Photo by Jameson Williams

The Town of Boxborough's rugged, hilly terrain shows the effect of glacier scouring in its geological past. It is a small upland community with a hill top town center retaining well preserved Federal period houses. Much of the community retains its period character, but the placement of the state's highways has spurred the town's residential development. Boxborough has an early agricultural history, which expanded to include orchards and grazing for milk production. The town has little if any commercial or industrial development in its past or present.