Easton is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,299 at the 2000 census.

Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.

History
Easton was first settled in 1694 and was officially incorporated in 1725.

In 1694, the first settler, Clement Briggs established his home near the Easton Green. In 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the twenty-six families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister. There was no legal parish in Easton until 1722 when the East Precinct of...

Easton is a New England town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,299 at the 2000 census.

Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.

History
Easton was first settled in 1694 and was officially incorporated in 1725.

In 1694, the first settler, Clement Briggs established his home near the Easton Green. In 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the twenty-six families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister. There was no legal parish in Easton until 1722 when the East Precinct of Norton was recognized. In 1725, the area was incorporated as the Town of Easton; it was so named because it was formerly called the'East End'of the Taunton North Purchase and was shortened by pronunciation to Easton.

In 1803, the Ames Shovel Company was established and became nationally known as having provided the shovels which laid the Union Pacific Railroad and opened the west. In 1875, the shovel production of the Ames plant was worth 1.5 million. The most notable of the Ames family were Oakes Ames, a key figure in the Cr??dit Mobilier of America scandal, and Oliver Ames(R), governor of Massachusetts from 1887 " 1890.