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Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The third-largest city in the county, its population was 41,946 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg is house to Fitchburg State University as competently as 17 public and private elementary and tall schools.

Fitchburg was first settled in by Europeans in 1730 as ration of Lunenburg, and was officially set apart from that town and incorporated in 1764. The Place was back occupied by the Nipmuc tribe. It is named for John Fitch, one of the committee that procured the stroke of incorporation. In July 1748 Fitch and his family, living in this lonely spot, were abducted to Canada by Native Americans, but returned the bordering year.

Fitchburg is situated on both the Nashua River and a railroad line. The indigenous Fitchburg Railroad ran through the Hoosac Tunnel, linking Boston and Albany, New York. The tunnel was built using the Burleigh Rock Drill, designed and built in Fitchburg. Fitchburg was a 19th-century industrial center. Originally operated by water power, large mills produced machines, tools, clothing, paper, and firearms. The city is noted for its architecture, particularly in the Victorian style, built at the zenith of its mill town prosperity. A few examples of these 19th century buildings are the Fay Club, the out of date North Worcester County Courthouse and the Bullock house.