West Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United
States. The population was 6,916 at the 2010 census.West Bridgewater
was first settled in 1651 as a part of Olde Bridgewater. The town
separated from Bridgewater, Massachusetts and was officially
incorporated in 1822, the second of the three communities to separate
from Bridgewater (after North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and before
East Bridgewater) over the span of three years. The town, like many in
the area, had both agrarian and industrial roots; the Town River
provided water power for milling and irrigation for farming. The town
is home to the Keith House (1662), the oldest standing parsonage in
the U.S. The town is also believed to be the site of the first
industrial park in the U.S., now the site of the Town Park. The
original Ames Shovel Works was located in the Town Park. Today, the
town is mostly residential.West Bridgewater was first settled in 1651
as a part of Olde Bridgewater. The town separated from Bridgewater,
Massachusetts and was officially incorporated in 1822, the second of
the three communities to separate from Bridgewater (after North
Bridgewater, now Brockton, and before East Bridgewater) over the span
of three years. The town, like many in the area, had both agrarian and
industrial roots; the Town River provided water power for milling and
irrigation for farming. The town is home to the Keith House (1662),
the oldest standing parsonage in the U.S. The town is also believed to
be the site of the first industrial park in the U.S., now the site of
the Town Park. The original Ames Shovel Works was located in the Town
Park. Today, the town is mostly residential.According to the United
States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.7 square miles
(40.6 km2), of which 15.3 square miles (39.7 km2) is land and 0.35
square miles (0.9 km2), or 2.25%, is water. The town ranks 238th of
351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of land area, and ranks
nineteenth out of the twenty-seven towns in Plymouth County. West
Bridgewater is bordered by Brockton to the north, East Bridgewater to
the east, Bridgewater to the south, and Easton to the west, as well as
a small section (less than a quarter of a mile long) of the
southwestern corner that borders the town of Raynham. West
Bridgewater's town center is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of
the center of Brockton, and is 25 miles (40 km) south of Boston.West
Bridgewater lies along the northeast edge of the Hockomock Swamp, with
a large section of the southwestern corner of town being covered by
the swamp and its wildlife management area. There are also several
other protected areas throughout the town, as well as several parks
and a large pond surrounded by a state forest. The Town River also
passes through the southern portion of town, branching off into
several brooks throughout the town, as does the Salisbury River in the
northeast corner of town. West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Top Movies & Young Movies