10 Things That You Didn’t Know Were Invented in Worcester County
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
GoLocal Worcester Lifestyle Team
You learn something new every day. Or so the saying goes. In celebration of everything that makes Worcester residents produ, GoLocal Worcester has recently shared
20 Awesome Things that Come From Worcester and
20 Ways Worcester Changed America.
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GoLocal has now looked beyond Worcester and has looked at the awesome things the cities and towns around Worcester County have discovered to change America. The following list even includes a few other things that are straight from the Woo.
Did you know the Pink Flamingo lawn ornament (pictured) was invented in Worcester County? How about baseball's catcher's mask?
Here are those and eight other things that you may not have known were invented in Worcester County
10 Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented in Worcester County:
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The Pink Flamingo
Where: Leominster
When: 1950
Who: Union Products
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Farmer's Alamanac
Where: West Boylston
When: 1792
Who: Robert B. Thomas
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Catcher's Mask
Where: Southborough
When: 1875
Who: St. Mark's School
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Anethesia
Where: Charlton
When: 1846
Who: Dr. William Thomas Green Morton
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Postage Stamp
Where: Millbury
When: 1845
Who: Unknown
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Sewing Machine
Where: Spencer
When: 1846
Who: Elias Howe
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White Chocolate
Where: Shrewsbury
When: 1956
Who: Hebert's Candies
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Windchill Factor
Where: Worcester
When: 1939
Who: Clark University Ph.D. Paul A. Siple
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The Music Festival
Where: Worcester
When: 1858
Who: Music Worcester
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Cotton Gin
Where: Westborough
When: 1794
Who: Eli Whitney
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