East Foxborough
Settled by members of the Atherton, Boyden, Hodges, Morse, Pratt, Robbins and other families, This section was known as Robbins Corner for many years. The identity changed with the arrival of the railroad and the establishment of East Foxboro Depot and Post Office. A sense of community focused on the Pratt School, the East Foxboro Community Club and a chapel. Claiming an unequal distribution of tax benefits by the more heavily populated center of town, residents waged an unsuccessful effort in 1902 to become a separate town named Sumner. As a compromise a new elementary school was built. The chapel and community club eventually closed, as did the passenger depot. Mail service transferred to the central district in 1956.
Marker is at the intersection of Cocasset St and Community Way, in the median on Cocasset St.
Courtesy hmdb.org
