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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Lakes of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Rivers of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles River, Quabbin Reservoir, Lake Chaubunagungamaug, Blackstone River, Quinebaug River, West Hill Dam, Lake Quinsigamond, Ware River, Millers River, Mount Wachusett, Nashua River Watershed, Dexter Drumlin, Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River, Assabet River, Quaboag River, Mount Watatic, Sugden Reservoir, Royalston Falls, Browning Pond, Doane's Falls, Brooks Pond, Chockalog River, Seven Mile River, Rock House Reservation, Walker Pond, Redemption Rock, Tully Lake, Stillwater River, West River, Thompson Pond, Quaboag Pond, Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, Lake Lashaway, Wapack Range, Quabbin Valley, Mount Pisgah, Indian Lake, Wallum Lake, Five Mile River, Mill River, Mumford River, East Brookfield River, Lake Monomonac, French River, Peters River, Buffumville Lake, North Branch Millers River, South Branch Souhegan River, Crow Hills, Cranberry River, Burnshirt River, Spirit Falls, Mount Jefferson, Tarbell Brook, Quinsigamond River, Cedar Hill. Excerpt: Charles River - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Charles River View of the Charles River and Boston at nightThe river's name, preceding the English version, was once thought to be Quinobequin (meandering), though that attribution has been discredited by, among others, the Harvard University Librarian in 1850. The river was used by Native Americans for local transportation and fishing, and as part of the passage from southeastern Massachusetts to northern New England. Captain John Smith explored and mapped the coast of New England, naming many features including the Charles River, which he gave the Native Am...