8. Quabbin Reservoir.(2022 June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quabbin...
9. Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad.(2022, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
10. U.S. Census Bureau.(1790). Heads of Families at the First Census: Massachusetts. https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decenni...
11. U.S. Census Bureau.(2022 June 9). Athol, CDP. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profil...
12. Klekowski,Ed.(Producer, Director).(2001). Under Quabbin, [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/video/wgby-docume...
13. Massachusetts Route 2.(2022, June 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massach...
14. MIT.(2022, June 9) Massachusetts Route 2 History. Retrieved from http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/Route%202.html
15. Trains in the Valley.(2022, June 9). Northern Tier Passenger Rail Study. Retrieved from https://trainsinthevalley.org/norther...

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