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In 1775, both European and Indian citizens of Natick participated in the battles of [[Battles of Lexington and Concord|Lexington, Concord]] and [[Battle of Bunker Hill|Bunker Hill]], as well as serving in the [[Continental Army]]. The names of Natick's Praying Indian soldiers are memorialized on a stone marker, along with all of Natick's Revolutionary War veterans, on a stone marker on Pond Street, near downtown Natick.<ref>Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War</ref>
The town was incorporated in 1781. [[Henry Wilson]], a U.S. senator who became the 18th [[Vice President of the United States]] (1873–1875), lived most of his life in Natick as a shoemaker and schoolteacher known as the "Natick Cobbler"<ref>[[James M. McPherson]], ''[[Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era]]'' (New York: Bantam Books, 1989), p. 139.</ref> and is buried there. He is the namesake of one of Natick's middle schools.<ref>https://www.henrywilsonhistory.com/research-resources/memorials</ref>
Though Natick was primarily a farming town, the invention of the sewing machine in 1858 led to the growth of several shoe factories. The business flourished and peaked by 1880, when Natick, with 23 operating factories, was third in the nation in the quantity of shoes produced. The shoes made in Natick were primarily heavy work shoes with only one or two companies making lighter dress shoes. Natick was famous for its [[brogan (shoes)]], a heavy ankle-high boot worn by soldiers in the [[American Civil War]].
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* [[Alfred S. Hartwell]] (1836–1912), commanded the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, sister regiment of the [[54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry|54th Massachusetts Infantry]], during the Civil War. Led Union troops into Charleston, South Carolina when it fell and worked for the Freedman's Bureau. Moved to the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] in 1868 and was appointed Chief Justice of the Hawaiian Supreme Court
* [[Tommy Heinsohn]], former basketball player for the [[Boston Celtics]] and member of the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2020/11/12/tom-heinsohn-more-than-hoop-star-he-natick-dad-and-fine-artist/6262553002/|title = MEGLIOLA: Tom Heinsohn, family made themselves at home in Natick| newspaper=Metrowest Daily News }}</ref>
* [[Walt Hriniak]], Major League Baseball player and batting coach
* [[Harold Kushner]], rabbi and author of many books, known for ''When Bad Things Happen to Good People''
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