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Middleborough (Town of), Plymouth County,, MA
Town of Middleborough (Middleboro) is located 10 mi E of Taunton; Plymouth County (US-T121).
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Middleborough
Middleborough (Town of), Plymouth County,, MA
Middleboro
Town of Middleborough (Middleboro) is located 10 mi E of Taunton; Plymouth County (US-T121).
Settled in 1660, incorporated as a town in 1669. So named because it was halfway between Plymouth and Mount Hope, the home of Massasoit. Before 1669, it was common land called Namassakett (MA-T1/p30).
