Worcester was first settled under the Indian name of Quinsigamond in 1673. At the start of King Philip’s War, the settlement was abandoned. It was at the second attempted settlement that the name “Worcester” meaning “war-castle” was adopted. This settlement was also abandoned in 1701. The third and permanent settlement dates from 1713. Worcester was incorporated a town in 14 June 1722, chosen the shire town or county seat of Worcester County in 1731, and incorporated as a city on 29 February, 1848.
Worcester is located in Central Massachusetts, and is known as the “heart of the Commonwealth.”