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Lancaster landscape

1 pp 1908

This 1908 postcard depicts a restful view looking west across the intervales, with the George Hill Range in the background.

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Shown here is Lancaster's very first selectwoman. Virginia Collins began her service to the town in 1950, working in various capacities and on several committees through the years. Her term as the town's first selectwoman ran from 1973-1976.

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Lancastriana Club

1 pp 1910

Composed mainly of members from the First Church, this gentlemen's social club met monthly for dinner beginning in 1910. Pictured in caricature are: First row, left to right: Dr. Chester Beckley, Judge Allan G. Buttrick, Arthur G. Chickering, John C. L. Clark, Eli Forbes. Second row: Henry H. Fuller, Arthur T. Harris, John E. Thayer, George Morse Sr., Harold Parker. Third row: Herbert Parker, Rev. Abbot Peterson, Thomas Temple, Bayard Thayer, and Eugene V. R. Thayer II.

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Lee Pierce "Bill" Farnsworth (1921-1995)

1 pp 1850

Born in Lancaster, longtime resident Bill Farnsworth initiated the Nashua River Study Committee in 1962 and, in 1963 selectman's annual town report. Regionally, he is credited with cofounding the Nashua River Watershed Association with Marion Stoddart of Groton and several area people in 1969. In later years, he continued as a member and board director.

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Little red house

1 pp 1850

Dating from c. 1730, this home, located near Harvard Road, was restored to excellent condition by F. Abbot and Nora Goodhue before the surrounding land was taken by the government. The building was then dismantled and re-erected in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

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Louis E. Lenheim Hall

1 pp 1960

To meet the pressing need for a new men's dormitory, president Larry Stump decided to implement building concepts he had seen in California and Southeast Asia during and after World War II. When complete, the building, with its turquoise blue panels around the windows, reflected a modern 1950s look in sharp contrast to other campus buildings. This view, taken from George Hill Road, shows the dormitory in the early 1960s.

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Luther Burbank Middle School

1 pp 1850

Originally built in 1974 and known as the Lancaster Middle School, this facility was renovated in 2002 and currently serves sixth- through eighth-grade students. It has 16 classrooms and an enrollment of 240. The school is now named for plant wizard Luther Burbank, who was born in Lancaster in 1849.

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Luther Burbank at age 19

1 pp 1868

One of Lancaster's most famous sons, Luther Burbank was born on his family's homestead in 1849. As a young man of 21, he purchased a farm in in Lunenburg. After developing the famous Burbank potato, he moved to California. During his career, he introduced more than 800 new varieties of plants, including the spineless cactus and the thornless blackberry vine. After his death in 1926, he was buried (according to his wishes) in an unmarked grave on his California property.

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Lynch's blacksmith shop

1 pp 1850

Several leather-aproned blacksmiths pose here in front of the T.H. Lynch Blacksmith Shop (no longer standing), which was located on the north corner of Charlotte and Main Street in South Lancaster. Today, a Cumberland Farms store is located on the spot.

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Maestro in action

1 pp 1983

An energetic maestro Toshimasa Wada, director of the Thayer Symphony Orchestra, takes charge at a performance in Machlan Auditorium on the campus of Atlantic Union College.

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Main Street and Bolton Road

1 pp 1860

This late-19th-century view shows the unpaved intersection of Main Street and Bolton Road, with the South Lancaster Hose House and the Ward Park School in the center.

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Maj. Jacob Fisher house

1 pp 1850

This impressive Federal-style brick home was built in 1794. Major Fisher, a cabinetmaker from Princeton, no doubt came to Lancaster through his marriage to Nancy Carter, who was from a prominent Lancaster family. A respected and effective leader, Fisher served on many town committees, and his energy and talent promoted the development of business in the area.

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