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Middleborough Historical Museum

Coordinates: 41°53′34″N 70°54′23″W / 41.8929°N 70.9063°W / 41.8929; -70.9063
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Middleborough Historical Museum
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Established1961 (1961)[1]
Location18 Jackson Street
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°53′34″N 70°54′23″W / 41.8929°N 70.9063°W / 41.8929; -70.9063
TypeLocal museum
OwnerMiddleborough Historical Association
Websitemiddleboroughhistoricalassociation.org

The Middleborough Historical Museum is a museum located at 18 Jackson Street, Middleborough, Massachusetts, and maintained by the Middleborough Historical Association. It is sometimes known as the Tom Thumb Museum for its extensive holdings of personal items from General Tom Thumb and his wife Lavinia Warren, who lived in the nearby Tom Thumb House.[1] The museum was founded in 1961, and currently comprises 7 buildings as follows:

Building Exterior Contents
Mill House #1, c. 1820 Entry, General and Mrs. Tom Thumb Collection, Art Gallery, Furniture Room
Mill House #2, c. 1820 P. H. Peirce General Store, Deborah Samson Military Room, Toy Room, Kitchen, other rooms depicting social life
Blacksmith Shop, recent construction Wheelwright, Agricultural Tools, Ice Harvesting, Charcoaling, Cranberry Industry
Judge Wood Law Office, 1794 Early Law Office, Lawrence B. Romaine Memorial Library
Whistle House, c. 1800s 1854 Hand Tub Fire Engine, 1934 Maxim Motors Fire Engine
Carriage House, recent construction Transportation Vehicles, Antique Signs
Sproat Tavern Necessary Five Seat Outhouse

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  1. ^ a b "Jackson Street Museum in Middleboro opening July 6". The Taunton Daily Gazette. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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