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Stoughton| Town in eastern Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, along the Neponset River, 32 km/20 mi south of Boston and adjoining Brockton; population (1998 est) 26,800. Textile and shoe manufacture dates to the 1800s; the Reebok athletic footwear company is based here. Other industries produce rubber goods, plastics, and tools. As well as industry Stoughton is a residential community for Boston. It was incorporated in 1726. |
| Stoughton furnished powder and cannon, cast by the American revolutionary Paul Revere, to American Revolutionary forces. |
| The town has two entries on the National Register of Historic Places, a memorial and a station. |
Stoughton| City in southern Wisconsin, on the Yahara River, 19 km/12 mi southeast of Madison; population (1990) 8,800. In a dairying and farming area, it produces dairy items, canned food, foundry items, car bodies, trailers, clothing, and electrical appliances. |
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