. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. oad, whose stations within it are Bridge-water Iron Works and, half a mile south of this, Bridgewater (Cen-tre), and in the southern part of the town, State Farm. The post-offices are Bridgewater, Scotland and State Farm ; the villages beingthese (except the last), and Paper Mill Village, in the eastern partof the town. The general form of the township is oval; having anassessed area of 16,055 acres, including 5,000 acres of surface is for the most part undulating, having a fine eminenceat the north called
. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. oad, whose stations within it are Bridge-water Iron Works and, half a mile south of this, Bridgewater (Cen-tre), and in the southern part of the town, State Farm. The post-offices are Bridgewater, Scotland and State Farm ; the villages beingthese (except the last), and Paper Mill Village, in the eastern partof the town. The general form of the township is oval; having anassessed area of 16,055 acres, including 5,000 acres of surface is for the most part undulating, having a fine eminenceat the north called Spragues Hill, 192 feet in height. In the west- lilillX; K WATER. 199 era part of the town is the handsome Lake Nippenicket, covering 388 acres, and embracing several pretty islands. Robbings Pond,three miles northeast of the centre, is also an attractive resort forfishing. Town and Matfield rivers, entering Bridgewater on the north side,unite in the eastern part; and, receiving the waters of South Brook,from near the centre, join on the eastern line with the Winnetuxet. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BRIDGEWATER, MASS. River from Halifax, and form the Taunton River. This handsomestream washes the whole southeastern border of the town, and, likethe others, affords power for several mills. In the eastern part of the town there are a paper mill and two orthree saw mills making shingles and boxboards. At the iron worksare made a variety of cast and wrought work, cotton machinery, nailsand tacks, and other articles. The town also has a boot and shoe 2(,0 GAZETTEER OF MASSACHUSETTS. factory and several brickyards. The largest product is iron and me-tallic goods, valued for 1885 at $582,942. Wooden and wood andmetal goods counted up to $48,846; food preparations, $23,750; theaggregate of manufactures being valued at $769,945. The productof the 108 farms cultivated in the town in the same year was $141, valuation in 1888 was $2,194,847; and the tax was $ on$ J .000. The population i
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