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Abington is a small bedroom community of 13,000 people some 12 miles south of Boston. The town was famous as part of the shoe industry and, as recently as 1986, had a working dairy farm. Today, though the town's roots in manufacturing and agriculture have given way to a primarily residential...
read more about Abington, MA Real EstateThe Town of Braintree is a suburban community with a strong residential character located ten miles south of Boston. Incorporated in 1640, Braintree has a rich history and a promising future. The town is ideally situated at the crossroads of Route I-93
The Town of Carver is situated in southeastern Massachusetts, 38 miles from Boston, and is the site of three rivers, brooks, ponds and sizeable swamps.
The town had large cedar and pine stands so the abundant water power provided energy for many sawmills. The discovery of iron ore in the region...
read more about Carver, MA Real EstateThe Town of Cohasset covers a nine square mile area in a setting of colonial homes and ocean vistas of spectacular beauty.
The town is about 25 miles from Boston and is predominantly residential, many of its residents making the daily commute to work by bus, car or commuter boat from adjoining...
read more about Cohasset, MA Real EstateDuxbury is a coastal community 33 miles south of Boston in Plymouth County.
The Town was a center of shipbuilding until the mid-nineteenth century when ships became too large for the shallow bay. Many historic and beautiful homes from Pilgrim times and the shipbuilding period still exist. ...
read more about Duxbury, MA Real EstateThe Town of Halifax is a pastoral community located in the geographic center of Plymouth County and was first settled in 1669. Early colonists found extensive woods of white and pitch pine, cedar and oak and the first saw mill was built about 1728 to process this lumber. Agriculture and lumbering...
read more about Halifax, MA Real EstateThe Town of Hanover is a pastoral/suburban community in Plymouth County which was first settled in 1649 and incorporated in 1727. The town's early economy was based on agriculture and lumbering. The lumber was used for house building and shipbuilding while other early industries included grist...
read more about Hanover, MA Real EstateHanson is a rural pastoral community incorporated in 1820. Residents of the town established a preserve for the native population of the area on 100 acres of land in 1662 when they purchased the land on which the town is situated. Early settlers farmed and lumbered, setting up the first saw mill...
read more about Hanson, MA Real EstateThe Town of Hingham covers an area of 22.5 square miles and is approximately 15 miles south of Boston. The town's history is reflected in its many immaculately kept antique houses, including the "Old Ordinary" on Lincoln Street, which now houses the Hingham Historical Society Museum.
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read more about Hingham, MA Real EstateThe Town of Holbrook is a bedroom community of 11,041 people, located south of Boston. Originally part of Randolph and Braintree, Holbrook has 7.32 square miles within its boundaries. A study of 44 South Shore communities compiled by the Northeastern University Center for Labor Market Studies...
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