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Onset and Point Independence

By: Michael J. Maddigan

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Inaugurated in 1877 as a camp meeting ground by eastern Massachusetts residents who believed in communication with the dead, Onset quickly emerged as the nation's leading spiritualist summer community. By 1900, however, spiritualism had been overwhelmed by an influx of tourists, and Onset subsequently developed as a secular summer resort noted for its scenic bluffs, recreational pursuits, and beaches. At this same time, neighboring Point Independence found wide appeal among middle-class vacationers interested in swimming, sailing, and relaxation.

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1439656533

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9781439656532

Middleborough

By: Michael J. Maddigan,Middleborough Historical Association

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Middleborough

By: Michael J. Maddigan,Middleborough Historical Association

The history of Middleborough is a history of its numerous villages. Like other geographically large towns, Middleborough developed a number of small communities that provided their earliest residents with needed services, such as mills, schools, churches, and cemeteries. These villages ranged in size from Middleborough Four Corners, which by the 1850s had emerged as the municipal, commercial, industrial, and social center of the town, to smaller village centers like Titicut, Eddyville, Rock, and South Middleborough. Using historical images from the extensive collections of the Middleborough Historical Association, as well as from town residents, Middleborough explores the town's evolution from its earliest foundation through its mid-19th-century transition from one of southeastern Massachusetts's largest agricultural communities to one of its most industrially productive.

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0738565598

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9780738565590

Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

A Troubled Past

By: Michael J. Maddigan

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

A Troubled Past

By: Michael J. Maddigan

Once known as MCI-Bridgewater and earlier as the Massachusetts State Farm, the Bridgewater Correctional Complex opened in 1854. It was one of several progressive charitable institutions the state created as a model for communities around the world. However, deteriorating conditions for its residents shadowed Bridgewater's evolution from an almshouse to a prison and hospital for the criminally insane. A century later, it was among the nation's most notorious asylums. Historian Michael J. Maddigan offers a riveting examination of this infamous history, including the inspiration for state-sponsored welfare, moral and legal challenges and the experiences of the people who lived and worked there.

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1439664005

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9781439664001

Nemasket River Herring

A History

By: Michael J. Maddigan

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Nemasket River Herring

A History

By: Michael J. Maddigan

Every spring, the Nemasket River welcomes thousands of migratory river herring that thrash and leap as they fight their way upstream from Mount Hope Bay. Of all non-domesticated animals, the river herring--or alewife--has arguably had the greatest impact on the towns along the river in southeastern Massachusetts. The area was called "Nemasket," or "place of fish," by Native Americans, and its earliest English colonists were dependent on river herring for their very survival. They provided a livelihood for generations of families in Middleborough and Lakeville, shaping their culture and the course of the region's development. Today, herring fishing is banned, and the community is working toward protecting and preserving the river so the herring have a place to return each year. Join historian Michael J. Maddigan as he explores the big story of the small fish that shaped life along the Nemasket River.

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1625851936

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

A Troubled Past

By: Michael J. Maddigan

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A Troubled Past

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ONSET & POINT INDEPENDENCE

By: Michael J. Maddigan

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ONSET & POINT INDEPENDENCE

By: Michael J. Maddigan

Inaugurated in 1877 as a camp meeting ground by eastern Massachusetts residents who believed in communication with the dead, Onset quickly emerged as the nation s leading spiritualist summer community. By 1900, however, spiritualism had been overwhelmed by an influx of tourists, and Onset subsequently developed as a secular summer resort noted for its scenic bluffs, recreational pursuits, and beaches. At this same time, neighboring Point Independence found wide appeal among middle-class vacationers interested in swimming, sailing, and relaxation.

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1531698557

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Onset and Point Independence

Onset and Point Independence

Middleborough

Middleborough

Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

Nemasket River Herring

Nemasket River Herring

Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Bridgewater

ONSET & POINT INDEPENDENCE

ONSET & POINT INDEPENDENCE

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