Bridgewater (MA) (Images of America)

The son of past town historian Ken Moore, he has lectured to various school and civic groups on local history for more than two decades and spearheaded the Bridgewater Ironworks Park preservation project. Moore is chairman of the Bridgewater Historical Commission and a member of the Bridgewater Historical Collectors. David R.

Moore is chairman of the Bridgewater Historical Commission and a member of the Bridgewater Historical Collectors. About the Author David R. The son of past town historian Ken Moore, he has lectured to various school and civic groups on local history for more than two decades and spearheaded the Bridgewater Ironworks Park preservation project.

Richard Hall said Ought to be titled "Lost Bridgewater". I thoroughly recommend this small book of early photographs of my hometown, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Many (if not most) of the landscape has changed so drastically since most of these pictures were taken that one would hardly know the place. With "Images of Bridgewater, MA", I've finally, at long last, been able to locate and se. but I still enjoyed being transported in time with terrific italgal Made me long for the old Bridgewater, but I still enjoyed being transported in time with terrific, never-seen-before photos and captions. ❤️❤️❤️. My town. Being from Bridgewater it was a an eye opener regarding growth. Amazing to find out little things like all the tin roofs in town were from Rogers Tin Shop, which is now the bank parking lot.

In Bridgewater, vintage images tell the stories of the Bridgewater Academy, the normal school, the changes in and around the common, the business pursuits of local proprietors, and the spiritual and civic life of Bridgewater residents.. As the Industrial Revolution forced farmers into factories, Bridgewater experienced rapid social and economic growth and change. Its fertile soil and bountiful rivers provided for a rich agricultural community. Iron, shoe, and paper manufacturing flourished, and the railroad brought European immigrants in search of the American Dream. Not long after the Pilgrims came ashore, Bridgewater became the first inland settlement to branch out from the Plymouth Colony, incorporating in 1656