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Country
  
United States

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
611657

Local time
  
Thursday 7:43 AM

State
  
Massachusetts

ZIP code
  
01746, 01757, 02053

Elevation
  
91 m

Area code
  
508

Braggville, Massachusetts

County
  
Middlesex, Worcester, Norfolk

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 54% Humidity

Braggville is a former postal village located in Massachusetts, now within the towns of Holliston in Middlesex County, Medway in Norfolk County and Milford in Worcester County. Though people had settled the land long before the incorporation of the town of Holliston, Braggville's unofficial history began on March 8, 1785 when Alexander Bragg purchased farmland there. The village itself however, would be named for his nephew, Colonel Arial Bragg, Holliston's first shoe and boot maker as well as the agrarian community's first wholesale manufacturer. After a century of economic prowess, the village fell into decline following the First World War.

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Map of Braggville, MA 01746, USA

Decline and obscurity

With the emergence of the Post–World War I recession much of the town's business came to a standstill. By March 1919, the Boston and Albany Railroad had ceased providing passenger service to the Braggville station, as well as all freight service. Although its schoolhouse would remain standing for several more decades, the end of Braggville as a would-be town came in June 1919, when the U.S. Mail shuttered its post office.

Geography

Braggville does not have official borders defined by the United States Census Bureau, and throughout its history has held nebulous boundaries. The U.S. Geological Survey places it as a populated place solely in the town of Holliston, however historical accounts describe it as partially extending into Milford and Medway

It is located 25.2 mi (40.6 km) west of Boston and is adjacent to Interstate 495. Massachusetts Route 16 passes through the village, bisecting it almost evenly.

Adjacent towns

Braggville is located in eastern Massachusetts, and bordered by:

  • Holliston on the north
  • Medway on the south and east
  • Milford on the west
  • References

    Braggville, Massachusetts Wikipedia


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