The barge was a large wagon pulled by a team of horses or one large horse. The wagon would usually have a roof and sides with steps mounted on the back. The…
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Historical Tidbit: Iron Currency
In 1642, the first successful ironworks were established in the early Raynham, when it was part of Taunton. Iron bars were sometimes used as currency for taxes. “School teachers and ministers…
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Historical Tidbit: How Did a Fuzzy Caterpillar Become a Weather Forecaster?
According to the 2020 Farmers’ Almanac: “The banded woolly bear, also known as the woolly worm caterpillar, is one of the “signs of nature” that supposedly foretells what the upcoming…
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From May 16th, 1942 until October 1943 the town of East Bridgewater participated in a “dimout.” Because of East Bridgewater’s vicinity to the ocean, wartime fears led to this initiative,…
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