Milton (Images of America)

With Milton, the first pictorial history of the townever published, local historians Paul Buchananand Anthony Sammarco present a nostalgic look at thedevelopment and growth of this well-built and affluent suburbfrom 1860 to 1940. Over two hundred and fifty vintagephotographs have been carefully selected from the vastcollection of the Milton Historical Society to create a dazzlingportrait of the town in its heyday.Milton, once home to the Neponset Indians, becamea small farming community with the arrival of Europeansettlers. Over time, the town blossomed into an importantindustrial and cultural resource for Boston and all of theSouth Shore. The vibrant settlement, which used water powerto create the country’s first grist mill in 1634, later becamehome to the first pianoforte and bass viol manufacturers inthe United States. Through the years, pleasure-seekers fromnear and far became attracted to Milton as well, buildingsummer estates and fond memories in the Milton Hill,Canton Avenue, and Brush Hill Road areas. Walking toursof the town even today attract and delight both residents ofmilton and visitors from out of town.