West Main Street

A portion of the street heading west from the town common was a swamp in the eighteenth century, with a "corduroy" road of logs making the street passable. A pond was built on the south side of the street, near St. John's Church, and was used for washing laundry by the community. A gate at the end of the street allowed passage through the Common Fence.

The current name was given to the street in 1849, by which time the swamp had been drained and filled.