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| Rockland, Massachusetts |
| Population |
16,123 |
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| Tax Rate |
9.78 (2007) |
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| Town Web Site |
Town Web Site |
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| School Research |
Department of Education
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Independent Research
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Rockland, Massachusetts is located
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Weymouth and Hingham on the north,
Norwell and Hanover on the east, Hanson on the south, and Whitman and Abington
on the west. Rockland is about 8 miles east of Brockton, 20 miles southeast of
Boston, and 215 miles from New York City. Principal highways are State Routes 123 and 139. Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston will be available in 1996-97
on the Plymouth Line from Abington or Whitman. The MBTA Red Line is
accessible from station in Braintree and Quincy. Travel time from
Braintree Station to Park Street: 25 min., 1,228 MBTA parking spaces.
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| The Town of Rockland is an industrial community in Plymouth county. In
1645, the Plymouth Colony granted the area which would become Rockland to
Timothy Hatherly. The first settlers were drawn by the rich woodlands of
pine and oak and the first mill was opened by the Thaxter family in 1703.
But some of King Philip's forces made their encampment in town and white
settlement in the community only began flourishing well after the war, in
the 1730's. The town relied on agriculture, timbering and saw milling and
shipped large quantities of oak timber to colonial shipyards. In the 19th
century, Rockland became a center for shoe production and by 1832 there
were six factories which produced twice the value of shoes being made in
Brockton. By 1837, the town was manufacturing twice as many shoes as all
other towns in the county put together. Rockland is supposed to have shod
half the Union Army, along with pioneering in machine sewn shoes and
producing fur-lined boots.
Trollies and trains tied the town to Abington, Hanover and Brockton in the
19th century and the town was incorporated in 1874. By 1865, 2800 male and
female workers produced $3.5 million worth of shoes and boots compared to
$1.46 million in Brockton. Most shoe factories closed in the Depression
years but intense commercial expansion along Route 123 brought suburban
development with it, since the town is only 20 miles southeast of Boston.
Although Rockland has been an industrial community since the mid-19th
century, there are large tracts of town which remain wooded and the town
retains a somewhat rural quality. |
Map of Rockland
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Some information gathered on Rockland, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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