Submitted by jpm01609 t3_zo43a9 in WorcesterMA
Take a look at this link and see Springfield's Reddit due
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They've got references to both basketball and Dr Seuss
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So what could Worcester offer?
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Goddard's rocket?
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online_anomie t1_j0ktgmg wrote
Birth control and Harvey Ball. ….no clue how you’d affix that to a Reddit icon.
princess-smartypants t1_j0kxw6q wrote
A heart, since we are "the heart of the commonwealth" . Not sure if this is because of the central location, or the invention of commercially produced Valentine's day cards.
PrunePsychological98 t1_j0l30dr wrote
Worcester is the home of the Smiley Face 🙂
_life_is_a_joke_ t1_j0lbeov wrote
Worcester: New England's Warehouse
NativeSon508 t1_j0lihfc wrote
Barbed wire?
NovelNo87 t1_j0lqubr wrote
The Goddard rocket site is in Auburn. Between affordability and things to do, I prefer Springfield - I like the MGM cinema and the food court, plus they’ve got the big E, Basketball hall of fame and Six Flags right around the corner in Agawam. The only notably unique things Worcester has that Springfield doesn’t is the Woo Sox and direct train access to Boston, and honestly the commuter rail isn’t the greatest.
New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j0ml4tg wrote
Freud and Jung's only trip to the US was to Clark University In Worcester. The cable for the Golden Gate bridge was made here. Shredded Wheat was invented here. The first perfect game of baseball was pitched in Worcester. Esther Forbes who wrote Johnny Tremaine was from Worcester. Neal Armstrong's famous words from the moon were spoken into a headset made in Worcester. President John Adams taught school in Worcester. Charles Dickens read A Christmas Carol in Worcester at Mechanic's Hall. Black Union soldiers from Worcester fought in the first battle of the Civil War. The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence was in Worcester. Coney Island Hot Dogs opened in Worcester during WWI. Babe Ruth used to hang out at the Vernon Hotel. Casey at the Bat was written in Worcester.
princess-smartypants t1_j0ngmaj wrote
Months before Lexington and Concord, locals ran the British Redcoats out of Worcester.
New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j0ny19o wrote
I never knew that.
albalfa t1_j0onwvd wrote
Several things here I didn't know!!
Add Near East Rice Pilaf to the list.
New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j0q7mmv wrote
This is really good reading, Thanks.
New-Vegetable-1274 t1_j0qj248 wrote
That's right, I love all their products.
Psychological-Bad937 t1_j1jpgdv wrote
Big E isn't in Springfield and so isn't Six Flags like you mentioned🤣
SweetHatDisc t1_j0kskfn wrote
Worcester: A convenient place for New Englanders to arrange their sales goods for shipping to Boston and Providence since 1848!