The story of Bridgewater is one of survival. Since its founding in 1835, this community has endured six major floods, economic crises, and a war that took place

Not long after the Pilgrims came ashore, Bridgewater became the first inland settlement to branch out from the Plymouth Colony, incorporating in 1656. Its ferti

North Bridgewater is now an extinct town. The name changed to Brockton in 1874.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, In Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an Extensive Family Register by Nahum Mitchell, first published in