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Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
"Swanzey, a post-township in Bristol co., Massachusetts, 46 miles S. by W. from Boston. Population, 1554."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
Swansea includes: Ocean Grove, Touisset (Coles Station), Two Mile Purchase, Barneyville, and Hortonville.
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"Swanzey, a post-township in Bristol co., Massachusetts, 46 miles S. by W. from Boston. Population, 1554."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
Swansea includes: Ocean Grove, Touisset (Coles Station), Two Mile Purchase, Barneyville, and Hortonville.
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- In 1667 the first Baptist church in Massachusetts relocated to Swansea from Rehoboth after experiencing religious intolerance there, and Swansea was incorporated as an independent town.
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1675 - King Philip's War takes place between Native Americans and New England colonists
In colonial New England, King Philip's War begins when a band of Wampanoag warriors raid the border settlement of Swansee, Massachusetts, and...Read MORE... - 1717 - What is now Barrington, Rhode Island (part of Massachusetts until 1747) was separated from the rest of Swansea in 1717, over religious differences.
www.wikipedia.org - 14. SWANSEY. [Pop. 1,484. Inc. 1667.]
The name of this town came from Swansea, in Wales. Part of it once belonged to Rehoboth, and part of it fell within the bounds of Rhode Island....Read MORE... - 1854 - Swanzey
Swanzey, a post-township in Bristol co., Massachusetts, 46 miles S. by W. from Boston. Population, 1554.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - Swansey Massachusetts, 1890
Swansey lies on the line of Rhode Island, in the southwesterly part of Bristol County, 48 miles south of Boston. The post-offices are Swansey, North...Read MORE... - In the late 1890s, trolleys connected the town of Swansea to Providence, Fall River and Taunton.
www.wikipedia.org - 1899 - Swansea
...Swansea village is pleasantly situated on the southern border of the town and has a population of 590. It contains three stores, a blacksmith...Read MORE... 
Rest House. Swansea, Mass.
The Library
Main Street- 1906
Swansea, or Swanzey, a post-village of Bristol co., Mass., in Swansea township (town), 4 miles NNW. of Fall River, its banking point. Pop. of the...Read MORE... 
Christ Church
F. S. Stevens School
Ocean Grove Market, 1909
Davis Store, Touisset, Mass.
Old Miles Garrison House, North Swansea
Main St., 1910
Town Hall
The Bluffs, Ocean Grove, 1920
First Christian Church
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Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Rest House. Swansea, Mass.)
Rest House. Swansea, Mass.
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - The Library)
The Library
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Main Street)
Main Street
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Christ Church)
Christ Church
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - F. S. Stevens School)
F. S. Stevens School
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Ocean Grove Market, 1909)
Ocean Grove Market, 1909
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Davis Store, Touisset, Mass.)
Davis Store, Touisset, Mass.
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Old Miles Garrison House, North Swansea)
Old Miles Garrison House, North Swansea
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Main St., 1910)
Main St., 1910
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - Town Hall)
Town Hall
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - The Bluffs, Ocean Grove, 1920)
The Bluffs, Ocean Grove, 1920
Swansea, Massachusetts, USA
 - First Christian Church)
First Christian Church
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In 1667 the first Baptist church in Massachusetts relocated to Swansea from Rehoboth after experiencing religious intolerance there, and Swansea was incorporated as an independent town.
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1675 - King Philip's War takes place between Native Americans and New England colonists
In colonial New England, King Philip's War begins when a band of Wampanoag warriors raid the border settlement of Swansee, Massachusetts, and... Read MORE...
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1717 - What is now Barrington, Rhode Island (part of Massachusetts until 1747) was separated from the rest of Swansea in 1717, over religious differences.
www.wikipedia.org
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14. SWANSEY. [Pop. 1,484. Inc. 1667.]
The name of this town came from Swansea, in Wales. Part of it once belonged to Rehoboth, and part of it fell within the bounds of Rhode Island.... Read MORE...
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1854 - Swanzey
Swanzey, a post-township in Bristol co., Massachusetts, 46 miles S. by W. from Boston. Population, 1554.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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Swansey Massachusetts, 1890
Swansey lies on the line of Rhode Island, in the southwesterly part of Bristol County, 48 miles south of Boston. The post-offices are Swansey, North... Read MORE...
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In the late 1890s, trolleys connected the town of Swansea to Providence, Fall River and Taunton.
www.wikipedia.org
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1899 - Swansea
...Swansea village is pleasantly situated on the southern border of the town and has a population of 590. It contains three stores, a blacksmith... Read MORE...
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1906
Swansea, or Swanzey, a post-village of Bristol co., Mass., in Swansea township (town), 4 miles NNW. of Fall River, its banking point. Pop. of the... Read MORE...
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