

West Brookfield Historical Commission
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.
The West Brookfield Historical Commission is pleased to see the beginnings of the process to repair, replace, and paint the exterior of our Town Hall.
Protecting and preserving the historical buildings in our town is part of our purpose and responsibility to the residents of our town. We are mandated by the State and the Federal governments to carry out our duties as members of the Historical Commission.
In June 2021, at the request of the Historical Commission, the town voted and approved the monies at the town meeting to assist in the costs that will be incurred in this repair and restoration process.
We urge the people of West Brookfield to support the town government’s efforts to achieve this goal of repairing, replacing, and painting the Town Hall.
"A History of West Brookfield 1675-1990"
by Jeffrey H. Fiske (6 copies left, contact the Commission office if interested.)
"The History of North Brookfield 1647-1887"
by J. H. Temple
"Quaboag Plantation, Alias Brookfield"
by Dr. Louis E Roy
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