The home of General William F. Draper , shown in the top two pictures, stood
    on the site now occupied by Hopedale Junior/Senior High School. The land
    was donated to the town to be used for a school, by the general's daughter,
    Princess Margaret Preston Draper Boncompagni. The school was originally
    named the General Draper High School. The second and third pictures from
    the bottom show the school in the fall of 2007, after the cupola had been
    removed because of a leak. The bottom photo was taken from the Unitarian
    Church steeple in 2010. Click on the picture for more views of the center of
    town taken from the steeple.

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