1785 - Shays' Rebellion Artemas Ward, serving as a circuit judge, faced down the rebels at the Worcester Courthouse. The defeat of Shays' Rebellion was a landmark event for the stability of the young nation.
1847 - Artemas Ward Family monument erected Artemas Ward Family monument was erected in Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury Center.
1911 - Farm run by Edward Wheelock Edward E. Wheelock, superintendent, continued to run the farm and recorded 24 head of livestock.