The Town of Pembroke in Massachusetts was formerly part of Duxbury, Marshfield and Scituate and was established in the year 1712. Its geography and natural resources provided the basis for its settlement patterns, commerce and recreation. In the 1640s, Robert Barker, Dolor Davis and a guide came up the North River from Scituate and landed at the area of the Herring Run where Barker eventually settled with his family.

Pembroke is an attractive suburban community located in the South Shore area of southeastern Massachusetts. The Town is located 26 miles south of Boston, 16 miles north of Plymouth and 14 miles east of Brockton. The Town’s 2014 population was 19,563 up from a level of 14,544 in 1990. Pembroke contains 23.48 square miles Credit resourse info pembroke-ma.gov