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Mary Rowlandson's Monument

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

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Fuller Field

One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.

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The Icon Museum and Study Center

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

2 miles from Lancaster

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Clinton, Massachusetts

Clinton Tunnel

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

3 miles from Lancaster

Wachusett Dam and Reservoir

Clinton, Massachusetts

Wachusett Dam and Reservoir

Once the largest gravity dam in the world.

3 miles from Lancaster

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Mary Had a Little Lamb Statue

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

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