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Shurtleff Park features five acres and hosts
the town’s farmers’ market, in addition to
concerts and other events throughout the
year like yoga camp.
Culture
King Richard’s Faire, the largest and longest-running Renaissance Faire in New
England, runs annually from the first weekend in September until the third weekend
in October, and it attracts visitors from all over the country. This event takes place on
an 80-acre plot of land in the Savery Historic District and features jousting, music,
exotic animals, a 16th-century marketplace, and more. In South Carver is Edaville
Family Theme Park, an amusement park with something for the entire family. The
park features rides, a splash pad, a dinosaur park, live shows, an indoor playground,
and a Charles Dickens village.
Education
Carver Elementary School teaches students from pre-k through fifth grade. Carver
Middle High School enrolls sixth through twelfth grades. Students can apply to
Norfolk County Agricultural High School, which is a private school that provides
opportunities to study animal and marine science, plant and environmental science,
and diesel and mechanical technology. Students can also apply to Old Colony
Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester.
Geography
Carver is defined by pine and cedar trees as well as a number of small brooks,
rivers, and ponds, such as Vaughn and Bates Ponds. The town is famous for its large
number of cranberry bogs, and it is 45 miles south of Boston and 38 miles east of
Providence. Carver is bordered by Plympton to the north, Kingston to the northeast,
Plymouth to the east, Wareham to the south, and Middleborough to the west.
History
Carver was originally inhabited by the Wampanoags or Pokonokets, and many of
the routes they used are common roadways today. One of the more common routes
used by the Pokonokets was the Nemasket Trail, which ran in the area of presentday Route 44.
Carver was formed from the older town of Plympton and was officially incorporated
in 1790. The reason for the town’s creation was that many residents lived too far
away to attend church in Plympton. Therefore, they built the South Meeting House
in 1772, later renamed Bay State Hall, and established their own town, which was
named after John Carver, the first governor of Plymouth Colony.
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