Stories from Acton

Ebenezer Davis Sr. & Jr., known for their bellows business, had many business ventures.

Charles Heywood, railroad executive, inventor and owner of 2 Acton mills, and wife Ann were philanthropists.

West Acton's barrel shop before and after the destructive fire of 1913.

John Fletcher influenced Acton through his boot and shoe business, advocacy for temperance and against slavery, and service to the town.

John Sherman Hoar's New England Vise Company manufactured a patented vise for a short time in West Acton.