Originally, Stoughton was a part of old Dorchester and the land set aside for the Punkapoag Indians. First settled by Colonial families from Dorchester, Braintree, and Dedham, the town has had many ge
The town of Stoughton has seen many changes since its incorporation in 1726. Stoughton families and fortunes were transformed in the mid-19th century as they prospered from the production of shoes, bo
An amazing photographic addition to the history of the early Republic “I wondered if it was possible to use photographic and documentary evidence to re-create the first generation of Americans—those m
