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Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
"Taunton, a manufacturing city, the capital of Bristol co., Mass., is situated at the head of navigation on Taunton River, 34 miles S. of Boston, 17 miles E.N.E. of Providence, and 15 miles N. by E. of Fall River. Lat. 41° 54'11" N.; lon. 71° 5' 55" W. It is on the Old Colony division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad system. It is handsomely built, is lighted with gas and electricity, and has a central park called “Taunton Green,” which name is often given to the central nucleus of the city itself, there being several villages, such as Weir, Walker, Oakland, Whittenton, and East Taunton, within the limits of the city. Many of the residences are beautiful, and are surrounded with highly-ornamental grounds. Taunton contains a court-house erected at a cost of $310,000, a city hall, 17 churches, a public library of 18,000 volumes, several elegant school buildings, a public high school, the Bristol Academy (incorporated in 1792), 3 national banks, 5 savings-institutions, a first-class hotel, and printing-offices which issue 1 weekly and 3 daily news papers. It has also a handsome new opera-house, and a new (1894) Odd Fellows hall. Among the churches, the Congregational, the Baptist, the Catholic, the Episcopal, and the Unitarian are considered fine specimens of architecture. Here is also a state lunatic asylum. The manufactures of Taunton are extensive, comprising cotton and other machinery, shoes, steam-engines, nails, tacks, screws, britannia-ware, jewelry, copper-ware, &c. It has 9 large cotton-mills, 15 foundries, several brick-yards with an annual output of about 20,000,000 bricks, and locomotive works which employ about 1200 men. The buildings of the Taunton Copper Company cover nearly 15 acres. Taunton was founded and first settled in 1639. It was incorporated as a township in 1639, and as a city in 1864. Pop. in 1850, 10,431; in 1860, 15,376; in 1870, 18,629; in 1880, 21,213; in 1890, 25,448; present pop, about 28,000."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"Taunton, a manufacturing city, the capital of Bristol co., Mass., is situated at the head of navigation on Taunton River, 34 miles S. of Boston, 17 miles E.N.E. of Providence, and 15 miles N. by E. of Fall River. Lat. 41° 54'11" N.; lon. 71° 5' 55" W. It is on the Old Colony division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad system. It is handsomely built, is lighted with gas and electricity, and has a central park called “Taunton Green,” which name is often given to the central nucleus of the city itself, there being several villages, such as Weir, Walker, Oakland, Whittenton, and East Taunton, within the limits of the city. Many of the residences are beautiful, and are surrounded with highly-ornamental grounds. Taunton contains a court-house erected at a cost of $310,000, a city hall, 17 churches, a public library of 18,000 volumes, several elegant school buildings, a public high school, the Bristol Academy (incorporated in 1792), 3 national banks, 5 savings-institutions, a first-class hotel, and printing-offices which issue 1 weekly and 3 daily news papers. It has also a handsome new opera-house, and a new (1894) Odd Fellows hall. Among the churches, the Congregational, the Baptist, the Catholic, the Episcopal, and the Unitarian are considered fine specimens of architecture. Here is also a state lunatic asylum. The manufactures of Taunton are extensive, comprising cotton and other machinery, shoes, steam-engines, nails, tacks, screws, britannia-ware, jewelry, copper-ware, &c. It has 9 large cotton-mills, 15 foundries, several brick-yards with an annual output of about 20,000,000 bricks, and locomotive works which employ about 1200 men. The buildings of the Taunton Copper Company cover nearly 15 acres. Taunton was founded and first settled in 1639. It was incorporated as a township in 1639, and as a city in 1864. Pop. in 1850, 10,431; in 1860, 15,376; in 1870, 18,629; in 1880, 21,213; in 1890, 25,448; present pop, about 28,000."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Alkalol
Alkalol is a nasal wash and oral rinse. Alkalol dissolves mucus, cleans and moisturizes the nasal airways, and provides relief to agitated sinus, nasal passage and throat tissue. It is an alkaline saline solution that includes a mix of menthol, camphor, eucalyptol, thymol, benzoin, and oils of wintergreen, spearmint, pine, and cinnamon, as well as potassium and sodium salts. First formulated by James P. Whitters in 1896 in a small laboratory above the A.J. Barker pharmacy in Taunton, Massachusetts, Alkalol is one of the oldest over-the-counter pharmaceutical products sold in the United States.
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Alkalol
Alkalol is a nasal wash and oral rinse. Alkalol dissolves mucus, cleans and moisturizes the nasal airways, and provides relief to agitated sinus, nasal passage and throat tissue. It is an alkaline saline solution that includes a mix of... Read MORE...
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Westville Mill near Taunton, Mass.)
Westville Mill near Taunton, Mass.
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Prospect Street Looking South. Taunton, Mass.)
Prospect Street Looking South. Taunton, Mass.
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 - Post Office and Court House)
Post Office and Court House
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 - Main Street, showing N.H. Skinner Co., Dry Goods, Carpets, Butterick Patterns )
Main Street, showing N.H. Skinner Co., Dry Goods, Carpets, Butterick Patterns
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 - Rail Road Station, 1906)
Rail Road Station, 1906
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 - City Hotel, 1907)
City Hotel, 1907
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 - City Square, 1907)
City Square, 1907
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 - Winslow Congregational Church)
Winslow Congregational Church
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 - Court Street, from Green)
Court Street, from Green
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 - Dean St., 1907)
Dean St., 1907
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 - Bristol County Fair, Grand Stand, 1907)
Bristol County Fair, Grand Stand, 1907
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 - High School, 1907)
High School, 1907
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 - City Square, 1908)
City Square, 1908
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 - Weir Bridge, 1908)
Weir Bridge, 1908
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 - Armory)
Armory
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 - Cell Dryer Works)
Cell Dryer Works
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Dam at Herring Run, 1910)
Dam at Herring Run, 1910
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 - Boats at Dustin's Landing)
Boats at Dustin's Landing
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 - Public Library)
Public Library
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Odd Fellows Hall)
Odd Fellows Hall
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Old Ladies' Home)
Old Ladies' Home
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Boats on Sabbatia Lake)
Boats on Sabbatia Lake
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - S. A. DUDLEY
Taunton, Mass.
Manufacturers of SHUTTLES of every description
Dudley Patent "DANDY" Spindle a Specialty
New Bedford ... directory : of the inhabitants, business firms, institutions, streets, societies (1912) Author: W.A. Greenough & Co Volume: 1912 Publisher: Boston : W.A. Greenough & Co.)
S. A. DUDLEY
Taunton, Mass.
Manufacturers of SHUTTLES of every description
Dudley Patent "DANDY" Spindle a Specialty
New Bedford ... directory : of the inhabitants, business firms, institutions, streets, societies (1912) Author: W.A.... Read MORE...
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - The Green, 1913)
The Green, 1913
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - View at Sabbatia Park, 1913)
View at Sabbatia Park, 1913
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Bristol County Court House)
Bristol County Court House
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Unitarian Church)
Unitarian Church
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Whittendon Mills)
Whittendon Mills
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Taunton Yacht Club)
Taunton Yacht Club
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - Baptist Church)
Baptist Church
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
 - City Square, showing F. W. Woolworth Co.)
City Square, showing F. W. Woolworth Co.
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History and News of Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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1637 - Taunton founded
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1774 - October 21 - First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America
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2. TAUNTON. [Pop. 7,645. Inc. 1639.]
The Indian name of this ancient town was Cohannet. It included within its limits, Berkeley, Raynham, Dighton, Norton, Easton, and Mansfield, about... Read MORE...
1853 - ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Saturday afternoon, as we learn from the Gazette, at half past two o'clock, as the New Bedford and Taunton train was about one mile and a half below T... Read MORE...
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1868 - 6,000 Employed
About six thousand inhabitants of Taunton, Mass., are employed in its thirty factories, and there are $6,000,000 of capital invested therein. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 13, 1868
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1869 - Shovel Manufactory Burned
An extensive shovel manufactory at Taunton, Mass., was burned a few days ago, involving a loss of $100,000. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
August 21, 1869
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Taunton Massachusetts, 1890
TAUNTON is a prosperous and in some respects a model manufacturing city, lying in the northeasterly section of Bristol County, of which it is the semi... Read MORE...
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1906
Tannton, a city and one of the capitals of Bristol co., Mass., is situated at the head of navigation on the Taunton River, 35 miles S. of Boston, on t... Read MORE...
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