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Brockton
Brock·ton B0496200 (brŏk′tən) A city of eastern Massachusetts south of Boston. It was once the largest shoe-producing center in the country.Brock•ton (ˈbrɒk tən)
n. a city in E Massachusetts. 92,410. Brockton
Brockton, industrial city (1990 pop. 92,788), Plymouth co., E Mass.; settled c.1700, set off from Bridgewater 1821, inc. as a city 1881. It formerly had a large shoe and leather products industry. Textiles, clothing, machinery and machine tools, plastics, and electrical and electronic equipment are produced there. An art center and a historic museum are in Brockton. A state park is nearby. |