Brockton, Massachusetts
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Location in Massachusetts
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1700 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Plymouth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 5 ′ N , 71 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 94,304 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,696.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 55.9 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 55.6 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 36 m | ||
| Postal code : | 02301 | ||
| FIPS : | 25-09000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0617571 | ||
| Website : | brockton.ma.us | ||
 Former Brockton Edison Company building |
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Brockton is a city in the US state of Massachusetts with 94,304 inhabitants. It is located in Plymouth County and is next to the city of Plymouth whose county seat (administrative seat).
Due to its quality as the birthplace of the boxer Rocky Marciano , the city also calls itself the City of Champions .
history
The place was first settled by pilgrims who came to the area in the 17th century. Over the years Brockton developed into an important location for textile and shoe manufacturing and was officially registered as a municipality on April 9, 1881.
In 1883, an underground power grid designed by Thomas Alva Edison was commissioned in Brockton .
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Morton Dunham (1853–1929), organist and composer
- Max Kaminsky (1908–1994), jazz trumpeter
- Sonny Dunham (1911–1990), trumpeter and big band leader
- Paul Gonsalves (1920–1974), saxophonist
- Boomie Richman (* 1922), jazz saxophonist
- Charles Socarides (1922–2005), doctor and psychiatrist
- Rocky Marciano (1923–1969), Italian-American boxer, world heavyweight champion
- Leo Ball (1927–2007), jazz musician
- Frank D'Rone (1932–2013), singer and guitarist
- Mark Egan (* 1951), jazz musician
- Thomas Andrews (* 1953), politician
- Gayle Tufts (* 1960), entertainer
- Scott Gordon (born 1963), ice hockey player and coach
- Kevin Stevens (born 1965), ice hockey player
- Shawn Fanning (* 1980), entrepreneur
- Joe Callahan (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Niki Cross (* 1985), soccer player
- Josh Hennessy (born 1985), ice hockey player
- Jaheem Toombs (* 2001), actor
Individual evidence
- ^ Plymouth County, Massachusetts Public Records. (No longer available online.) Public Records Search, archived from the original on June 29, 2009 ; accessed on October 4, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ About the City. City of Brockton, accessed October 4, 2009 .
- ↑ Be Enlightened ... The "Brockton Operation". www.thomasedison.com, accessed October 4, 2009 .
Web links
Commons : Brockton, Massachusetts - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- www.brocktonma.com Website of the Brockton Historical Society