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Wareham, Plymouth, MA
Wareham was first settled in 1678 by Europeans as part of the towns of Plymouth and Rochester. It was officially incorporated in 1739 and named after the town of Wareham in England. kids.kiddle.co
Wareham includes: Agawam, Barney's Point, Center Village, Kenney Mills, Oakdale, Onset, Parker's Mills, Parkwood Beach, Parlowtown, Pinehurst Beach, Point Independence, Swifts Beach, Tempest Knob Station, Tigonet, Tremont, and Yellow Town.
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- 1678 - Wareham is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1739 - Wareham is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1839 - Wareham
Wareham, Massachusetts
Plymouth county. The surface of this town is generally level, with a light, sandy soil, not very productive. It is favorably...Read MORE... - 1845 - WAREHAM. [Pop. 2,002. Inc. 1739.]
Wareham was called Agawam by the Indians, which name seems to have been common to several places, and meant 'A place of resort for migratory...Read MORE... - 1854 - Wareham
Wareham, a post-village in Plymouth co., Massachusetts, on the Cape Cod Branch rail road, 40 miles S. E. by 8. from Boston. Contains 1 bank and the...Read MORE... - Wareham Massachusetts, 1890
Wareham is a large town in the southerly part of Plymouth County, at the head of Buzzard's Bay, and 50 miles southeast of Boston. The Cape Cod...Read MORE... - 1895 - Wareham
Ware'ham, a post-village in Wareham township, Plymouth co., Mass, on Buzzard's Bay, and on the Old Colony Railroad, 49 miles S.S.E. of Boston, and...Read MORE... 
The Water Front, Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.
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Wareham, a banking post-village in Wareham town ship (town), Plymouth co., Mass., on Buzzard's Bay and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 49 ...Read MORE... 
Cottages at Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.
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 (West Wareham) (Weweantic) - The Water Front, Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.)
The Water Front, Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.
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 (West Wareham) (Weweantic) - Cottages at Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.)
Cottages at Swifts Beach, Wareham, Mass.
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1678 - Wareham is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1739 - Wareham is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1839 - Wareham
Wareham, Massachusetts
Plymouth county. The surface of this town is generally level, with a light, sandy soil, not very productive. It is favorably... Read MORE...
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1845 - WAREHAM. [Pop. 2,002. Inc. 1739.]
Wareham was called Agawam by the Indians, which name seems to have been common to several places, and meant 'A place of resort for migratory... Read MORE...
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1854 - Wareham
Wareham, a post-village in Plymouth co., Massachusetts, on the Cape Cod Branch rail road, 40 miles S. E. by 8. from Boston. Contains 1 bank and the... Read MORE...
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Wareham Massachusetts, 1890
Wareham is a large town in the southerly part of Plymouth County, at the head of Buzzard's Bay, and 50 miles southeast of Boston. The Cape Cod... Read MORE...
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1895 - Wareham
Ware'ham, a post-village in Wareham township, Plymouth co., Mass, on Buzzard's Bay, and on the Old Colony Railroad, 49 miles S.S.E. of Boston, and... Read MORE...
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1906
Wareham, a banking post-village in Wareham town ship (town), Plymouth co., Mass., on Buzzard's Bay and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 49 ... Read MORE...
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