When the railroad came to Natick in 1834, the town changed from a small, rural village into a bustling industrial town. Learn about the people, places, and events that shaped this era in Natick’s past. 19th-Century Natick In Search of The Saxonville Railroad Business and Industry in Natick: Historical Highlights Soldier’s Monument Two Devastating Fires in Natick Oliver Bacon’s Poem Historic Inns and Taverns of Natick Albert L. Smith Henry David Thoreau’s 1857 Visit to Natick Natick Cobbler and Vice President Henry Wilson The “Invisible” Natick Center Train Station The Natick Shoe Industry Augusta Cheney and Women’s Suffrage in Natick Morse Institute Library Shoemaker Strike of 1860 Harwood Baseball Factory Chinese Resilience in 19th and 20th-Century Natick The “Natick Resolution”– Antislavery Sentiment Natick: Home of Champions
