Uxbridge Attractions

Arrowhead Acres
92 Aldrich Street (Route 98)
Uxbridge, MA 01569
508-278-5017
This is a 73-acre family recreation farm which offers choose and cut Christmas trees, animal petting and pumpkin picking along with musical hayrides on custom built Conestoga style hay wagons.
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Cornet John Farnum House
44 Mendon Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569
508-278-6761
The Cornet John Farnum House on Mendon Street was the site of Uxbridge's first town meeting in 1727. John Farnum who was active in the political affairs of both Mendon and Uxbridge, built this house around 1710.

Friends Meeting House
Quaker Highway, Route 146
Uxbridge, MA 01569
508-278-2971
The meetinghouse was built in 1770 for a sum of 206 pounds for the purpose of handling the growing Uxbridge Quaker population. It was built with locally made brick, believed to have been produced on the farm of Moses Farnum, one of the founding members of the community. The meeting house sits at the heart of what was referred to as "Quaker City" and was one of the earliest centers of activity in Uxbridge, here was founded the first general store, (owned by George Southwick); the town's first library (established 1775 and called the Uxbridge Social and Instructive Library), and many other Quaker owned businesses.

The meetinghouse is the oldest church structure in Uxbridge and Quakerism is the second oldest religion in town. The "old brick" has the distinction of being one of the few remaining crude churches in the country. It had separate entrances for men and women and it has a wooden curtain that would be lowered after service to separate the sexes as they went into their separate meeting to discuss their business. The meeting was "laid down" at the old brick by 1910 and it sat neglected for years. In 1952 the Quaker Meeting House Association was formed to preserve and maintain this historic building. The association is a non-profit organization, which through open houses and educational programs hopes to continue to keep the role of this meetinghouse an important one in the community and in the Blackstone Valley.

Lookout Rock Trail
Uxbridge, MA 01569
Uxbridge Visitor Center 508-278-7604
Drive or hike to this spectacular collection of granite outcroppings that provide an unequaled viewpoint overlooking the Blackstone River. Legend has it that King Phillip used this vantage point as a lookout during his struggle with white settlers.

West Hill Dam and Park
518 East Hartford Ave
Uxbridge, MA 01569
508-278-2511
Park Rangers of the Army Corps of Engineers staff this 557-acre park of pine and oak forest that includes the West River. Harrington Pond is one of the region's most popular swimming areas. For hiking, biking and horseback riding, five miles of trails are waiting.

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