An Expert Touch for Flooring Materials in Brockton Water Damage Restoration

2/3/2021 (Permalink)

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How the Civil War Helped Launch Our City

For many people and places, the American Civil War was a disastrous affair that caused widespread destruction. For the city of Brockton, however, the Civil War became the catalyst for our community’s rapid growth.

In the early 19th century, local cobblers made shoes of varying quality. Residents of small towns like Brockton would either settle for a local craftsman’s products or travel far to cities like Boston that contained more reputable shops. As large-scale textile mills began to sweep across the country, shoemakers began to scale up as well, but it would not be until the outbreak of the Civil War that Brockton became the largest manufacturer of shoes in the country.

With the sudden demand for many thousands of pairs of boots for the rapidly expanding Union Army, nascent shoe industries in Brockton exploded into industrial facilities of unprecedented scale. People moved and immigrated to the city from places near and far to take advantage of competitive wages. After the war ended, these facilities continued expanding, churning out civilian footwear of all sorts that could be shipped and sold everywhere in the country. Brockton may have put many cobblers out of business. However, its status as “Shoe City” was cemented for over a century.

The First City to Glow at Night

Many towns recall the early days of electricity as a turning point for their communities. Whether for industry, investment, or only entertainment, many modern cities emerged as notable towns thanks to their early electric systems implementation. However, Brockton has a better claim to fame: our municipality was the first in the entire country to have a power grid.

Thomas Edison was perhaps singularly responsible for spreading power grids across urban areas in the United States. In his early years, Brockton was one of the only places that would entertain his seemingly outlandish inventor’s spirit. In 1883, just a few years after the lightbulb invention, our city streets received Edison’s prototype model for a city power supply. Factories developed new electric machinery, shops adorned their fronts with light bulbs, and the city streets glowed with modern technology. Important inventions that got some of their first public showings here included:

• Light bulbs
• Motors
• Switches

Soon, the technologies developed in Brockton would spread nationwide. Edison continued to tinker with technologies in our neighborhoods, always looking for another way to build his technological empire.

Restoring the Flooring After Water Damage in Brockton

Flooring materials can be some of the most challenging components of the home during a water damage restoration project in Brockton. Restoring rather than replacing these materials takes experience and training. SERVPRO technicians have helped local homeowners recover many different types of flooring, including:

• Wood
• Vinyl
• Carpet
• Tile
• Concrete

Each material requires different cleaning supplies and specialized treatments to protect against damage. For example, wood floorboards may warp or bend if dried improperly. Hiring a professional company like SERVPRO stops mistakes from being made and costs from racking up.

SERVPRO of Metro Brockton helps local homeowners recover from the effects of water damage. Call us 24/7 at (508) 690-4690.