Stoughton

STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS REALIZING THE MASTER PLAN L ocated in Norfolk County, about midway between Boston, and Prov- idence, Rhode Island, the town of Stoughton, Massachusetts was first settled in 1713 and officially incor- porated in 1726. It was named after William Stoughton, the first Chief Justice of the Colo- nial Courts. On April 19th, 1775, 148 Minute Men from Stoughton answered the call to arms and fought at the Battle of Lexington, the first skirmish of the American Revolution- ary War. Originally an agricultural community, the town became an important shoemaking center in the 19th century. By 1900, the town WHAT: A town of 28,000 WHERE: Norfolk County, midway between Boston and Providence RI WEBSITE: www.stoughton.org AT A GLANCE STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS STOUGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS had a population of 5,442 and over the next several decades, it developed into an industrial and commercial center. Today, the town’s population has exceeded 28,000. In 2015, Stoughton completed a Mas- ter Plan, focusing special attention on its future economic development. The Plan includes the framework for the protection