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East Bridgewater MA Real Estate and Town Profile
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East Bridgewater, Massachusetts is located in Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Hanson and Halifax on the east,
Bridgewater on the south, West Bridgewater on the west, Brockton on the
northwest, and Whitman on the north. East Bridgewater is 14 miles northeast of
Taunton, 22 miles northwest of Plymouth, 25 miles southeast of Boston, and 207
miles from New York City. Principal highways are State Routes 18 and 106. Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston, will be available in
1996-97 on the Middleborough Line in Bridgewater, and on the Plymouth Line
in South Hanson or Whitman. Conrail services a freight rail line in the
Bridgewater area. Contact number: (617) 783-6222
The Town of East Bridgewater was an early industrial inland town located on
the northern portion of the Taunton River system. Situated in Plymouth
County, the town''s European community had been heavily damaged in King
Philip's war. Nine of the ten homes in the area were destroyed during the
fighting. Its early economy was based on agriculture but the community did
have both grist and saw mills, iron forges and tanneries. The Keith
brothers iron slitting mill is reportedly one of the earliest reported in
southeastern Massachusetts. The first triphammer to make scythes, axes
and other edged tools was established in town in 1740, and cannons and
muskets for the revolution were made in East Bridgewater.
The late 19th and early 20th century saw residential development along the
trolley lines in the community. The Bridgewater Branch Railroad from
Whitman through East Bridgewater stimulated further industrial growth, and
the town was the site of boot and shoe manufacturing and textile mills.
The real population expansion, however, followed the Second World War, and
the town now has a heavily residential population.
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Some information gathered on East Bridgewater, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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