Brockton, Massachusetts

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city municipality

Brockton, Massachusetts is a mid-sized city in Plymouth County known historically as a major shoe manufacturing center and sometimes called the "City of Champions" for its successful boxers and sports legacy.

Aliases (2)

Brockton ×1
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	508 → 774 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States of America →
county	Plymouth County, Massachusetts →
distanceToBoston	approximately 25 miles south →
federalCongressionalDistrict	Massachusetts 8th congressional district →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasBusSystem	Brockton Area Transit Authority →
hasCityHall	Brockton City Hall →
hasCollege	Massasoit Community College →
hasCourthouse	Brockton District Court →
hasFireDepartment	Brockton Fire Department →
hasHighSchool	Brockton High School →
hasHospital	Good Samaritan Medical Center → Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital →
hasMuseum	Fuller Craft Museum →
hasNewspaper	The Enterprise (Brockton) →
hasNotableBoxer	Marvin Hagler → Rocky Marciano →
hasPark	Brockton City Park → D.W. Field Park →
hasPoliceDepartment	Brockton Police Department →
hasPrison	Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Bridgewater → Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Plymouth →
hasProfessionalSportsHeritage	boxing →
hasPublicLibrary	Brockton Public Library →
historicalIndustry	boot manufacturing → shoe manufacturing →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Abington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Bridgewater, Massachusetts → Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Holbrook, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Stoughton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → West Bridgewater, Massachusetts →
namedFor	Isaac Brock →
nickname	City of Champions →
partOf	Greater Boston region →
postalCode	02301 → 02302 →
schoolDistrict	Brockton Public Schools →
servedByCommuterRail	MBTA Middleborough/Lakeville Line →
state	Massachusetts →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Massachusetts →	contains
Greater Boston ("Brockton") →	containsCity
Wyatt Tee Walker ("Brockton, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfBirth