LEOMINSTER — The Leominster Historical Society will host a rededication ceremony for the historic Chutter Stone on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. at 17 School Street. The stone, originally used by early farmers to press apples for cider, is a significant relic of the area’s agrarian past.
The Chutter Stone was located near an apple orchard on the “Stearns Grant” in the Notown section of Leominster. According to the Leominster Historical Commission, Notown was a community settled around 1750 by the descendants of soldiers who died in the French and Indian Wars. In 1838, Notown’s lands were incorporated into the towns of Leominster, Fitchburg, Westminster, and Princeton.
(Photo Credit: Leominster Historical Commission)
The stone was donated to the Leominster Historical Commission in 2000 and relocated to School Street from Mt. Elam Road in 2002, with a podium and sign added in 2008.
In 2024, to mark the 250th anniversary of Johnny Appleseed’s birth, the stone will receive a new porcelain sign to commemorate its significance.
