The workers were supervised by men from England. Ireland. and Scotland who were brought here for their knowledge of soccer. In the town marriage records for the early 1900s. the place of birth. in most cases. was listed as Russia. Poland. Italy. Ireland. Scotland. Sweden. or Quebec. The company built houses near the mill and rented small apartments at low rents to the immigrants. At one time about half of Westfords residents were millworkers. but the immigrants were not readily accepted into the community. They were looked down upon for their place of birth. A division was established between the agricultural part of town and the mills.
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