* The first edition of the Fitchburg Sentinel was published on December 20, 1838. By the 1820’s six quarries produced 65,000 tons of granite each year. * Granite from Rollstone Hill was used to build the bridges over the Hudson River in New York City. The meeting house was built where the Unitarian Church now stands. In September 1786, the town decided to build a new meeting house, but it took 10 years and 99 meetings decide on a location. In 1776, Fitchburg sent 176 service to fight in the Revolutionary War. Fitch eventually became destitute and was passed throughout New England by towns who could no longer afford to care for him and died on April 8, 1795. Although they were set free, his wife died on the trip back to Fitchburg. In 1748 John Fitch, his wife and five children were attacked and captured by Indians. John Fitch was an inn keeper and the town was named in his honor for his efforts in establishing the community. It got its name from one of its earliest residents, John Fitch. The first group of settlers other than Page to move to Fitchburg were Samuel Poole, Isaac Gibson, Samuel Hunt, Joseph Spofford and John Fitch. His home was located near what is now Pearl and Blossom Streets. In 1735, the first resident of Fitchburg was David Page, son of Samuel Page, one of the original founders of Lancaster. The first account of a white person to enter Fitchburg was on Februwhen Mary Rowlandson, wife of the minister of Lancaster, was kidnapped by American Indians and held one night on Rollstone Hill. In 1719 when Lunenburg was created, the courts called the area that is now Fitchburg “Turkey Hills.” In 1764 Fitchburg was officially separated from Lunenburg. Fitchburg was once part of Lunenburg, which was also once part of Lancaster.
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