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Article: Huguenot monument will be rededicated.
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- September 10, 2009
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Byline: Ellie Oleson
OXFORD - In 1686, a group of Protestant Huguenots, who had been driven out of France by its Catholic king, settled in New Oxford. They cleared land and used the lumber to build their homes. They built a fort, a gristmill, sawmill and a wash leather mill near Lowe's Brook. They also built a church, where they were finally free to worship.
On Oct. 2, 1884, William D. Ely, a relative of wealthy merchant Gabriel Bernon, who financed that first settlement, spoke at a dedication of a monument to honor those early residents.
On Sept. 12 (rain date Sept. 19), a ceremony to rededicate the Huguenot monument will be held in honor of ...