1786-96

Updated: May 15, 2025

Nearly a century ago the little town, now the prosperous city, of Fitchburg, Mass., was the scene of a fierce contest that lasted a decade. Never in the history of the town was there contention so bitter or opposition so determined as that shown in the ninety-nine town meetings held during the years 1786-96. The cause of this tempest in a teapot was the location of a new meeting-house.

Various - The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886.: The Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, February, 1886.