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United States historic place Northwest Side Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district A house within the district, April 2014 Location Roughly bounded by Van Buren, Clyde, Grant, and Main streets and the Yahara River Stoughton, Wisconsin United States Area 90 acres (36 ha) NRHP reference No. 98000221 Added to NRHP March 5, 1998 The Northwest Side ...
Stoughton High School: Stoughton High School: January 17, 2002 : 211 N. Forrest St. Stoughton: Romanesque Revival-styled public high school built in 1892-93. 93: Stoughton Main Street Commercial Historic District
Stoughton / ˈ s t oʊ t ən / (official name: Town of Stoughton) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 29,281 at the 2020 census . The town is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Boston , 31 miles (50 km) from Providence, Rhode Island , and 35 miles (56 km) from Cape Cod .
The building was designed by Walter Atherton and given to the town by Lucius Clapp, a local schoolteacher and businessman. [2] It now houses the Stoughton Historical Society. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
The Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad reached town in 1853, making Stoughton a shipping center for wheat from the surrounding farms. T.G. Mandt started a wagon-making factory the 1860s which was so successful that the town was known as "the Hub City."
The Stoughton Police Department has roots dating back to the town's early history, evolving from a system of constables and tithing men in the 18th century to a formal police force in the late 19th century. The department was established in 1878 with the appointment of six special police officers. Over the years, it grew in size and capabilities.
The Stoughton Public Library is part of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN), a cooperative of libraries located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. In addition to books and print materials, the library offers patrons access to eBooks and databases through the OCLN, as well as lending museum passes to area museums and zoos, coordinating free tutoring for adults in Basic Literacy and English ...
Statue of Deborah Sampson. The Town of Sharon was first settled as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 and was deemed the 2nd precinct of Stoughton in 1740. It was established as the district of Stoughtonham on June 21, 1765, incorporated as the Town of Stoughtonham on August 23, 1775, and was named Sharon on February 25, 1783, after Israel's Sharon plain, due to its high level of ...