Wachusett Watershed

Wachusett Watershed is in Worcester, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wachusett Watershed is situated nearby to the peak Wolfden Hill, as well as near the nature reserve Stillwater River Wildlife Conservation Easement.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Wachusett and Redemption Rock.

Mount Wachusett

Peak

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Mount Wachusett is a mountain in Massachusetts. It straddles towns of Princeton and Westminster, in Worcester County. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. Mount Wachusett is situated 2 miles west of Wachusett Watershed.

Redemption Rock

Redemption Rock is a colonial-era historic site in Princeton, Massachusetts. In 1676, during King Philip's War, the release of Mary Rowlandson from her Native American captors was negotiated atop a granite ledge. Redemption Rock is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wachusett Watershed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princeton and Leominster.

Princeton

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Princeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is bordered on the east by Sterling and Leominster, on the north by Westminster, on the northwest by Hubbardston, on the southwest by Rutland, and on the southeast by Holden.

Leominster

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Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Worcester County, with a population of 44,209 at the 2024 census estimate.