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In this image we see the Wire Mill and the Causeway not being present.

Definition of Urban Parks provided by faculty and students at WPI as a part of an Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)

An image depicting the tree damage caused by a F4 class tornado which touched down in Worcester on June 9th, 1953.

In 1921, Worcester experienced one of the worst ice storms in recent history. The storm itself delivered millions of tons of ice and paralyzed infrastructure throughout the city. As for the trees, a third of Worcester’s 40,000 shade trees were…

The Hurricane of 1938 was a storm that ravaged New England, and the strongest in its history. In Worcester, the storm downed about 4000 trees in the streets, and about 11,000 in the parks and playgrounds. The full repair from the damage caused by…

Side by side of c.1880 and 2019

A newspaper article on the three Stephen Salisbury's that were important to Worcester and how they helped to develop it.

A student proposed that WPI buy Institute Park to help manage the rapid expansion.

The letter Stephen Salisbury III sent to the mayor of Worcester upon gifting the park to the city, as printed in the Worcester Daily Telegram