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<p><big>History</big></p>
<p><big>Origins</big></p>
<p>The shipyard traces its beginnings to 1882, when <a href="page.php?w=Thomas_A._Watson">Thomas A. Watson</a> purchased a farm alongside the <a href="page.php?w=Weymouth_Fore_River">Fore River</a> in <a href="page.php?w=East_Braintree%2C_Massachusetts">East Braintree, Massachusetts</a>. In 1884, Watson unsuccessfully attempted to farm the land, but switched his focus to developing a <a href="page.php?w=steam_engine">steam engine</a> after he was approached by a local businessman. He gave up that</p><p>
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