WORCESTER DATES 1673 First Settlement was named Quinsigamond Plantation 1684 Second Settlement was named Worcester 1713 Third attempt became the first permanent settlement 1718 first immigrant group of Scots-Irish arrives 1722 incorporated as a town 1731 named shire town of Worcester County 1828 Blackstone Canal opened 1835 Trains first came to Worcester 1848 Blackstone Canal … Continue reading Facts about Worcester