Southborough town i Worcester county i Massachusetts i USA

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Länk: Southborough, Massachusetts
Alias: Southboro (MA) town »

Southborough was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in July 1727. Southborough was primarily a farming community until mills began to tap the small rivers that ran through the town. By the end of the 19th century, Southborough was home to the manufacture of plasters, straw bonnets, boots, and shoes, among other things.

In 1727, Southborough split off as the ”south borough” of Marlborough, much as Westborough had split off from Marlborough in 1717, ten years before.

In 1898, the Fayville Dam was constructed to produce several reservoirs to supply a growing Boston with water. As a result, manufacturing vanished, and Southborough did not see substantial growth until the high-tech boom of the 1970s.

Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps, though officially rejected by town ordinance.

It incorporates the smaller villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville.