The Town of Middleborough is a 70-square mile historic industrial
town on the Nemasket River and was a major native settlement area
used for seasonal fishing, hunting, and berry gathering. The town is
one of only a handful of southeastern Massachusetts communities that
retained a sizeable Indian population throughout the Colonial
period. Agriculture, fishing, hunting and some lumbering were the
main occupations of early settlers and as Indian settlements
dwindled, the town's industries grew. There was a good deal of bog
iron found in Middleborough which stimulated the iron and mill
industries. Although the iron industry dominated the Federal period,
Middleborough also made shovels, textiles, straw bonnets and
woolens. Immigrant populations of Swedes, Italians, Canadians and
Armenians followed the industrial jobs available. After the Civil
War, the town became a rail center, attracting industrial
development, lumbering, box mills, brick making and the well-known
Maxim Motor Company which has been producing fire trucks since
1914.
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Town officials have recently approved six parcels as sites for
industrial parks and the town plans to embark on an aggressive
campaign to bring businesses in to offset the major suburban
residential development the town has experienced in recent years.
Visitors to Middleborough now can enjoy the partially restored
Oliver Mills Park on the site of Judge Oliver's industrial complex
and follow the spring herring run which brings thousands of alewives
upstream to spawn. Residents are particularly proud of the historic
museums in town which feature recreations of 19th century homes,
historic fire engines, Nemasket Indian artifacts, toy trains and
memorabilia of the famous midgets General Tom Thumb and his wife, a
native of the town. More
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The Town of Middleborough is a 70-square mile historic industrial
town on the Nemasket River and was a major native settlement area
used for seasonal fishing, hunting, and berry gathering. The town is
one of only a handful of southeastern Massachusetts communities that
retained a sizeable Indian population throughout the Colonial
period. Agriculture, fishing, hunting and some lumbering were the
main occupations of early settlers and as Indian settlements
dwindled, the town's industries grew. There was a good deal of bog
iron found in Middleborough which stimulated the iron and mill
industries. Although the iron industry dominated the Federal period,
Middleborough also made shovels, textiles, straw bonnets and
woolens. Immigrant populations of Swedes, Italians, Canadians and
Armenians followed the industrial jobs available. After the Civil
War, the town became a rail center, attracting industrial
development, lumbering, box mills, brick making and the well-known
Maxim Motor Company which has been producing fire trucks since
1914.
Town officials have recently approved six parcels as sites for
industrial parks and the town plans to embark on an aggressive
campaign to bring businesses in to offset the major suburban
residential development the town has experienced in recent years.
Visitors to Middleborough now can enjoy the partially restored
Oliver Mills Park on the site of Judge Oliver's industrial complex
and follow the spring herring run which brings thousands of alewives
upstream to spawn. Residents are particularly proud of the historic
museums in town which feature recreations of 19th century homes,
historic fire engines, Nemasket Indian artifacts, toy trains and
memorabilia of the famous midgets General Tom Thumb and his wife, a
native of the town.
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The Town of Middleborough is a 70-square mile historic industrial
town on the Nemasket River and was a major native settlement area
used for seasonal fishing, hunting, and berry gathering. The town is
one of only a handful of southeastern Massachusetts communities that
retained a sizeable Indian population throughout the Colonial
period. Agriculture, fishing, hunting and some lumbering were the
main occupations of early settlers and as Indian settlements
dwindled, the town's industries grew. There was a good deal of bog
iron found in Middleborough which stimulated the iron and mill
industries. Although the iron industry dominated the Federal period,
Middleborough also made shovels, textiles, straw bonnets and
woolens. Immigrant populations of Swedes, Italians, Canadians and
Armenians followed the industrial jobs available. After the Civil
War, the town became a rail center, attracting industrial
development, lumbering, box mills, brick making and the well-known
Maxim Motor Company which has been producing fire trucks since
1914.