• Home
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Police & Fire
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Advertise
  • Town
    • Westborough
    • Shrewsbury
    • Northborough
    • Marlborough
    • Hudson
    • Southborough
    • Grafton
  • Print Edition
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
Friday, August 19, 2022
  • Events
    • Ongoing
  • Contact us
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Community Advocate news and events Community Advocate
  • Shrewsbury
  • Westborough
  • Northborough
  • Southborough
  • Grafton
  • Marlborough/Hudson Edition
  • Home
  • News
  • Obituaries
  • Police & Fire
  • Sports
  • Education
  • Business
  • Real Estate
  • Advertise
  • Town
    • Westborough
    • Shrewsbury
    • Northborough
    • Marlborough
    • Hudson
    • Southborough
    • Grafton
  • Print Edition
Gillespie Real Estate Agent
How can the Community Advocate help you promote your business?
Print Ads
Web Ads
Digital Marketing
Home Byline Stories - News Summertime in the Center
  • Byline Stories - News
  • People and Places
  • Shrewsbury

Summertime in the Center

By
Community Advocate
-
July 22, 2019
48
Facebook
Twitter
Email

    By Michael Perna Jr., Contributing Writer

    Summertime in the Center
    Shrewsbury’s Town Common sometime after the Civil War
    Photo/courtesy Michael Perna Jr.

    Shrewsbury – Most people today would not only be hard pressed to identify the location of our photograph this week, but almost certainly would be surprised to learn where it was.  This photograph, although it is not dated, probably was taken in the years following the Civil War.  The road is actually Main Street, looking west.  The Methodist Church, which was taken down in the 1920s, stood directly opposite the town common.  It was replaced by what was known for many years as the Hale Block, the brick building which still stands on that spot today.  The flag appears to have been suspended on a rope or wire strung from the church to a spot on the common, perhaps the Civil War monument – from the looks of the trees, this could have been done for the Fourth of July.  This same scene today would most likely have a good number of cars and trucks passing through the center on any given day!

    • TAGS
    • civil war
    • Michael Perna Jr
    • Shrewsbury Town Common
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Email
      Previous articleShrewsbury Fire Department presents colors at Fenway
      Next articleLecture to be held on Westborough State Hospital book
      Community Advocate

      RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

      Featured News

      ‘Fought until the end:’ Shrewsbury Post 397 falls in final four of World Series

      Featured News

      Shrewsbury officials share strategic plan at farmers market

      Featured News

      Shrewsbury police support local lemonade stand

      Featured News

      Shrewsbury police make arrests after firearms found in fanny packs

      Featured News

      Shrewsbury celebrates grant for shared-use path at Jordan Pond

      Shrewsbury

      Shrewsbury selectmen accept easement for Old Mill Road sidewalk

      Follow Us

      Sign Up For Our Newsletter


      RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

      Northborough/Southborough Newsletter

      Park Central 40B project in Southborough revised

      Stuart Foster - August 19, 2022
      0
      Westborough

      Online business directory launched in Westborough

      Laura Hayes - August 19, 2022
      0
      Hudson

      Hudson High personnel holds meetings to discuss student discipline

      Stuart Foster - August 19, 2022
      0
      Featured News

      ‘Fought until the end:’ Shrewsbury Post 397 falls in final four of World Series

      Caroline Gordon - August 19, 2022
      0

      POPULAR

      Park Central 40B project in Southborough revised

      August 19, 2022

      Online business directory launched in Westborough

      August 19, 2022

      Hudson High personnel holds meetings to discuss student discipline

      August 19, 2022

      ‘Fought until the end:’ Shrewsbury Post 397 falls in final four...

      August 19, 2022

      Excavator strikes natural gas line in Southborough

      August 19, 2022
      community advocate logo
      ABOUT US

      The Community Advocate is an independently owned newspaper with a legacy of over 40 years serving the communities of Westborough, Hudson, Marlborough, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough and Grafton. It is also the number-one circulated paper in those communities. We cover a wide variety of breaking news, municipal issues, human interest features and sports stories.

      For Advertising Inquiries:
      [email protected]

      For editorial inquiries:
      [email protected]

      Contact us: [email protected]
      FOLLOW US
      • Events
        • Ongoing
      • Contact us
      © Community Advocate. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy