Hopedale, MA
Home to the Largest Manufacturer of Textile Looms
Hopedale is a town in Worcester County. It is located 25 miles southwest of Boston. The town was officially incorporated in 1886. George Draper, a manufacturer of looms, designed, paid for, and constructed the town hall, which is constructed of granite from Milford and was dedicated in 1887.
The Draper family loom business continued to develop with subsequent generations, and at its peak, the Draper Corporation was the largest maker of textile looms in the United States. The Draper factory in Hopedale closed on August 29, 1980.
As for public schools, students in grades K-6 go to the Memorial School. Hopedale Junior Senior High School is for grades 7-12.
