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Walker Ice Company Houses at Salisbury Pond
Walker Ice Company house and Washburn & Moen in the distance
Salisbury Pond - Ice Harvesting
Workers and horses harvesting ice on Salisbury Pond.
Ice Houses at Salisbury Pond
Ice houses belonging to the Walker Ice Company at Salisbury Pond, with Washburn & Moen in the distance.
Print of Benjamin Walker
Portrait 1581
Institute Park tower and Riley house at corner of West and Salisbury Streets #2
The Norse Tower stood at the corner of West and Salisbury street. The lack of tree cover in Institute park helped it tower over the surrounding area. A landmark quite difficult to ignore. While the date of the photograph is unknown, the presence of…
Dutch Elm Disease in Worcester
Dutch elm disease originated from Europe in 1928, and has killed tens of millions of elm trees since then. Worcester has been preparing for the complete loss of Elm trees.
Institute’s Right in Norse Tower Site
Local historical society director U. Waldo Cutler argues his case for not keeping the Norse Tower. At the time, rumors had all but been confirmed the Norse Tower’s removal and replacement with the Rogers-Kennedy Memorial monument. The town had…
Gazebo Under Construction
This image came from an article in The Worcester Telegram. It depicts the dilapidated state of the gazebo
