Identifier: gazetteerofstate00naso (find matches)
Title: A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nason, Elias, 1811-1887 Varney, George J. (George Jones), 1836-1901
Subjects: Massachusetts -- Gazetteers
Publisher: Boston : B.B. Russell
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
theTaunton River at Halifax, affording some motive power in its course.Beaver Brook, on the eastern line, Cowsett Brook, and two pondsof 10 and 25 acres near the centre, complete the list of Brocktonsnatural waters. The city water-works are supplying the houses atthe centre generally, from an elevated source not far distant. The principal settlements cluster about Main Street, a wide, beau-tiful and well-shaded avenue, which runs from north to south, par-allel with the railroad, entirely through the town. The road trackis kept hard and smooth, and forms one of the most delightfuldrives in this region. The principal business of the city is the manufacture of boots andshoes. This was commenced here by Micah Eaxon, who came fromRandolph in 1811. There are now 97 factories ; turning out in 1885a product valued at $11,035,238. There are also numerous smallestablishments of associated industries; the entire manufactories inthe city numbering 310, and having a product valued at $13.370,8£S.
Text Appearing After Image:
BBOCKTON. 205 The 104 farmers contributed to the income of the town the value of$143,801. The valuation in 1888 was $15,117,528 ; and the tax-rate $15.90 on $1,000. The population is 20,783, accommodated by3,599 dwelling-houses. The Brockton National Bank has a capital of$100,000; the Home National Bank, $200,000; and the BrocktonSavings Bank, at the close of business last year, had $853,513 indeposits. The public schools are graded, and make use of 23 buildings, val-ued, with accompanying property, at $115,950. Evening drawingschools have been established, to which other branches of studyare being added. There are 20 libraries accessible to the public,that of the town containing about 12,000 volumes. There are sev-eral private circulating libraries, and the others belong chiefly tochurches and Sunday schools. There are 17 churches in the cityand suburban villages. The Trinitarian Congregationalists were theearliest here, the First Congregational society having been organizedin 1740.

Note About Images