Place:Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Name
Athol
Alternate names
Athol Centre     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25002430)
Athol Depot     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25002430)
Type
Town
Coordinates
42.583°N 72.217°W
Located in
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,299 at the 2000 census.

For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Athol, please see the article Athol (CDP), Massachusetts.

It was the birthplace of Lysander Spooner and Bishop Daniel Francis Feehan. It was home to inventor and businessman Leroy S. Starrett.

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Athol was first settled in 1735 and was officially incorporated in 1762.

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