by Anne Mattina | May 12, 2023 | History
In the article Where do you Live? The Origin of Hopkinton’s Street Names, we wrote that the Bear Hill School, which sat at the intersection of Pond and School streets, burned down in the 1950’s. This inspired reader Peter C. Redding to comment that it was...
by Anne Mattina | May 4, 2023 | History
You can trace much of our town’s history through its street names. One of the most common, of course, is Claflin. Hopkinton is home to Claflin Street, Claflin Place, Claflin Avenue and Claflin Commons, which is the location of small retail area behind 76 Main Street,...
by Anne Mattina | Mar 20, 2023 | History
The town of Hopkinton experienced a population boom in the middle of the 19th century as shoe factories multiplied and several thousand Irish immigrants arrived looking for employment and security. The first Irish in the United states (and Hopkinton) actually pre-date...
by Anne Mattina | Feb 27, 2023 | History
As a community, we are indebted to two Hopkinton women who have spent much time and energy documenting and sharing the Black history of our town; Jazz Dottin and Linda Connelly. Dottin, a Hopkinton High class of 2007 graduate, was honored last year by the Hopkinton...
by Anne Mattina | Feb 8, 2023 | History
More information has come to light about the stagecoach sold to the Singing Cowboy Gene Autry by Charles Warner of Cold Spring Farm (which operated near the intersections of Ash and Chestnut street). According to several articles published by history reporter Gordon...
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