1907 Old Home Week

1999 LaSalette Fire

The main building at LaSalette had several names and functions Solomon Sanitarium, Attleboro Springs and LaSalette. A magnificent building no…

1964 Thompson Chemical Explosion

I remember stories from relatives who lived on South Main Street at Tiffany Street, of being knocked down on the…

1917 War Chest

The War Chest was used as a means to gather donations and create awareness of the campaign to raise funds…

1912 Watson Block Fire

Oct. 29, 1912, several buildings on North Main Street were destroyed in the Watson Block fire. Cupolas on the schoolhouses…

1898 The Great Fire

One of the most devastating events occurred on May 17th, when passengers arriving by train spotted flames licking from a…

1912 Train Wreck

I don’t know much about this accident. I came across these photographs and I never researched them.

1894 Bicentennial

Someone with early photography skills took these pictures. Thank you who ever you were. Bates Opera House in its original…