Groton, Massachusetts
Population: 9,547
Located in Middlesex County
Located 35 miles northwest of Boston in Middlesex County, Groton is a family oriented residential community with good schools, low crime rate and an excellent quality of life.
Groton, founded in 1655, has a population of approximately 10,000 is tucked away on the banks of the Nashua and Squannacook Rivers. The charming, New England village encompasses 32 square miles of majestic antique homesteads, faded red barns, rolling apple orchards, colonial stonewalls and family farms. It is the largest town in Middlesex County.
The city covers thousands of acres of preserved natural terrain used for recreational opportunities such as swimming, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, canoeing and cross country skiing and more. And if you own a horse, then Groton is your country! Home to the National Shepley Hills Horse Trials and the New England Horse Training Championships, Groton knows a thing or two about horses.
The Lost Lake area of Groton was created at the turn of the century through damming nearby streams and flooding an existing field. It was popular as a summer resort for city residents and today both permanent and summer residents live there.
The Groton Dunstable Regional School District serves the needs of students in the city by means of a high school, a middle school and three elementary schools. In addition, students have the option of attending the Nashoba Valley Technical High School. For those students looking to extend their education they have a choice of Wachusett Community College and Western New England College in nearby Ayer. A number of prestigious universities are within a short drive, including a state college in nearby Fitchburg and the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. Prestigious Harvard University is located in the city of Boston.
Home prices are as carried as style in this lovely corner of Massachusetts - with colonials, town houses, apartments, ranch-style homes, Cape Cods, Art Deco and everything in between. Single-family homes, of many styles, start around $300,000 and reach into the millions for majestic estate properties with acreage and some even have waterfront views. Land is also available for custom building that wonderful home of which you've always dreamed.
Groton has a rich history, and it is reflected in the buildings - built in 1706 as a parsonage for Reverend Dudley Bradstreet, Bradstreet Parsonage is thought to be the oldest house still standing in Groton. The First Parish Church was originally built in 1755 as a gathering place for town meetings and other important political and social events. In 1775, the town common in front of the church was the assembly area for the Groton Minutemen who joined in the battle against the British in the towns of Concord and Lexington.
For a town with such a great past and history, Groton is as warm and welcoming today as it was 300 years ago. Bring your horses, and settle here in Groton!
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