Foxborough History

• The Neponset Reservoir Company was formed by five companies.


• In 1902, East Foxborough residents petitioned the state legislature to allow secession & creation of a separate town named Sumner.


• 1845’s Chap. 48 authorized the incorporation of Neponset Reservoir Company to construct and maintain a reservoir in Foxborough.


• Mass. DCR's portion of F. Gilbert Hills State Forest encompases 594.23 acres in Foxborough.


• Chap. 831 of 1966 authorized the granting of an alcoholic beverages license to Post 2626 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc.


• The Dexter Treatment Center Building at the former Foxborough State Hospital was named for Dr. Roderick B. Dexter in 1958.


• Bruce Fairchild Barton (August 5, 1886 - July 5, 1967) - a former US Rep. from NY - is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery.


• The first service in the Episcopal Church (the stone building at the corner of Market and South Streets) occurred on May 31, 1894.


• 1949s Chap 16 authorized Foxborough to borrow money to purchase land and construct thereon an addition to the high school building.


• Except for the election of officers, a quorum of any town meeting consists of 100 registered voters – Art. 1 Sect. 3 Foxborough Gen. By-Laws.


• Otis Cary was the first president of the Foxborough Savings Bank.


• The New England Patriots played their first game at Schaefer Stadium on August 15, 1971.


• The DCPO authorized the sale of approximately twenty acres on Walnut Street to the Foxborough Housing Authority for $1.00 in 1987.


• Hervey Pettee (1782-1843) built a thread mill at Lakeview in 1813.


• 1845’s Chap. 48 authorized the incorporation of Neponset Reservoir Company to construct and maintain a reservoir in Foxborough.


• The Quaker Hill School, at the corner of West Street and South Street, consisted of six grades in one room with one teacher.


• 1974’s Chapter 366 validated all acts & proceedings of the Town of Foxborough at its annual town meetings, and at adjourned sessions thereof.


• The MassDCR's portion of F. Gilbert Hills State Forest encompases 594.23 acres in Foxborough.


• Chap. 831 of 1966 authorized the granting of an alcoholic beverages license to Post 2626 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc.


• The Dexter Treatment Center Building at the former Foxborough State Hospital was named for Dr. Roderick B. Dexter in 1958.


• Chapter 275 of the Acts of 1974 created three year terms for new Foxborough Planning Board members.


• The Orpheum Theatre was built in 1926 as a silent movie house.


• Captain Josiah Pratt (B. 2-14-1719 D. 2-7-1800)


• Chap. 16 of the Acts of 1999 provided for a parking and traffic management zone w/in a 3 mile radius of the center of the stadium.


• Bruce Fairchild Barton (August 5, 1886 - July 5, 1967) - a former US Rep. from NY - is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery.


• The monument for Mr. Zadock Howe (1742-1819) is located at The Centre Burying Ground.


• Except for the election of officers, a quorum of any town meeting consists of 100 registered voters – Art. 1 Sect. 3 Foxborough Gen. By-Laws.


• The first service in the Episcopal Church (the stone building at the corner of Market and South Streets) occurred on May 31, 1894.




• 1949s Chap 16 authorized Foxborough to borrow money to purchase land and construct thereon an addition to the high school building


• 1949s Chap. 16 authorized Foxborough to borrow money to purchase land and construct and furnish an addition to the high school building.


• Except for the election of officers, a quorum of any town meeting consists of 100 registered voters – Art. 1 Sect. 3 Foxborough Gen. By-Laws


• Did you know Otis Cary was the first president of the Foxborough Savings Bank?


• Did you know The New England Patriots played their first game at Schaefer Stadium on August 15, 1971?


• The DCPO authorized the sale of approximately twenty acres on Walnut Street to the Foxborough Housing Authority for $1.00 in 1987.


• Did you know Hervey Pettee (1782-1843) built a thread mill at Lakeview in 1813?


• 1845’s Chap. 48 authorized the incorporation of Neponset Reservoir Company to construct and maintain a reservoir in Foxborough.


• Did you know the Quaker Hill School, at the corner of West Street and South Street, consisted of six grades in one room with one teacher?


• 1974’s Chapter 366 validated all acts & proceedings of the Town of Foxborough at its annual town meetings, and at adjourned sessions thereof


• The @MassDCR's portion of F. Gilbert Hills State Forest encompases 594.23 acres in Foxborough.


• Chap. 831 of 1966 authorized the granting of an alcoholic beverages license to Post 2626 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Inc.


• Did you know The Dexter Treatment Center Building at the former Foxborough State Hospital was named for Dr. Roderick B. Dexter in 1958?


• Chapter 275 of the Acts of 1974 created three year terms for new Foxborough Planning Board members.


• know the Orpheum Theatre was built in 1926 as a silent movie house?


• Captain Josiah Pratt (B. 2-14-1719 D. 2-7-1800)


• Chap. 16 of the Acts of 1999 provided for a parking and traffic management zone w/in a 3 mile radius of the center of the stadium.


• Did you know Bruce Fairchild Barton (August 5, 1886 - July 5, 1967) - a former US Rep. from NY - is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery?


• Do you know where the monument for Mr. Zadock Howe (1742-1819) is located?


• Except for the election of officers, a quorum of any town meeting consists of 100 registered voters – Art. 1 Sect. 3 Foxborough Gen. By-Laws


• The first service in the Episcopal Church (the stone building at the corner of Market and South Streets) occurred on May 31, 1894.


• Foxborough had 11,403 registered voters in November 2012.


• Did you know the Quaker Hill School, at the corner of West Street and South Street, consisted of six grades in one room with one teacher?


• Di you know Hervey Pettee (1782-1843) built a thread mill at Lakeview in 1813?


• The DCPO authorized the sale of approximately twenty acres on Walnut Street to the Foxborough Housing Authority for $1.00 in 1987.


• Did you know The New England Patriots played their first game at Schaefer Stadium on August 15, 1971?


• Did you know Otis Cary was the first president of the Foxborough Savings Bank?


• Did you know Foxborough has 11,403 registered voters?


• In 1902, East Foxborough residents petitioned the state legislature to allow secession & creation of a separate town named Sumner.


• Members of the Carpenter family built the Great Bonnet Shoppe at 16-18 Wall Street in 1843.


• The Samaritan Hall building was built in 1847 by the Fifth School District. Do you know where it is located?


• Chap. 529 of 1914 extended the limits of the Foxborough Village Improvement Association district to include most town inhabitants.


• Chapter 311 of 1925 authorized the Foxborough Water Supply District to annex the East Foxborough Water Supply District.


• 1965's Chap. 831, approved on Jan. 3, 1966, authorized Foxborough to grant an all alcoholic beverage license to Post 2626 VFW USA.


• Timilty received more votes than Jubinville in our 9/12 Dem. primary, but Jubinville won district-wide.


• 2012’s Chapter 200 allows conveyance of ~16.02 acres at the Route 140 & Walnut St. intersection to Foxborough Housing Authority


• 1862's Chapter 154 was approved on April 26. This authorized incorporation of the Foxborough Branch Railroad Corporation.


• In 1910, the population of Foxborough was 3,863.


• In 1855, Ora Hodges Doolittle built a home and barn on a corner lot of Bird and Baker Streets.


• Did you know Foxborough Pumping Station at 25 Pumping Station Road is on the National Register Of Historic Places?


• Memorial Hall was built in 1868, is included on the National Register of Historic Places, and overlooks the Centre Burial Ground.


• Foxborough Centre, Foxvale, Foxborough Furnace, Donkeyville, and East, North, West, & South Foxborough are villages of our borough


• Chapter 599 of the Acts of 1982 authorizes the Town Of Foxborough to recall elected officials.


• The NORPAC Task Force serves 15 cities and towns & was formed in 1987 under a grant by the US Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
• The Rev. Holmes Slade served as Minister of Foxborough Universalist Church from 1848 to 1853.
• The cornerstone of the new Meeting-house was laid on May 15, 1822.
• Ten people were enumerated in Deacon Ebenezer Forrist's house in 1820.
• The Deacon Ebenezer Forrist house on Granite Street was built ~1793.
• The Police played to a crowd of 61,000 at Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough on August 10, 1983.
• The Mansfield and Framingham Railroad was incorporated in 1862 as the Foxborough Branch Railroad.
• Four people enumerated in Samuel Baker household in 1790.
• Nehemiah Carpenter, Jeremiah Hartshorn, & Samuel Baker donated land for a common meeting-house lot in 1783.
• Crackrock Pond was formed in 1734 by impounding the Neponset River.
• Walter J. Davis owned an Ice Cream Parlor on School Street in Foxborough.
• Virgil Pond operated a box factory on Market Street.
• The July 24-26, 2015, weekend wasn't the first appearance of a #LeftShark in Foxborough./LI>
• There are more than ten cemeteries in Foxborough - including one for pets.
• The Hamlet House (12-16 Wall Street) was built in 1845 by the Carpenter family.
• First concert held at @GilletteStadium was The Rolling Stones' Licks Tour on 9/5/2002.
• Often referred to as "The Gem Of Norfolk County", Foxborough is located midway between Boston, MA, & Providence, RI.
• Dr. Marcello Hutchinson was first Superintendent of Massachusetts Hospital For Dipsomaniacs And Inebriates.
• In 1790, the population of Foxborough was 654.
• On July 18, 2015, NERevolution defeated NYC FC 1-0 at #GilletteStadium "in front of largest home crowd of 2015" Attendance: 28,811
• Samaritan Hall was built in 1847 for use as a school-house.
• National Grid (@NationalGridUS) serves 7,949 customers in Foxborough. 6/25/2015
• C.A. Stevens created stereoscopic views of Foxborough.
• FXP LLC was registered in Massachusetts on August 1, 2003.
• Foxborough's Reserve Police Force was authorized by Chapter 85 of the Acts of 1986.
• Foxborough was removed from Suffolk County when Norfolk County was established on June 20, 1793.
• 17,128 from @SouthStationBOS and 6,015 from @TFGreenAirport took @MBTA train to Foxborough during the @Patriots 2014-2015 Season.
• The Ebenezer W. Allen house at 15 Baker Street was built in 1854.
• In 1888, Henry C. Williams was the proprietor of Foxborough Foundry & Machine Company.
• Chapter 366 of 1974 validated the action of Foxborough's Annual Town Meeting held in the year 1974.
• The Octagon House, located at 22 Market Street, was built in 1855 for Miss Abbie Dean.
• John S. Dill had a livery stable at corner of Church and Central Streets.
• Harold B. Clark Town Forest encompasses 275 wooded acres and two ponds in Foxborough.
• Chap. 424 of 1891 authorized Foxborough Water Supply District to issue certain securities by majority vote.
• First lacrosse game held at @GilletteStadium was between Harvard and Cornell on April 5, 2008.
• In 1669, the first known dwelling in what became Foxborough was erected near Wading River.
• The anticipated build-out for Foxborough Growth District is 1.5M sf office, 150,000 sf retail.
• Paul Bowser & E.M. Loew opened Bay State Raceway on Route 1 in Foxborough in 1947.
• Foxborough Pumping Station at 25 Pumping Station Road was built in 1891.
• Foxborough Savings Bank was organized on April 18, 1855.
• Chapter 46 establishing Foxborough Board Of Water And Sewer Commissioners was approved 5/14/1986.
• Chap. 307, which established part of boundary line between Walpole and Foxborough, was approved 5/12/1931.
• Norfolk & Bristol Electric Railroad's spur line to Lake View ballroom was discontinued in 1919.
• @ACDC first played @GilletteStadium in Foxborough on July 28, 2009, during their "Black Ice" tour.^*
• In 1888, Henry C. Williams was the propietor of Foxboro' Foundery & Machine Company.
• The first concert held at GilletteStadium was The Rolling Stones' Licks World Tour on 9/5/2002.
• The cornerstone of the new Meeting-house was laid on May 15, 1822.
• The Deacon Ebenezer Forrist Home on Granite Street was built ~1793.
• Lizzie A. Nickerson was the teacher at Quaker Hill School in 1887.
• The elevation of High Rock in F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is 413 feet.?
• The elevation of High Rock summit (420338N / 0711713W - 42°03'38"N / 071°17'13"W) in F. Gilbert Hills State Forest in Foxborough is 413 feet.
• 17,128 from @SouthStationBOS and 6,015 from @TFGreenAirport took @MBTA train to Foxborough during the @Patriots 2014-2015 Season.
• Mary (Rhodes) Clapp (d. 10/17/1827) was buried in Clapp Burial Ground on Beach Street.
• There are more than five hotels and motels in Foxborough.
• Captain Josiah Pratt (2/14/1719-2/7/1800) is buried in East Street Cemetery in Foxborough.
• Foxborough's quota for the Civil War was 263 soldiers.
• 10,997 attended the 9/16/15 Revolution match at #GilletteStadium.
• 42,947 attended Revolution vs. Impact game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 10/17/2015.
• The old Foxborough Town Hall (destroyed by fire on 6/4/1900) had Fire Box #32
• 66,829 attended the Patriots game at Gillette Stadium on November 23, 2015.
• Rachel Andress Boyden (d. 2/29/1876) is buried in Morse Cemetery.
• John Brayton, William Richmond, William Wood, Hezekiah Anthony and others formed The Foxborough Cotton Manufacturing Company.
• The Act incorporating The Foxborough Cotton Manufacturing Company was approved on 2/7/1815.
• Eli Phelps was a 19th century apothecary? He also served as Foxborough's Post Master.
• Rev. William S. Anderson served Foxborough Universalist Church 1847-1848.
• Elijah Bird (1753-1821) is buried in Hodges-Pratt Burial Ground (a.k.a. East Street Cemetery) in Foxborough.
• Sidney Lawton Smith (s/o Lawton & Lucy Thompson Smith) was born on 6/15/1845 in Foxborough.
• 16,935 attended the 4/9/2016 #NERevolution vs. TorontoFC game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough.
• 51,038 attended Guns N' Roses "Use You Illusion" 9/11/1992 concert at Foxboro Stadium.
• Chap. 162 of Acts of 1890 allowed Foxborough Water Supply District to increase amount of bonds.
• 11,849 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 1, 2016.
• Foxborough Country Club, Inc. was organized in Mass. on May 17, 1957.
• Ten people were enumerated in Ebenezer Forrest's residence in 1790 Foxborough.
• The Powder House in downtown Foxborough was erected in 1804.
• The population of Town Of Foxborough in 1790 was 654.
• Foxborough Investment Company was organized on July 12, 1999.
• Sarah Billings Doolittle was born in Foxborough to Allen Chilson & Orra Hodges Doolittle.
• 16,102 attended #NERevolution game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on March 12, 2016.
• Four people were enumerated in the Seth Boyden house during the 1790 Census of Foxborough.
• John Brayton, William Richmond, William Wood, Hezekiah Anthony and others formed The Foxborough... http://tmblr.co/ZlDr-r230RCxH
• There are >2,100 interments at St. Mary's Cemetery in Foxborough.
• Stillman F. Morse of Foxborough served in the 7th Regiment, Company H in the Civil War.
• Foxborough has given the state >$499,261.00 in CPA Funds but has received no money in return
• The first recorded public celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Foxborough occured in 1861.
• Eli Phelps' Apothecary was located at 12 Central Street in Foxborough in 1878.
• Eli Phelps was a 19th century Apothecary. He also served as Foxborough's Post Master.
• Foxborough Country Club, Inc. was organized in Mass. on May 17, 1957.
• 51,038 attended Guns N' Roses "Use You Illusion" 9/11/1992 concert at Foxboro Stadium.
• Chap. 162 of Acts of 1890 allowed Foxborough Water Supply District to increase amount of bonds.
• 11,849 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 1, 2016.
• 16,935 attended the 4/9/2016 #NERevolution vs. TorontoFC game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough.
• Sidney Lawton Smith (s/o Lawton & Lucy Thompson Smith) was born on 6/15/1845 in Foxborough.
• The First Baptist Church was incorporated in 1889.
• Fire was discovered in the attic of Foxborough Town Hall on 6/4/1900. http://pic.twitter.com/b0EWs7tqsd.
• 10,144 attended the #NERevolution match versus Timbers at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough.
• 500 truck fulls of dirt were hauled to #GilletteStadium in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross in April 2016.
• Four people were enumerated in Amos Boyden's home in 1790.
• The Lewis School opened in 1960 and was named for William R. Lewis.
• Foxborough Savings Bank was incorporated on April 18, 1855.
• Swif Payson Esq. had Pew 24 in the "Y Old Foxborough Meeting House".
• There was a "Norfolk and Bristol Horse Thief Detecting Society" covering Foxborough.
• Industrial Instrument Company changed it's name to "Foxboro Company" on 1/1/1914.
• From 1978-1980, the New England Tea Men called Shaefer Stadium home. Explore.
• Often referred to as "The Gem Of Norfolk County", Foxborough is located midway between Boston, MA, & Providence, RI.
• Paul Bowser & E.M. Loew opened Bay State Raceway on Route 1 in Foxborough in 1947.
• The Industrial Instrument Company came to Foxborough in 1908.
• By 1853, The Union Straw Works was operating the world's largest straw hat factory in Foxborough.
• 48,304 attended Beyoncé's The Formation World Tour concert at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on 6/3/2016.
• First Baptist Church In Foxborough, Mass. was organized in Massachusetts on June 5, 1889.
• 19,392 attended the #CHIvBOL match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on June 10, 2016.
• 36,187 attended the #PERvBRA match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on June 12, 2016.
• 59,183 attended the #ARGvVen match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on June 18, 2016.
• A total of 114,762 attended the three #CA2016 matches at #GilletteStadium.
• 21,872 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on July 23, 2016.
• 25,112 attended the #BattleOfTheBayState at #GilletteStadium on 9/10/16.
• 23,235 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 9/10/16.
• 13,074 attended #UMASSFootball game at #GilletteStadium on 9/24/2016.
• Alice M. Pettee (12/24/1861-6/11/1915) was d/o Simon & Fidelia Pettee of Foxborough
• Martha RHODES Hitchcock (12/6/1819-11/26/1903) is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery in Foxborough
• Martha Rhodes m. Wm R. Hitchcock on Apr. 29, 1838.
• 39,587 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on October 23, 2016.
• The house at 120 Spring Street in Foxborough was built in 1900.*
• 66,829 attended the #Patriots game at #GilletteStadium on October 16, 2016
• In July 1670, Squamaug and Metacom met at home owned by William Hudson.
• Foxborough Universalist Church building was dedicated on October 4, 1843.
• Rev. Daniel Loring served Foxborough's Congregational Church from 1804 until he resigned in 1806.
• On December 4, 2016, at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough, #Patriots QB Brady became the quarterback with the most wins (201) in NFL history!
• On December 10, 1978, with a last minute field goal to defeat the Bills (26-24), #Patriots clinched their first AFC East title.
• The Grange Hall at 11-15 Bird Street in Foxborough was built in 1897.
• Rev. Thomas Williams was installed at the congregational church in Foxborough on November 6, 1816.
• The first Quaker Hill School in Foxborough was built in 1851 and replaced after a fire in 1925.
• 66,829 attended the #Patriots vs. Ravens game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on 12/12/16.
• An act authorizing three additional alcohol licenses for #downtown_Foxborough area was signed on 11/3/16.
• 25,280 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 10/1/16.
• 24,546 attended the August 1, 2016, in-stadium #Patriots practice at #GilletteStadium.
• 18,187 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on July 6, 2016.
• 46,973 attended U2's "PopMart" concert at Foxboro Stadium on July 2, 1997.
• Wading River, which runs through Foxborough, was stocked with Brown Trout on April 7, 2016.
• 18,997 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on 5/14/16.
• 55,378 attended U2's September 22, 1987, concert at Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough.
• 2,160 of the 11,261 registered voters in Foxborough voted at the polls on May 2, 2016.
• In 2016, 10,144 attended the #NERevolution match versus Timbers at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough.
• John Brayton, William Richmond, William Wood, Hezekiah Anthony and others formed The Foxborough Cotton Manufacturing Company.
• MA Bill H.3938 is a petition to convey 16.02 acres of state-owned land to Foxborough Housing Authority.
• Foxborough Police Department handled 22,697 calls for service during 2014.
• President Nguyen Van Thieu, the President of South Vietnam from 1967 - 1975, moved to Foxborough and lived here until his death on September 29, 2001.
• The Bowditch Bandstand on Foxborough Common was built in 1972.
• Building at 115 Mechanic Street was built in 1950.
• The Mabelle M. Burrell Elementary School building is on a 22.5 acre parcel.
• In 2014, of 1,644 EMS calls Foxborough Fire Department responded to, 1,349 patients were transported to area hospitals.
• Sarah Hawkings (d. 1739) was buried in Brown Cemetery / Wading River Burial Ground in South Foxborough.
• David Bowie headlined in Foxborough three times.
• The Neponset Reservoir Dam was built in 1845.
• First Outdoor Women's Classic hockey game was held at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on December 31, 2015.
• The old Foxborough Town Hall (destroyed by fire on 6/4/1900) had Fire Box #32.
• Chap. 15 of Acts of 1833 establishing the dividing lines between Sharon and Foxborough was approved on 1/30/1833.
• Lake View Park was opened by the Ross family on July 4, 1906.
• 23,472 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on May 21, 2016.
• Elijah Bird (1753-1821) is buried in Hodges-Pratt Burial Ground in Foxborough.
• Carpenter Memorial Chapel was erected in 1894.
• Hockomock Young Men's Christian Association was originally incorporated in Mass. on August 11, 1961.
• Taylor School opened in 1966.
• Seven people were enumerated in Asa Shaw's house in 1800 in Foxborough.
• 20,080 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 9/9/17.
• Rev. Thomas Williams was installed at the congregational church in Foxborough on November 6, 1816.
• 27,441 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on July 22, 2017.
• Rev. Horace Hall Buck was Rector of St. Mark's from September 3, 1893, to September 5, 1900.
• A petition was made by Norfolk Southern Street Railway Company on February 28, 1899, to grade the crossing of NY, NH, & Hartford Railroad on North Street.
• A petition by Norfolk Southern Street Railway Company to grade the crossing of NY, NH, & Hartford Railroad on North Street was denied on March 21, 1899.
• The body of an unidentified man was found near the East Foxborough train station on May 16, 1899.
• Foxborough State Hospital ceased operations in 1976.
• Bill Belichick was named #Patriots 14th head coach on January 27, 2000.
• The getaway car from the 1933 murder of Charles "King" Solomon was found in Foxborough.^*
• 65,878 attended #Patriots game at GilletteStadium on 9/7/17.
• 54,045 attended the soccer doubleheader at #GilletteStadium on June 6, 2008.
• Erastus Payson Carpenter (1822-1902) founded the Sylvanian Association.
• 13,924 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 7/5/17.
• 18,584 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 7/29/2017.
• Eleven people were enumerated in Joshua Armsby household in 1790 Census of Foxborough.
• In 1858, John Garside moved his tin and iron works shop to 19 Market Street in Foxborough.
• Senator Jedson E. Carpenter built American Hall Building on South Street in 1855.
• 19,303 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on 9/23/2017.
• 65,878 attended the #Patriots game at #GilletteStadium on 9/24/2017.
• 65,878 attended the #Patriots game at #GilletteStadium on 10/29/17.
• Robert Kraft purchased the #Patriots on January 21, 1994.
• Albert E. Forrest of Foxborough served in Regimental Band of the 18th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War.
• The #Patriots won the AFC Championship game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on January 21, 2018. 24-20 against Jaguars.
• 27,441 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on July 22, 2017.
• 65,878 attended the #Patriots game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on November 26, 2017.
• 65,878 attended the #Patriots game at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on December 24, 2017.
• Dr. Shadrach Winslow (Dec. 17, 1750, Freetown, MA - Feb. 1, 1817, Foxborough, MA) graduated from Yale College on Sept. 11, 1771, and had a medical practice in Foxborough after the The Revolution.
• Rev. William S. Anderson served Foxborough Universalist Church 1847-1848.
• Rev. Charles Conklin served Foxborough Universalist Church 1910-1930.
• Foxborough Universalist Church was incorporated on October 16, 1896.
• The Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer received it's charter on November 1, 1964.
• The cornerstone of the new Meeting-house was laid on May 15, 1822.
• Rev. Holmes Slade was Minister at Foxborough's Universalist church from 1848-1853.
• Rev. Williams was installed at the congregational church in Foxborough on 11/6/1816.
• First Baptist Church In Foxborough, Mass. was organized in Massachusetts on June 5, 1889.
• The Foxborough Universalist Church building was dedicated on 10/4/1843.
• 11,508 attended the #NEREvolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 14, 2018.
• 17,015 attended the #NEREvolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 29, 2018.
• 27,441 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium on July 22, 2017.
• "What is Foxborough?" was an answer on 2/8/17 episode of Jeopardy!
• Lewis Tucker Belcher (b. September 7, 1798) was a butcher and married Almira Kidder on December 2, 1824.
• Dr. Shadrach Winslow (Dec. 17, 1750, Freetown, MA - Feb. 1, 1817, Foxborough, MA) graduated from Yale College on Sept. 11, 1771.
• Rev. James H. Little was the minister of Foxborough Universalist Church in 1870.
• Albert E. Forrest of Foxborough was in the Regimental Band of the 18^th Massachusetts Infantry.
• Warren Leonard married Mary E. Jennison on July 17, 1842.
• NPC LLC was organized on August 10, 1999.
• 10,908 attended the #NERevolution vs. Impact match at #GilletteStadium on April 6, 2018.
• 11,508 attended the #NEREvolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 14, 2018.
• 17,015 attended the #NEREvolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on April 29, 2018.
• Did you know Foxborough Police Department received 22,154 calls for service in 2018?
• Henry L. Campbell was an ice dealer in Foxborough in 1887.
• Willard Belcher (1834 - 1906) was a horse clipper in 1887 in Foxborough.
• The body of an unidentified man was found in the woods in North Foxborough on November 15, 1905.
• 19,596 attended the #NERevolution match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on May 12, 2018.
• At an altitude of about 157 feet above sea level, the headwaters of the Bungay River begin in Witch Pond in Foxborough.
• On June 2, 2004, 11,533 attended the #USMNT vs. Honduras match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough.
• 10,547 attended the #NERevolution vs. Atlanta United FC match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on May 30, 2018.
• 21,576 attended the #NERevoution vs. Red Bulls match at #GiletteStadium on June 2, 2017. Final Score (Revs 2 - NYRB 1).
• The Octagon House, located at 22 Market Street, was built in 1855 for Miss Abbie Dean.
• 36,187 attended the #PERvBRA match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on June 12, 2016.
• 19,371 attended the #NEREvolution match against DC United at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on June 30, 2018.
• Rev. Thomas Kendall was ordained as the first minister in 1779 and remained in the pastorate for 21 years.
• 36,573 attended the #NERevolution vs. LA Galaxy match at #GilletteStadium in Foxborough on July 14, 2018.
• George Gardner Sherman (Jan. 24, 1835 - Nov. 1, 1907) is buried in Sherman Burial Ground on Green Street.
• The old Foxborough Town Hall (destroyed by fire on 6/4/1900) had Fire Box #32.
• Wilbur Burial Ground is on Spring Street
• Fun Fact: Hon. Ebenezer Warren (4 Sep 1748 Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay – 1 Jan 1824 Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts) was the son of Joseph Warren Jr. and Mary Stevens and is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery in Foxborough.
• Did you know the headwaters of the Bungay River begins in Witch Pond in Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035 at an altitude of about 157 feet (48 m) above sea level?
• Fun Fact: 19,043 attended the #NERevolution match against Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium on July 27, 2019.
• Uriah Atherton owned the foundry where the first cannon in the country was forged.
• During the time of the Revolution, Peter Carpenter's house was used as a tavern.
• Nehemiah Carpenter (-5/14/1799) served as constable, town clerk, and selectman of Foxborough.
• Mrs. Esther Hewes is believed to be the first person baptised within the Town Of Foxborough.
• 19,775 attended the @NERevolution match at Gillette Stadium on October 13, 2018.
• Fun Fact: 24,546 attended the August 1, 2016, in-stadium #Patriots practice at #GilletteStadium.
• Did you know Foxborough Fire Department responded to 3,496 EMS calls in 2018?
• Fun Fact: 27,565 attended the @IntChampionsCup – @ACMilan vs. @SLBenfica – match at #GilletteStadium on July 28, 2019.
• John Orlando built the Steamer Shed on Central Street.^*
• #FunFact: The House at 168 South Street in Foxborough was built by Ezra Carpenter and is known as the Witchie House. Ezra Carpenter was born on March 25, 1753 in Attleborough and died on July 1, 1841 in Foxborough. He served in the Revolutionary War and is buried in Rock Hill Cemetery. Explore and learn more about Foxborough past and present at www.02035.org!
• #DidYouKnow The Octagon House, located at 22 Market Street in Foxborough, was built in 1855 for Miss Abbie Dean?
• Foxborough Regional Charter School is home to the annual semi-finals of the National Spanish Spelling Bee.
• 43,000 vehicles went through "Jurassic Quest" during the eighteen days it was open in Foxborough in 2020.
• 26,548 attended the Revolution vs. Columbus Crew match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on October 19, 2013. Revolution won 3-2.
• The WWII Memorial Corner marker on the corner of South Street and Mill Street in Foxborough was unveiled on October 20, 2020.*
• Friends Of Foxborough Recreation, Inc. was organized in Massachusetts on March 22, 2016.
• Erastus Fisher Comey was born in Foxborough on May 16, 1842. His parents are Lyman F. Comey and Harriet Skinner.
• 10,677 attended the May 16, 2009, New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. #NERevolution tied Rapids 1-1.
• 24,269 attended the May 16, 2015, New England Revolution vs. Toronto FC match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. #NERevolution tied Toronto 1-1.
• The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Foxborough Town Hall was at 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2017. The Groundbreaking Ceremony was held on April 5, 2016.

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