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15 Facts About Pembroke Massachusetts

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Pembroke Massachusetts is a South Shore suburb of the Boston metropolitan area.

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Just before the Revolution, Reverend Gad Hitchcock of Pembroke Massachusetts gave a sermon in Boston blasting the British, and was rewarded for this with a set of fine new clothes from Samuel Adams.

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Today, Pembroke Massachusetts is mostly a suburban community, with the majority of residents working in the Greater Boston area.

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In recent years Pembroke Massachusetts has developed into a fairly affluent and desirable community, with new home developments geared towards upmarket buyers.

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Statistically, Pembroke Massachusetts is slightly smaller than the state average in terms of land area.

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Pembroke Massachusetts is bordered by Norwell to the north, Marshfield to the northeast, Duxbury to the east, Kingston to the southeast, Plympton to the south, Halifax to the southwest, Hanson to the west, and Hanover to the northwest.

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Pembroke Massachusetts is approximately 12 miles east of Brockton, 13 miles northwest of Plymouth, and 27 miles southeast of Boston.

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One notable water resource in Pembroke Massachusetts is Great Sandy Bottom Pond, the water of which is currently leased to the Abington-Rockland Water Commission.

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Pembroke Massachusetts is governed by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by an executive secretary and a board of selectmen.

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10.

Pembroke Massachusetts operates its own police and fire departments, with four stations located in the town center, Bryantville, North Pembroke Massachusetts and at Brimstone Corner.

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11.

The Pembroke Massachusetts Public Library is located at the town center, and is a part of the SAILS Library Network.

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12.

In 1952, Pembroke Massachusetts was a founding community of the Silver Lake Regional School District, along with Kingston, Halifax, and Plympton.

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In 2002, with growing population again an issue, Pembroke Massachusetts separated from the other towns to reestablish its own school district; its students remained at Silver Lake RHS until 2004.

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Pembroke Massachusetts has established a Thanksgiving Day football rivalry with previously mentioned Silver Lake Regional High School.

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15.

Pembroke Massachusetts Historical Society is a museum consisting of two former one-room school buildings.

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