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Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461. [4] Attleboro is the fourth-largest municipality in Bristol County, Behind New Bedford, Fall River, and Taunton. It ...
One of the early settlers of the area that is now Attleboro was Banfield Capron, whose family would continue to be prominent in town affairs for many years. He gave each of his seven children 200 acres (81 ha) of farmland. This house was built about 1740 by one of those children. The property is now much reduced in size, only 1/3 acre.
There are three fire stations, located downtown on Elm Street just off Route 1, Allen Ave behind Emerald Square Mall and on Route 152 in the eastern portion of the city. There are also two post offices, downtown (using the 02760 ZIP code) and in Attleboro Falls (02763). North Attleboro also uses 02761 for post office boxes located downtown.
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Attleboro station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Attleboro, Massachusetts. By a 2018 count, Attleboro had 1,547 daily riders, making it the fourth busiest station on the system outside Boston. [1] Attleboro has had railroad service to its downtown area continuously since 1835.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
For several decades starting in the 1920s, South Attleboro was known for Wightman's Diner on Boston Post Road (aka Washington Street, or U.S. Route 1). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The diner started out as a lunch wagon in 1923, and expanded by connecting multiple lunch cars by the Worcester Lunch Car Company and Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company . [ 4 ]
Chartley is a village in Norton, Massachusetts.It has its own post office, near the Attleboro line along Route 123, with zip code 02712.. Some notable places and historic locations in Chartley include Chartley Pond, formed by excavations for iron in the 17th and 18th centuries; [1] Chartley Methodist Church; Chartley Train Station which operated in the early and mid-1900s; and Chartley Country ...