Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The third-largest city in the county, its population was 41,946 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg State University is located here.
Downtown Fitchburg seen from the south.
Print of Fitchburg from 1882 by L.R. Burleigh with listing of landmarks
Main Street, looking east, in c. 1912
The Rollstone Boulder, on the summit of Rollstone Hill in 1909.
Worcester County, Massachusetts
Worcester County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 862,111, making it the second-most populous county in Massachusetts. It is also the largest county in Massachusetts by geographic area. The largest city and traditional shire town is Worcester. Worcester County is part of the Worcester, MA–CT metropolitan statistical area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area.
Worcester County Courthouse