Pembroke

by Karen Cross Proctor

Overview

In the 1640s, Robert Barker and two companions canoed up the North River and turned onto one of the herring brooks, bringing Barker to the area where he eventually settled his family. Settlers from the coast soon began moving inland and small settlements sprang up. To incorporate the town of Pembroke in 1712, the First Church of Pembroke was established and a minister was settled. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pembroke was defined by neighborhoods centering around eight district one-room schoolhouses. Each neighborhood had a distinct character, from the bustle of commerce in Bryantville, to the rural charm of Crookertown and Fosterville, to the shipbuilders, shoemakers, and iron founders in North Pembroke. The Bay Path, a main route from Boston to Plymouth, ran through the West Elm and High Street neighborhoods. Over the generations, these diverse and vibrant communities have helped to shape Pembroke into the town it is today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738563008
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/08/2008
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Karen Cross Proctor is the research director of the Pembroke Historical Society and a former member of the historical commission. For 16 years, she wrote a local history column, "Pembroke's Past." The images in Pembroke have been culled from the files of the Pembroke Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6 Introduction 7
1 Bryantville 9
2 Center Pembroke 27
3 Crookertown 51
4 East Pembroke 61
5 Fosterville 69
6 High Street 77
7 North Pembroke 93
8 West Elm Street 117 Bibliography 127