Weston - Hardcoverby Lee Marsh (Author) Established in 1713 as a Puritan town, Weston, Massachusetts, has been a center of farming, industry, estates, and now, suburban life. Weston traces the changes in the city from the colonial period into the 20th century, with emphasis on the developments of the Progressive era (1900 1920), a time in which the area's most admirable features were established. At the turn of the century, Weston was a community enjoying peace and