Norton, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Norton, Massachusetts, USA? Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
The area known today as the Town of Norton in Bristol County was originally part of the Taunton North Purchase. As more families settled in this area, the people wanted to either form their own town or a separate precinct. The main reasons for this were the distances they had to travel and the poor roads that made it most inconvenient to attend church services in Taunton. The settlers petitioned for a minister, a church, and the right to become a precinct. Thus in 1709, this area became known as the North Precinct of Taunton.
On June 12, 1711, the said North Precinct of Taunton was incorporated as the Town of Norton...www.nortonma.org/ Pages/ NortonMA_WebDocs/ townhistory
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13. NORTON. [Pop. 1,545. Inc. 1711.]
Norton was probably named after the Rev. John Norton, who came to Plymouth with Gov. Winslow,...Read MORE...
Norton was probably named after the Rev. John Norton, who came to Plymouth with Gov. Winslow,...Read MORE...
1890 Norton Massachusetts
Norton is a farming and manufacturing town lying in the northern part of Bristol County, 30 miles...Read MORE...
Norton is a farming and manufacturing town lying in the northern part of Bristol County, 30 miles...Read MORE...
1894 - NORTON'S BIG FIRE. STARTED IN A BOX FACTORY AND EVENTUALLY BURNED OVER TWO ACRES OF LAND. Norton, Mass., July 27. - Fire broke out yesterday in the three-storied wooden building owned and...Read MORE...
1899 - Norton
Norton. - This was the seventh town formed in Bristol county and was set off from Taunton on March...Read MORE...
Norton. - This was the seventh town formed in Bristol county and was set off from Taunton on March...Read MORE...
1906
Norton, a post-village in Norton township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 8 miles NNW. of Taunton on...Read MORE...
Norton, a post-village in Norton township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 8 miles NNW. of Taunton on...Read MORE...
1909 - $100,000 Fire in Norton, Mass.NORTON, Mass., May 27. - Three wool storehouses, connected with the George A. Talbot & Sons mill...Read MORE...
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