Place:Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Name
Shutesbury
Alternate names
Road Town     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25002017)
Shutesbury centre     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25002017)
Type
Town
Coordinates
42.45°N 72.4°W
Located in
Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

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Shutesbury is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,810 at the 2000 census.

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History

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Shutesbury was first settled in 1735, then it was called Road Town, because of its only purpose being that of a road between towns. Road town, was officially incorporated, as Shutesbury, in 1761. The town was renamed in honor of Samuel Shutes, former governor.

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