WPI Reunion Weekend 2024, my 60th

A bit of Worcester history on the campus (If you are there, see if you can find it, there may be more than one).
The Worcester Electric Light Company was founded in 1884 and remained in business until 1937 when a merger formed the Worcester County Electric Company.. A string of mergers in 1951 resulted in the formation of Massachusetts Electric which adopted the name "National Grid" in 2005.
An interesting sidelight, Stephen Salisbury III, the son of Stephen Salisbury II, the first President of WPI, apparently sold major property in 1897 to the Worcester Electric Company. Stephen Salisbury III also gave WPI the funds to build Salisbury Labritories, the third building on the WPI campus.
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- John Schmidt
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- Sunday 12 May 2024
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