From collection Place
Clinton (Town of), Worcester County, MA
Town of Clinton, MA. Located 6 mi NE of Worcester; Worcester County (US-T121). It was settled in 1654 and incorporated as a town in 1850. Named in honor of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), Governor of NY and builder of the Erie Canal (MA-T1/p14).
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469 feet
42.4119072
-71.6888255
U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) at U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), ( https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names : accessed 09 May 2025). Entered placename and selected filters to find domestic name approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
