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Randolph MA Real Estate and Town Profile
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Randolph, Massachusetts is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Milton and Quincy on the north, Braintree and
Holbrook on the east, Canton on the west, and Avon and Stoughton on the south
and southwest. Randolph is 15 miles south of Boston and 211 miles from New York
City. Principal highways are Interstate Route 93 and State Route 128, which share
the same roadway; parallel N-S State Routes 24 (the Fall River Expressway)
and 28, and State Route 139. Commuter rail service to Back Bay Station and South Station, Boston, is
available on the Providence Line from Stoughton Station, Canton Junction
Station, and Route 128 Station. Travel time from Canton Junction to BBS:
18-26 min.; 781 MBTA parking spaces. The MBTA Red Line is accessible in
Braintree and Quincy.
TLocated fifteen miles south of Boston, at the intersection of Routes 128
and 24, Randolph's location has been an important factor in its economic
and social history.
At the time of Randolph's incorporation in 1793, local farmers were making
shoes and boots to augment household incomes from subsistence farming. In
the next half century, this sideline had become the town's major industry,
attracting workers from across New England, Canada and Ireland and later
from Italy and Eastern Europe, each adding to the quality of life in the
town. By 1850 Randolph had become one of the nation's leading boot
producers, shipping boots and shoes as far away as California and
Australia.
The decline of the shoe industry at the beginning of the twentieth century
led to Randolph's evolution as a suburban residential community. Boot and
shoe making has been supplanted by light manufacturing and service
industries. The town's proximity to major transportation networks has
resulted in an influx of families from Boston and other localities who live
in Randolph but work throughout the metropolitan area.
Today, as Randolph celebrates two full centuries as a town, the community
feels itself to be one of the most culturally diverse municipalities on the
South Shore. Working together to meet the challenges of a changing society
and economy, town residents celebrate their unique heritage and strive to
build for a future in which all can take pride.
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Some information gathered on Randolph, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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