The Famous Trotting Ground: A History of Middleborough's Fall Brook Driving Park

by Michael J. Maddigan

In 1878 a group of avid local sportsmen came together to establish a trotting park in the Fall Brook section of Middleborough, Massachusetts, where they could race their fast horses. For thirty years harness racing would remain a noted pursuit at Fall Brook, drawing horsemen from throughout the region eager to show the abilities of their liveliest trotters and pacers. Though the Fall Brook track has now largely been forgotten, its story is one of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0989685713
• ISBN13: 9780989685719
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Recollecting Nemasket
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"