This creative reimagining of how some Massachusetts towns got named was inspired by telling tall tales to bored children in the car while traveling in the pre-digital entertainment era. Stories include Braintree, Raynham, Wellfleet, Brockton and fourteen others. Some are funny...some are not! A sampler of quickie tales to whet your appetite for more:
How did...
...Belchertown get its name?
Every year they...