- Wachusett
"Wachusett" is a word derived from the
Algonquian languages once spoken by the Native Americans ofMassachusetts and is believed to approximate "near the mountain" or "mountain place". Wachusett was originally used as the name of a mountain in Massachusetts; other uses of the word (most of them local) have been derived directly from the name of the mountain."Wachusett" may refer to:
Mount Wachusett , a mountain inWorcester County, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Mountain (ski area) , located on the mountain
*"A Walk to Wachusett ," an essay byHenry David Thoreau , about the author's journey to Mount WachusettOther geographic features
*Wachusett Aqueduct in Massachusetts
*Wachusett Dam inClinton, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Reservoir in Worcester County, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Street inJamaica Plain, Massachusetts Institutions, schools, and organizations
*Mount Wachusett Community College inGardner, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Hall atAssumption College
*Wachusett Regional High School inHolden, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Regional School District in MassachusettsBusinesses
*Wachusett Brewing Company inWestminster, Massachusetts
*Wachusett Potato Chip Company inFitchburg, Massachusetts Miscellaneous
*"USS Wachusett ", aship in theAmerican Civil War
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