Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Uxbridge, a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, was incorporated in 1727 from a part of Mendon, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located 36 mi southwest of Boston and 15 mi south-s
Congregational Church and Civil War Memorial
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Jacob Aldrich House; Quaker style house
Charles Capron House. The Capron family was prominent in the Industrial era at Uxbridge Center where Capron Mill is located.
Shays's Rebellion
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Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
…to command the Continental Army. Samuel Spring was an early Revolutionary war chaplain. Deborah Sampson enlisted as "Robert Shurtlieff of Uxbridge". Shays' Rebellion led Governor John Hancock to quell Uxbridge riots. Simeon Wheelock died protecting the Springfield Armory. Seth Reed was instrumental in adding "E…
An illustration of Shays's troops repulsed from the armory in Springfield in early 1787
Populist Governor John Hancock refused to crack down on tax delinquencies and accepted devalued paper currency for debts.
Artist's depiction of protesters watching a debtor in a scuffle with a tax collector by the courthouse at Springfield, Massachusetts. The insurrection was a tax-related rebellion.
Governor James Bowdoin instituted a heavy tax burden and stepped up the collection of back taxes.