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All the United States Massachusetts Princeton

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Princeton

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Princeton, Massachusetts

Updated October 22, 2014

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Redemption Rock

Princeton, Massachusetts

Redemption Rock

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.
The graveyard during wintertime

Princeton, Massachusetts

Grave of Martha Keyes

The haunting history of a little girl lost.
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Mary Had a Little Lamb statue

Sterling, Massachusetts

Mary Had a Little Lamb Statue

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.
6 miles from Princeton

West Boylston, Massachusetts

Old Stone Church

The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
7 miles from Princeton
Root cellar

Rutland, Massachusetts

Rutland Prison Camp

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
7 miles from Princeton
Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

Leominster, Massachusetts

Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.
7 miles from Princeton
View of the Spite Wall from across the street.

Westminster, Massachusetts

The Spite Wall

One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
8 miles from Princeton
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