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The town of Rehoboth was established in 1643, as a part of the Plymouth Colony and is one of Massachusetts oldest and most historic towns  It is the ” Birthplace of Public Education” for this nation, with the opening of of the first public school in 1643.
Visit  the Carpenter Museum The Carpenter Museum was built in 1978 to house the collection of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Named after its chief benefactors, Elsie and E. Winsor Carpenter, the Museum presently houses over 5000 artifacts relating to the history of Rehoboth and the families that lived here.

Through the years, due to cedings of land and incorporations of the neighboring communities, Rehoboth has taken its present shape. The town was and still is a site of crossroads which help to serve Taunton, Providence, Fall River and points to the north.

Rehoboth is the site of Anawan Rock, where Captain Benjamin Church surrounded and captured Anawan, a Wampanoag sachem and advisor to King Philip, and his men, effectively ending the campaigns in Southeastern Massachusetts of King Philip’s War. The Wampanoags had taken this position above Squannakonk Swamp to hide from the colonists. (Although a desolate place at the time, the rock itself is not far off modern-day Route 44.)

Today Rehoboth is mostly a suburban community, with small historic sites dotting the landscape. Although the population is increasing rapidly, Rehoboth is still considered a rural community. There are many working farms in the town.

The towns Chamber of Commerce  is the Attleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, 42 Union Street , Attleboro MA 02703
Phone: 508 222-0801 or visit : http://www.attleborochamber.com