Historic Weir Village

The Weir started as a social and economic center even before the arrival of English settlers, when Native American tribes called the area “Cohannet” and erected “weirs” in the river to trap herring, thus inspiring the “Weir Village” name. Once the industrial center of the city, companies like The Weir Stove Company and later, F.B. Rogers and Bacon Felt help drive Taunton's economy.