Wachusett
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"Wachusett" is a word derived from the Algonquian languages once spoken by the Native Americans of Massachusetts and is believed to approximate "near the mountain" or "mountain place". Wachusett was originally used as the name of a mountain in Massachusetts; other uses of the word (most of them local) have been derived directly from the name of the mountain.
"Wachusett" may refer to:
Mount Wachusett, a mountain in Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Mountain (ski area), located on the mountain
- A Walk to Wachusett, an essay by Henry David Thoreau, about the author's journey to Mount Wachusett
Other geographic features
- Wachusett Aqueduct in Massachusetts
- Wachusett Dam in Clinton, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Reservoir in Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Institutions, schools, and organizations
- Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Hall at Assumption College
- Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Regional School District in Massachusetts
Businesses
- Wachusett Brewing Company in Westminster, Massachusetts
- Wachusett Potato Chip Company in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous
- USS Wachusett, a ship in the American Civil War
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