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Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Brockton took the name of an old resident family.
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During the American Civil War, Brockton was America's largest producer of shoes, and until the latter parts of the 20th century Brockton had a large shoe and leather products industry.
Brockton includes: Leyden Park, Marshall's Corner, Menlo Park, Montello, Morse's Corner, Porter's Pass, Ridge Hill, Salisbury Square, Shaw's Corner, Campello, Cary Hill, Center Street, Centreville, Clifton Heights, and Commercial Street.
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- 1700 - Brockton is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1821 - North Bridgewater is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1854 - North Bridgewater
North Bridgewater, a flourishing post- village of Plymouth co., Massachusetts, on the Fall River railroad, 21 miles S. from Boston. It contains 8 or...Read MORE... - 1874 - North Bridgewater is renamed Brockton
- 1874 - The Brockton Fair was established in 1874.
1879 - SMOTHERED IN GRAIN.
A terrible accident took place in the grain and flour mill of Allis Packard at Brockton, Mass., on the 5th inst., in which A. A. NOURSE, DENNIS LYNCH ...Read MORE...- Brockton became a city on April 9, 1881
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - Brockton Massachusetts, 1890
BROCKTON is a very enterprising and thrifty city, occupying the northwest extremity of Plymouth County, and having Stoughton, Avon and Holbrook on...Read MORE... 
1890's ad
O. A. Miller Treeing Machine Co.
Brockton, Mass.
Advertisement- 1895 - Brockton
Brock'ton, formerly North Bridgewater, a city of Plymouth co, Mass, on the Old Colony Railroad, 20 miles S. of Boston. It has 19 churches, 2 national ...Read MORE... 
West Elm Street from Montgomery Street, Brockton, Mass.
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Huntington School
Postcard- 1905 - EXPLOSION KILLS 53; MANY ARE MISSING. Brockton Shoe Factory Collapses When Boiler Explodes. RUINS BURST INTO FLAME.
Heroic Deeds by Rescuers and by Pinioned Victims Calmly Awaiting Their Doom.
Special to The New York Times.
BROCKTON, Mass., March 21. - The city ...Read MORE... 
The Baptist Church
Postcard
Fred F. Field Co., Shoe Factory, Montello
Postcard- 1916
Brockton, formerly North Bridgewater, a city of Plymouth co., Mass., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 20 miles S. of Boston. It is almost...Read MORE... 
ad for Brockton Fair
Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
October 2, 1926- 1941 - TWELVE FIREMEN DIE AT BROCKTON. 16 OTHERS ARE HURT WHEN ROOF CAVES IN DURING THEATER FIRE. PRIEST TRAVERSES BURNING BUILDING IN BORROWED HELMET AND COAT TO GIVE DOOMED MEN LAST RITES.
Brockton, March 10 (AP) - Twelve firemen were killed and 16 injured early today when the snow-laden roof of the 30-year-old Strand theater collapsed...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
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 - 1890's ad
O. A. Miller Treeing Machine Co.
Brockton, Mass.)
1890's ad
O. A. Miller Treeing Machine Co.
Brockton, Mass.
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 - Huntington School)
Huntington School
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 - West Elm Street from Montgomery Street, Brockton, Mass.)
West Elm Street from Montgomery Street, Brockton, Mass.
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 - The Baptist Church)
The Baptist Church
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 - Fred F. Field Co., Shoe Factory, Montello)
Fred F. Field Co., Shoe Factory, Montello
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
 - ad for Brockton Fair
Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
October 2, 1926)
ad for Brockton Fair
Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
October 2, 1926
History, News and Stories of Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
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1700 - Brockton is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1821 - North Bridgewater is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1854 - North Bridgewater
North Bridgewater, a flourishing post- village of Plymouth co., Massachusetts, on the Fall River railroad, 21 miles S. from Boston. It contains 8 or... Read MORE...
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1874 - The Brockton Fair was established in 1874.
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1874 - North Bridgewater is renamed Brockton
1879 - SMOTHERED IN GRAIN.
A terrible accident took place in the grain and flour mill of Allis Packard at Brockton, Mass., on the 5th inst., in which A. A. NOURSE, DENNIS LYNCH ... Read MORE...
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Brockton became a city on April 9, 1881
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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Brockton Massachusetts, 1890
BROCKTON is a very enterprising and thrifty city, occupying the northwest extremity of Plymouth County, and having Stoughton, Avon and Holbrook on... Read MORE...
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1895 - Brockton
Brock'ton, formerly North Bridgewater, a city of Plymouth co, Mass, on the Old Colony Railroad, 20 miles S. of Boston. It has 19 churches, 2 national ... Read MORE...
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1905 - EXPLOSION KILLS 53; MANY ARE MISSING. Brockton Shoe Factory Collapses When Boiler Explodes. RUINS BURST INTO FLAME.
Heroic Deeds by Rescuers and by Pinioned Victims Calmly Awaiting Their Doom.
Special to The New York Times.
BROCKTON, Mass., March 21. - The city ... Read MORE...
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1916
Brockton, formerly North Bridgewater, a city of Plymouth co., Mass., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 20 miles S. of Boston. It is almost... Read MORE...
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1941 - TWELVE FIREMEN DIE AT BROCKTON. 16 OTHERS ARE HURT WHEN ROOF CAVES IN DURING THEATER FIRE. PRIEST TRAVERSES BURNING BUILDING IN BORROWED HELMET AND COAT TO GIVE DOOMED MEN LAST RITES.
Brockton, March 10 (AP) - Twelve firemen were killed and 16 injured early today when the snow-laden roof of the 30-year-old Strand theater collapsed... Read MORE...
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