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2 unusual facts about Wachusett


Nashua Valley Council

It was originally the council summer camp for the Wachusett Council, serving Massachusetts towns from Leominster through Petersham.

Its name is derived from a combination of three mountains in the area; Watatic, Monadnock, and Wachusett.


John Hoar

Hoar departed Lancaster on April 28, 1676 with two native guides, Nepphonet and Peter Tatatiquinea to meet King Philip's War party at Wachusett Lake, located in what is now Princeton, Massachusetts.

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.

War of the Pacific

The USS Wachusett (1861) commanded by Alfred Thayer Mahan, was stationed at Callao, Peru, to protect American interests during the war's final stages.


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