HISTORY OF THE TOWN
Shrewsbury is a town in Worcester County. It was named after a a place named Shrewsbury in England. Unlike other surrounding cities, Shrewsbury didn't become a mill town. Back then, there were rules for towns to become towns. You needed a place that had at least 20 people, a pen, and you needed a meeting place. The earliest jobs back then were farming, shoe making, running taverns, or teaching people in school houses. The population was 35,608 when last counted in 2010. In 2000, there were 12,366 households and 8,693 families. 89.12% were white people, 1.45% were African American, 0.12% were Native American, 7.61% were Asian, 0.01% were Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, 1.00% from 2 or more races and, Hispanic and Latino of any race were 1.59%.
Lake Quinsigamond is a lake in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. There is a park called Quinsigamond State Park next to it. It's between Shrewsbury and Worcester. Back in the day, there used to be a floating bridge made out of wood or barrels between Shrewsbury and Worcester. It wasn't very sturdy and a lot of accidents happened with horses falling in the water. So, later they got rid of the floating bridge and filled it up with dirt. This is a picture of Lake Quinsigamond.
Places to Visit
Great places in Shrewsbury to visit would be places like The Artemas Ward House, Jordan Pond and Prospect Park. If you have a dog and you want to go for a jog, Prospect Park would be a nice place to visit. But if you like relaxing, you would probably go to Jordan Pond. The General Artemas Ward House is a nice historical place for people to visit.