Sutton

The Blackstone Valley is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, but it is the agriculture towns like Sutton that gave that revolution life.
At first, Sutton-with its white church, country store, blacksmith shop, and cattle pound-may seem bypassed by the modern industrial world. Look again-towns like Sutton have always raised the food needed by the industrial workforce and the materials essential to industrial production. Sutton began in 1718, when 30 families left the land shortages plaguing New England's coastal communities to settle on a huge grant owned by eastern investors. While other towns broke territory away (Millbury, Grafton, Auburn, Uxbridge, Westborough, and Northbridge), much land remained. Because Sutton holds some of the region's most productive soil, family farms have dominated over time, producing dairy products, fruit, flax, grass crops, lumber, livestock, corn grain, and vegetables for local consumption and commercial use.You can still see some farms working today, as well as visit the historic Marble and Waters farmsteads.



















Sutton's contours altered somewhat over the 20th century, with the decline of cottage industries and the spread of suburban residences. Yet farms still dot the landscape, producing dairy products, fruits and vegetables for urban markets. Today Sutton is a highly desirable destination, a truly vintage New England community of rolling farms, beautiful homes and a highly acclaimed school system. It would be impossible to define with certainty what make Sutton such a special place.
Whether it's the golfing at Pleasant Valley and the Blackstone National, recreation at Purgatory State Park and Lake Manchaug or the unique shopping experience at Vaillancourt folk art, Sutton seems to have just the right mix. All with great highway access via Rt. 146 and the Mass Turnpike. A Picturesque 19th century town common, old country roads and historic, well preserved homes abounding with charm and great scenery make this growing community a "precious stone" in the Blackstone Valley.