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Fiskdale (or Fiskedale) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Sturbridge in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fiskdale had a population of 2,797.
Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,583 to 2,797 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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What they wrote about Fiskdale, 1889–1907
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History of Worcester County, Massachusetts1889 · page 117Read the page →
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respected nationalities, who had charge at Southbridge. Two very tasty and well constructed churches were erected in 1885, and in 1886, September 1st, the Fiskdale Mission was made a distinct parish. The Reverend Father Jules Gratton was placed in charge as priest. The census of the parish in 1886, was: Irish, 45 families and 175 souls; French, 110 families and 610 souls.
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History of Worcester County, Massachusetts1889 · page 103Read the page →
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Along the northern hank of the river, just where it curves, are situated the factories and the village of Fiskdale. From the opposite slope of Shumway Hill the view of thi-< village is enchanting. From the pinnacle of the hill very fine views of rural scenery are obtained in every direction except the southward, where lie the wooded hills and rocky ridges that environ the lead-mine region. To the eastward lies the
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Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity1907 · page 262Read the page →
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facilities of the small weaving-room at this mill aflforded, in the spring of 1838 he obtained a situation in the weaving department in charge of Nelson Drake, at Fiskdale Mills. In the spring of 1840 he entered the company's counting-room to obtain a knowledge of mercantile, manufacturing and double entrv bookkeeping, under the instruction of Avery P. Taylor. In September, 1840, he was engaged to
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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