Shirley is a city in Central Massachusetts. The town was named
for former Governor William Shirley. The town was settled in
1720 and incorporated in 1775. Route 2 West to Exit 38B (Route
110 / 111), 37B (Fort Devens) or 36 (Shirley Road) Commuter Rail
(Fitchburg Line) West to Shirley Station (Zone 8) Not much
public transit, need a car to get around. First Parish Meeting
House on the Common, Shirley, MA Shirley Common – Corner of
Parker and Horsepond Roads. The public space where many summer
festivals and town events occur. There is a Civil War monument
in the center that was dedicated May 30, 1891. Its inscription
reads: "Erected by the Citizens of Shirley in memory of those
brave men who in response to the nation's call hazarded their
lives to suppress the Great Rebellion 1861-1865." First Parish
Meeting House – On the Shirley Common. (Phone: 978-425-9262) The
building was built in 1773 moved by oxen to its current location
in 1851. Today it can be rented for weddings. Old Town Hall –
Also on the Shirley Co