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Welcome to American Alarms’ business and home security page for Spencer, Massachusetts. This informational page provides important crime data along with additional information for those living in or considering moving to Spencer.
According to the FBI Crime Database for Massachusetts’ 279 cities and towns, Spencer was ranked 135th in “Most Property Damage per 100,000” in 2013 improving from 100th in 2012. It was 143rd for “Most Burglaries per 100,000” improving from 115th in 2012.
Based in New England since 1971, we’ve worked in the Spencer area for decades. We know the landscape and we have good relationships with local police and fire officials. Our team of employees (200 strong and growing) live in the communities we serve, this means our customers are our neighbors.
Prior to European colonists arriving in Spencer, they had previously settled and incorporated the neighboring town, Leicester. Residents from Leicester soon began settling in nearby areas and in 1721, the area that is now Spencer became permanently settled. In 1753, it became incorporated and was named Spencer, after the Governor at the time, Spencer Phips.
As residents began expanding their land area, the first resident who arrived in present day Spencer was Samuel Bemis, who to this day, still has descendants living in town. As the years went on more and more settlers made Spencer home, and by the end of the eighteenth century, Spencer had become a checkpoint along the Boston Post Road, a major delivery route that ran all across the East coast, whose framework laid out many of today’s major highways. Many famous historic figures stopped in Spencer on their journey on Boston Post Road, including George Washington and Henry Knox.
The town’s original economy was primarily agrarian based, but soon it took advantage of local water sources, such as the Seven Mile River. After the first mill was built in 1740, they began constructing many more manufacturers and mills along its shores. Some of the products that help bolster the town economy, were shoes and wire.
Today, the town is no longer centered around manufacturing, instead most residents work outside of the town. The town of 12,000 people is situated within a short distance to many major New England cities, while also providing residents with a rural, small town community.
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Due to the rural nature of the town, much of the recreation in town revolves around the outdoors. Among the various outdoor site are Spencer State Forest, also known as Howe State Park, and the two major ponds in town, Browning and Thompson. Spencer State Park is set on nearly 1,000 acres, much of which was at one point owned by Elias Howe. There are many trail systems that run through the State Forest, the longest and best known trail is the Midstate Trail; running ninety-two miles long, it stretches from the Rhode Island border up to the New Hampshire branch, running through the middle of Massachusetts. Also popular recreation spots in town are the ponds which combine to make up nearly 200 acres. Both sites have boat access, however they are more frequernted for fishing. There are nearly twenty different species of fish between the two ponds including bass, perch, pickerel and trout.
Elias Howe was born and spent some of his youth in Spencer, before moving to Lowell and Cambridge. Surrounded most of his life by industry, he strode to invent machines that helped ease the process of manufacturing. In 1846 he invented and patented a sewing machine that was the first of its kind and eventually brought wealth to Howe in his later life. He also helped create and invent the zipper.
Phineas Jones born in 1859, is best known for his career in politics. Born and raised in Spencer, Jones would attend the local schools before moving to New Jersey where he would begin his career in politics. By the end of his career he had served as a member of the House of Representatives.
Spencer, MA, United States
Sales: 781-859-2400
Security Command Center:
781-859-2700
FAX: 781-648-0199
Technical Support: 781-859-2600
Accounting: 781-859-2500
Human Resources: 781-859-2300
Advanced Signal: 781-963-2024
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