Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts and the Wachusett Village Inn and Conference Center

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Travel story: Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts and the Wachusett Village Inn and Conference Center

If you are not from Massachusetts, you've probably never heard of Wachusett Mountain, let alone be able to pronounce it as easily as the local inhabitants do.

The name "Wachusett" means "By the Great Hill" in Algonquin, a dialect spoken by the Nipmuck Native People, who at one time inhabited a village at the base of the mountain.

During the early Colonial period the mountain was an important center for the Native People, and was a focal point for their... More