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Welcome to American Alarms’ business and home security page for Templeton, Massachusetts. This informational page provides important crime data along with additional information for those living in or considering moving to Templeton.
According to the FBI Crime Database for Massachusetts’ 279 cities and towns, Templeton was ranked 176th in “Most Property Damage per 100,000” in 2013 declining from 215th in 2012. However, it was 164th for “Most Burglaries per 100,000” improving from 139th in 2012.
Based in New England since 1971, we’ve worked in the Templeton 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.
First settled by Europeans in 1751, it took eleven years for the town become incorporated, taking the name Templeton. The original settlement’s growth was stunted by the presence of the natives who lived nearby and posed a threat to the welfare of settlers. As the native population diminished, Templeton grew rapidly. Much of the growth can be attributed to the mills in town. The Chicopee, Miller and Otter Rivers all provided a great spot for mills to be built, with fast flowing water and large elevation drops in the water. By the mid nineteenth century, there were eleven saw mills and a plethora of manufacturers that produced goods such as furniture, clothing, machinery, shoes and tools. Today, the town of around 8,000 is a predominantly rural town with little industry as most residents travel to nearby Garner and Worcester.
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Due to the rural nature of the town, much of the recreation deals with the outdoors. The largest and most popular site is Otter River State Park. Set on 14,000 acres, this park offers many options for recreation. Among the various recreation offered in the park are biking, camping, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, hunting, snowmobiling and swimming. Another well-liked destination in town is the Templewood Golf Course. After opening in 2000, this young golf course has over 6,000 yards on the course which help it to continue to bring new visitors every year.
Stephen Pearl Andrews is best known as a political activist and a writer. Born in Templeton, Andrews and his family moved to New Hampshire during his youth. He would later move to Louisiana at age nineteen to study law. It was here that his views on slavery were formed and he became an abolitionist. In his later life, Andrews would write regarding his humanitarian beliefs, inspiring many people with his views.
Sarah and Elizabeth Goodridge were artists who lived during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Both Goodridge sisters were born in Templeton where they first took interest in art. Both their beginnings came through teaching themselves, however in 1820, the sisters moved to Boston together to received proper training. It was here they began painting miniatures, portraits made on small canvases. After their training both sisters would return to Templeton where they would continue to support themselves and their families until their deaths in the later years of the nineteenth century.
Templeton, 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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