Place:East Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Name
East Freetown
Type
Village
Coordinates
41.767°N 70.95°W
Located in
Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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East Freetown, Massachusetts is one of two villages within the town of Freetown, Massachusetts, USA, in Bristol County. Added to the town in 1747, East Freetown was originally an outpost settlement of Tiverton, Rhode Island, then a part of Massachusetts. It rests on the shore of Long Pond. As of the 1990 census, the village had a total population of 4,883.

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History

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East Freetown was made a part of Freetown as a result of the Pocasset Purchase of 1747. It remained less economically developed and industrialized than its sister village, Assonet well into the twentieth century. The village was the birthplace of Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton.

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Historic District

The East Freetown Historic District has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1999. It contains many buildings, sites, and features of local historical significance.

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