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Stoughton Business and Home Security

Overview

Welcome to American Alarms’ business and home security page for Stoughton, Massachusetts. This informational page provides important crime data along with additional information for those living in or considering moving to Stoughton.

Stoughton Business and Home Security Facts

According to the FBI Crime Database for Massachusetts’ 279 cities and towns, Stoughton was ranked 74^th in “Most Property Damage per 100,000” in 2013 improving from 72^nd in 2012. It was 159^th for “Most Burglaries per 100,000” improving from 134^th in 2012.

American Alarm’s History in Stoughton

Based in New England since 1971, we’ve worked in the Stoughton area for decades. We know the landscape and we have good relationships with local police and fire officials. Our team of employees (200 strong and growing) live in the communities we serve, this means our customers are our neighbors.

Stoughton History

Stoughton was first settled in 1713. When it was founded, Stoughton included the current towns of Sharon, Canton, and Avon. It was officially incorporated in 1726 from the southwestern portion of the large town of Dorchester. It was named after William Stoughton, the first Chief Justice of Colonial Courts and the chief justice of the Salem Witch Trials.

What Stoughton is Known for…

Originally an agricultural community, Stoughton developed into an important shoemaking center. In 1874, the Stoughton Public Library was established. The Suffolk Resolves were written in Old Stoughton, which is now Milton. The Resolves are thought to be the basis for the Declaration of Independence. The meeting to write the Resolves included the Reverend Samuel Dunbar and Paul Revere. The location for the meeting was chosen by Samuel Adams and Dr. Joseph Warren.

The oldest choral society in the U.S. is located in Stoughton. Established in 1786 as the Stoughton Musical Society, it is now known as the Old Stoughton Musical Society. It also has the oldest constitution of any musical society in the United States, written in 1787, only a few weeks after the U.S. Constititution.

Listings of Stoughton Favorites

• Chicken Kabob Restaurant, 756 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
• Amelia’s, 217 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072
• Ore A Love Story, 434 Pearl St., Stoughton, MA 02072
• SuSu Sushi, 404 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072

Short List of Historic Places or Recreation Spots

Stoughton’s train station on Wyman Street was built in 1888, and is the only one in the state that houses a clock tower. The station was built out of stones from a West Street quarry that belonged to Stoughton resident Myron Gilbert. In 1974 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House on Central Street was built during colonial times. In the 1830s, homeowner Alanson Wentworth added to the small single-story dwelling. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, and recognized as one of the most influential women in the field of religion, lived in this house with the Wentworth family from 1868 to 1870.

Famous People from (or Who Lived in) Stoughton

Henry Lillie Pierce was bornin Stoughton on August 23, 1825. Pierce was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a member of the Boston Board of Aldermen, and served as Mayor of Boston from January 6, 1873 to November 29, 1873. He resigned as mayor after he was elected to fill the vacancy in the U.S. House of Representatives caused by the death of William Whiting. He died on December 17, 1896 in Boston.

Richard Gridley was born in Boston on January 3, 1710. Gridley was a soldier and engineer who served for the British Army during the French and Indian Wars and for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Gridley’s forge in Stoughton produced the first howitzers and mortars for the Continental Army in 1776 and 1777. He died in Stoughton on June 21, 1796 from blood poisoning that developed when he cut himself while trimming his dogwood bushes.

Mary Baker Eddy was born in Bow, New Hampshire on July 16, 1821. The founder of the Christian Science faith, Baker Eddy (then Mary Baker Glover) lived in the Wentworth house in Stoughton house from 1868 to 1870. It was there that she wrote her first major work, “The Science of Man.” She died in Newton on December 3, 1910.

Stoughton Helpful Links

• http://www.stoughton.org/
• http://www.stoughtonpolice.org/
• http://www.stoughton-ma.gov/Fire/
• http://www.stoughtonschools.org/
• http://stoughton.wickedlocal.com/
• http://www.topix.com/city/stoughton-ma
• http://patch.com/massachusetts/stoughton

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