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| | Taunton Massachusetts, 1890 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | is a prosperous and in some respects a model manufacturing city, lying in the northeasterly section of Bristol County, of which it is the semi-capital. |
 | | It is 33 miles south of Boston by the Old Colony Railroad, which traverses all parts of its territory, and by numerous branches, converging here, it is connected directly with Providence, Newport, New Bedford, and a large number of towns within this scope in all directions. |
 | | The "Daily Gazette," the weekly "Household Gazette," and the "Bristol County Republican," constitute an able and useful city press. |
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