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South Worthington Historic District

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62: 79: 863: 104: 875: 407: 852: 111: 86: 229:, but only one complex, the Theron Higgins Mill on South Worthington Road, has survived from the 19th century. Most of the buildings in the district are residences dating to the 19th century; also included are three churches, including the particularly elegant Greek Revival South Worthington Methodist Church (1848). The district was added to the 236:
The South Worthington area first developed as a modest agricultural area in the 1760s. A falls in the Little River proved a good location for a sawmill, which was standing by 1794, and followed by a grist mill in 1812. The village flourished as a service center for the local farmers, and additional
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mills survived for a time in the 19th century, one of which was used to manufacture
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encompassing the formerly industrial, but now rural, village of South
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South Worthington Historic District is located in Massachusetts
South Worthington Historic District is located in the United States
Worthington, Massachusetts
42°20′47″N 72°53′36″W / 42.34639°N 72.89333°W / 42.34639; -72.89333
05000935
historic district
Worthington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Route 112
Chesterfield
Westfield River
National Register of Historic Places
window blinds
Russell Conwell
Temple University
National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, Massachusetts


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