Berkley, Massachusetts
Population: 5,749
Located in Bristol County
About Bristol County Bristol County, Massachusetts, originally part of the Plymouth Colony, was incorporated in 1685 and is located in the Southeastern portion of the state. When first settled, the County included much of the area which is now Rhode Island's east bay. In 1862 the two states were apportioned land which now forms Bristol County Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island. First settlers were from Plymouth who used the extensive waterways of the great Taunton River in the 1630's. Native Wamponoags violently resisted the European settlement in the 1660's and 70's and the period became known as 'King Philip's War', after the tribe's great sachem. Considered the bloodiest war on American soil, the natives were defeated at 'Anawan Rock' in what is now Rehoboth. Opportunities of work throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought scores of Immigrants to Bristol County to support all facets of the varied industries. From the Irish, French, Italian, German, and Scandinavian to the Portuguese, Polish, Lebanese, Cape Verdean and Cambodian, the region has become a true American 'melting pot'. Bristol County offers a host of ethnic festivals, feasts, restaurants, old world markets and specialty shops. Courtesy of Bristol County CVB
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