▁the ▁committee ▁that ▁proc ured ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁incorpor ation . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 4 8 ▁F itch ▁and ▁his ▁family , ▁living ▁in ▁this ▁isolated ▁spot , ▁were ▁ab duct ed ▁to ▁Canada ▁by ▁Native ▁Americans , ▁but ▁returned ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁F itch burg ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Nash ua ▁River ▁and ▁a ▁rail road ▁line . ▁The ▁original ▁F itch burg ▁Rail road ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁Ho os ac ▁T unnel , ▁linking ▁Boston ▁and ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁tunnel ▁was ▁built ▁using ▁the ▁Bur le igh ▁Rock ▁Dr ill , ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁F itch burg . ▁F itch burg ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁industrial ▁center . ▁Origin ally ▁operated ▁by ▁water ▁power , ▁large ▁mill s ▁produced ▁machines , ▁tools , ▁cl othing , ▁paper , ▁and ▁fire ar ms . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁architecture , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁style , ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁its ▁mill ▁town ▁prosper ity . ▁A ▁few ▁examples ▁of ▁these ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁buildings ▁are ▁the ▁F ay ▁Club , ▁the ▁old ▁North ▁Wor c ester ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁and ▁the ▁Bul lock ▁house . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁sh ire ▁towns , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Wor c ester ▁County ▁Reg istry ▁of ▁De eds , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁county ▁j ail ▁on ▁Water ▁Street ▁were ▁two ▁county ▁facilities ▁located