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Carver separated from Plympton, Massachusetts, and was incorporated in 1790 because many residents lived too far away to attend church in Plympton. The town was named for John Carver, the first Governor of the Plymouth Colony. Initially agricultural, Carver was known for the iron ore from its swamp lands used to make cooking tools by the 1730s ...
He suggested the name "Carver" for the town site after Jonathan Carver, who first explored the area. [4] By 1855 the town of Carver was already growing. It had a tailor, a hotel, a boarding house, a building designer, a carpenter, a livery stable, a blacksmith, two shoemakers, and a general store. By 1857, 35 buildings existed in Carver.
Carver's position between navigable sections of the Minnesota River, as well as Carver and Spring Creeks, was an ideal location for a steamboat and barge terminal for transferring cargo. In 1854, Jorgenson sold his claim to the Carver Land Company, a group of seven speculators, who planned to plat and develop a town.
Massachusetts Route 58. Route 58 is a 29.86-mile-long (48.06 km) south–north state highway in southeastern Massachusetts. For all but its final 0.4 miles (0.64 km), the route lies within Plymouth County. Its southern terminus is at Route 28 at the Rochester – Wareham town line and its northern terminus is at Route 18 in Weymouth.
South Carver. Sampsons Pond (also called Sampson's Pond and Sampson Pond) is a 310-acre (1.3 km 2) warm water infertile pond in Carver, Massachusetts, in the South Carver section of town, southwest of Dunham Pond. The pond has an average depth of nine feet and a maximum depth of 14 feet (4.3 m). The water is clear with a transparency of 12 feet ...
1938 example of the finely crafted early wayside rests developed by the Minnesota Department of Highways in National Park Service rustic style. [9] 5. Church of St. Hubertus-Catholic. Church of St. Hubertus-Catholic. March 19, 1982. ( #82002937) Great Plains Boulevard and W. 78th St. 44°51′43″N 93°31′51″W.
South Carver is a village in the town of Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. South Carver is the location of the main entrance to the Myles Standish State Forest and of the Edaville Railroad and King Richard's Faire. [1][2] The cultivation and processing of cranberries is the predominant economic activity in South Carver. [3]
Myles Standish State Forest. Myles Standish State Forest is a state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately 45 miles (70 km) south of Boston. It is the largest publicly owned recreation area in this part of Massachusetts and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).