[1] It includes the Douglas State Forest, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

The name Douglas was given in 1746, when Dr. William Douglass,[2] an eminent physician of Boston, in consideration of the privilege of naming the township offered the inhabitants the sum of $500.00 as a fund for the establishment of free schools together with a tract of 30 acres (12 ha) of land with a dwelling house and barn thereon.

[3] A woolen manufacturing company, on the Mumford River in East Douglas, in recent times held by the Schuster family, has been prominent in the history of this community.

From a very early period reaching beyond 1635, bands of Native Americans, principally the Nipmuc tribe, dominated this region of Worcester County.

[3] The underlying geology consists of rocks rich in quartz, feldspar, and mica.

Boulders are plentifully scattered all over town, and gold and silver ores are said to be found in some localities.

Large quantities of building and ornamental stone are quarried from the granite ledges found in the center of town which is shipped to almost every section of New England.

[4] In 1946, as part of the town's tricentennial anniversary celebration and to welcome home for the troops returning from World War II, Winfield A. Schuster arranged an exhibition game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees that was played at the local ballpark known as Soldiers Field on September 26.

The New England Trunkline was originally planned as a railroad, but the financier died in the sinking of the Titanic.

Jenckes store and museum sits on Main Street in the village of East Douglas.

[3] Ebenezer Balkcom opened a small store at the corner of Main and Pleasant (now Depot) streets during the 1830s, when East Douglas was becoming the economic center of the town.

It includes the Douglas State Forest and is home to Wallum Lake and Whitins Reservoir.

[10] Douglas is also a member of the thirteen towns that make up Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School[12] which provides educational opportunities for students grades 9–12 seeking experience and education in a specific career field.