Part of Quaboag Plantation
Our Colonial & Civil War Soldiers
Updated 07/08/2010
The New England Town of West Brookfield is located approximately 20 miles west of Worcester, Massachusetts. Situated on the Historic Boston Post Road, the town was the halfway stop on the stage route from Worcester to Springfield. The picturesque Common is the beginning of the Center Historic District. Within walking distance is the Old Indian Cemetery and other locations of historical significance.
West Brookfield has the sites of the first white settlement, the Indian villages, and is in reality the mother town of the Quaboag Plantation. The Quaboag Plantation was deeded in 1660, and thirteen years later this area was incorporated as a town and was called Brookfield. Quaboag is a Nipmuc Indian name meaning "before the pond". The site of the largest of the Quaboag Indian Villages was at Wekabaug, later known as Wickaboag. This site joined the southerly end of what is now Lake Wickaboag in West Brookfield. With the advent of the railroad, West Brookfield was incorporated as a separate Town in 1848.
Current Events
Quaboag Plantation 350th Celebration
West Brookfield Event List for 2010
July - September 2010 Exhibit
Historical Photos of North Brookfield & East Brookfield
at Merriam-Gilbert Library
Sunday, August 8,
350th Car/Motorcycle Show
Senior Center, 73 Central St., 9:00am-3:00pm
Food - 50/50 Raffle - Fun for all ages
Rain Date Sunday, Aug 22nd
Saturday, August 14,
2010 Lake Wickaboag Regatta
11:00am-4:00pm, Wickaboag Boat Club
Events: 11:00am-Canoe/Kayak Races
12:00pm-Novice Sunfish Sailing Races
1:00pm Lashaway Y-Flyer Sailing Races
2:30pm-Water Ski Show, featuring the Oxbow Ski Team
Rain Date: Sunday, August 15
Sunday, August 15
Foster Hill - 10:00am
Reading of "Whitefield's Sermon"