Leominster is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,782 at the 2020 census. Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster.

What is Leominster MA famous for?

Many diverse industries established themselves in Leominster, but it was the comb industry that flourished—Leominster became known as “The Comb City.” The availability of the natural materials to make combs, such as animal horns and hooves became scarce in the mid-1800s, but a new material, celluloid, was invented, ...

Who founded Leominster MA?

1701 — Lancaster purchases the new land grant from Native American Sachem George Tahanto; this land area would eventually become Leominster and Sterling. 1725 — Gershom Houghton and his wife, Elizabeth, become the first white settlers of what would become the town of Leominster.