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2 unusual facts about Fitchburg


Marion Rice

Rice was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, settled in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and founded the "Marion Rice Studio of the Dance" where she taught and performed Denishawn technique for over 60 years.

Nashua Valley Council

In 1965 the Fitchburg Area Council, between Lancaster and Acton, Massachusetts, merged with the Wachusett Council to form the present-day Nashua Valley Council.


Asa Stratton

He graduated in 1873 and went on to attend the Boston University School of Law and play semipro baseball for a number of teams including Live Oak and the Rolestone nine in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Fitchburg Railroad

The Harvard Branch Railroad was incorporated and opened in 1849, splitting from the Fitchburg in Somerville and running to Harvard Square.

Goldsmith Bailey

Bailey was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1861, until his death in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 8, 1862.

Great Wolf Resorts

On June 18, 2013, the Fitchburg, Massachusetts City Council approved a special permit filed by Great Wolf Resorts for the expansion of the Holiday Inn and Coco Key water park located on Royal Plaza Drive off of Route 31 in Fitchburg.

Late March 2013 North American winter storm

Snow totals as of the morning of March 19 are: 4" in Manchester, Connecticut; 4.5" in Ludlow, Massachusetts; 5.2" in South Weymouth, Massachusetts; 5.3" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and 8.0" in Brookline, Massachusetts.

MBTA Commuter Rail

However, the service between Gardner and Fitchburg was ended at the end of 1986 after the parallel Massachusetts Route 2 was upgraded to expressway standards, reducing travel time between these cities.

Voice of Industry

Shortly after it was established, the paper moved from Fitchburg to Lowell, where it was adopted by the first union of working women in the United States, the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association led by the young labour leader Sarah Bagley.


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