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:
^ ab"Jackson Street Museum in Middleboro opening July 6". The Taunton Daily Gazette. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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Middleborough Historical Association
Tom Thumb Museum
Middleborough Historical Museum brochure
Roadside America entry
January 01, 1970
middleborough, historical, museum, museum, located, jackson, street, middleborough, massachusetts, maintained, middleborough, historical, association, sometimes, known, thumb, museum, extensive, holdings, personal, items, from, general, thumb, wife, lavinia, w. 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 Middleborough Historical MuseumEstablished1961 1961 1 Location18 Jackson StreetMiddleborough MassachusettsCoordinates41 53 34 N 70 54 23 W 41 8929 N 70 9063 W 41 8929 70 9063TypeLocal museumOwnerMiddleborough Historical AssociationWebsitemiddleboroughhistoricalassociation wbr org 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 OuthouseReferences edit a b Jackson Street Museum in Middleboro opening July 6 The Taunton Daily Gazette 29 June 2011 Retrieved 18 May 2023 Sources editMiddleborough Historical Association Tom Thumb Museum Middleborough Historical Museum brochure Roadside America entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Middleborough Historical Museum amp oldid 1155781441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
