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Welcome to Natick's Collective History Timeline.
We want to know what dates are significant to you when you think about living in Natick.
Perhaps there are dates of historical importance. Natick's history is rich and varied. What dates from Natick's past are important to you?
How about your personal experiences living in Natick? Are there dates related to births, graduations, or other happy occasions? Are there dates when new employers moved to Natick or when companies closed their doors? How about opening new schools or fields or parks?
Take a few minutes and add your personal timeline to our collective history. We will update this timeline with your suggestions as we receive them.
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-11,000 |
Glacier creates Lake Cochituate |
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1650-1750
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John Eliot and Praying Indians found town
Eliot translates the Bible into Algonquian language
King Philip’s war
1704 Bacon House on Rt 27 is Natick’s oldest house |
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1751-1850 |
Declaration of Independence’
Eliot Church founded 1828 (South Parish)
1832 railroad comes to Natick
Railroad goes below street level in Natick center |
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1851-1950 |
1874 fire destroys Natick center The Great War
World War II
Cochituate Reservoir – Cochituate State Park |
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1951-1960 |
Natick High School opens 1955 Massachusetts Turnpike opens US Army Natick Laboratories The Balls come to Natick |
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1961-1975 |
Harold Kushner comes to Natick Lake Cochituate Watershed Association Natick Good Government Association Natick Environmental Concerns Committee (Town Meeting) Chapter 40B legislation enacted 1st Natick Superbowl Championship 1974 establishment of Natick Community Organic Farm First Woman Selectmen |
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1976-1985 |
Natick Home Rule Charter Adopted |
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1986-1990 |
Kennedy Senior Center opens Flutie Pass opens Bill Buckner doesn’t make the play! Bought our first home in Natick |
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1991-1995 |
We move to Natick Natick Education Foundation is founded – grants to schools start
We moved here 1992
Bradfords move to Pond Street in Natick
Natick Mall Opens
Town Center Buildings (Town Hall, Police/Fire, Library) |
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1996-2000 |
Started my home business Ryan family moved to town
1997 TCAN is founded
NHS Wall of Achievement is born!
1997 New Morse Institute Library is opened
Leonard Morse Grants Panel/Metrowest Healthcare Foundation
Wonderbread factory moves to Maine
Natick Education Foundation give first “Shining Light Award” to honor volunteerism
1999 We bought our first Natick home
1999 TCAN classical music program begins
Natick High class of 2000 |
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2001-2003 |
Community support (school, place of worship, neighbors) for my family in time of tragedy
Wilson Middle School Debt Exclusion Override in landslide! Yes!
Natick Family Network begins! (free program for all families with children 0-4 years)
Sassamon Trace opens
Wilson Middle School opens
Elected to town meeting |
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2004 |
We bought our first home
Town Meeting rejects age qualified village zoning on Rockland Street
We bought our second Natick home
Red Sox crush Yankees in 4 straight games! Greatest comeback on sports history!
Red Sox win World Series 4-0 over Cardinals
Red Sox reverse the curse! Bill Buckner is forgiven
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2005 |
30 year anniversary – Natick Community Organic Farm
HOOP zoning adopted by Town Meeting
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2006 |
Redmen win Super Bowl – champions!
Natick Paperboard Factory closes
Natick officially “Home of Champions”
First Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial service involving Natick Schools Jan
Natick Schools work with Charter Schools to incorporate change
Natick CARES begins for Youth health improvements
Last big fireworks in Natick (Fourth of July)
Natick Schools restore enrichment rpograms
Yankees eliminated by Tigers
New Natick High School discussion
Habeus corpus suspended!!!
Natick Service Council moves to Coolidge HS
New Senior Center?
New High School Built
Only child graduates Natick High School
Natick Mall Phase II
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2007-2012 |
Open Cochituate Rail Trail?
Natick Senior Community Center underway (and it is expanded to include the whole community (all generations) to become a “meeting place”)
Natick High School no longer uses “Redmen” to identify teams
Begin construction of High School
New Natick High Opens |
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2013+ |
Natick voted best town in Massachusetts
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