Bridgewater’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Bridgewater. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally named Nation, the present name recalls an episode when water had to be carried to the town site for the railroad. A post office called Nation was established in 1880, and the name was changed that same year to Bridgewater.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bridgewater’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bridgewater’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMain St. looking south, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Bridgewater
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Bridgewater, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Bridgewater is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bridgewater has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Presbyterian Church in Bridgewater, 2.3 miles away.
Bridgewater and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Main St. looking south (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.