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==History==
=== Pre history - 17th century ===
Before recorded time, the area now known as Westborough was a well-travelled crossroads, inhabited locally by the [[Nipmuc Nation|Nipmuc]] and [[Agawam people|Agawam]] peoples.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Temprano |first=Victor |title=Welcome |url=https://native-land.ca/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Native-Land.ca |language=en}}</ref> As early as 7,000 [[Common Era|BCE]],
From 1200 to 1600 [[Common Era|CE]], seasonal migrations brought [[Nipmuc Nation|Nipmuc Indians]] to hunt and fish near Cedar Swamp and Lake Hoccomocco. Using Fay Mountain as a landmark, Indians crisscrossed Westborough on well-worn paths: the [[old Connecticut Path]] leading west from [[Massachusetts Bay]]; the Narragansett Trail leading south, and the trail (along the present Milk Street) leading to Canada.<ref>The section about Westborough history is based on notes titled [http://www.westborough.com/westborough_history.htm ''The Hundredth Town''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312223120/http://www.westborough.com/westborough_history.htm |date=March 12, 2007 }}, written by Kristina N. Allen, which in turn are based on her 1984 book ''On the Beaten Path''.</ref>
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