Natick
| Town in Middlesex County, eastern Massachusetts, on Lake Cochituate, 24 km/15 mi southwest of Boston; population (1990 est) 30,500. The town is now a suburb of Boston, producing leather, paper, chemicals, processed foods, beer, baseballs (first developed here), preserves, and clothing. The US Army maintains a large research laboratory on Lake Cochituate. |
| Natick was founded in 1651 as a settlement for missionary John Eliot's Indian converts; reminders of its origins are present in a monument to Eliot and an Indian burial ground. Many American Indians were expelled in King Philip's War of 1675, and most had left by 1725 as white settlers moved in. |
| The town was badly affected by fires in 1872 and 1874. It has nine entries on the national register of historic places, including a parsonage and a diner. Attractions include the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary – 267 ha/660 acres of marsh, pond, and meadows. |
Natick
| See West Warwick. |
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