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116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
(1988) pp: 261–278.
- Connolly, James Brendan. "The Port of Gloucester" (1940)
- Heyrman, Christine. "Commerce and Culture: The Maritime Communities of Colonial Massachusetts, 1690–1750" (1986)
- Meltzer, Michael. "The world of the small commercial fishermen: their lives and their boats" (1... | 10,100 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
Fish, People Do': Some Ethnographic Notes on the Federal Management of Fisheries in Gloucester." "Human Organization" 38.4 (1979): 377–385.
- Otto, Peter, and Jeroen Struben. "Gloucester fishery: insights from a group modeling intervention." "System Dynamics Review" 20.4 (2004): 287–312. onli... | 10,101 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill ( ) is a historic city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.
Located on the Merrimack... | 10,102 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
In the 18th and 19th century, Haverhill developed woolen mills, tanneries, shipping and shipbuilding. The town was for many decades home to a significant shoe-making industry. By the end of 1913, one tenth of the shoes produced in the United States were made in Haverhill, and because of this th... | 10,103 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
as Pentucket, which is the Native American word for "place of the winding river". Settlers such as John Ward, Robert Clements, Tristram Coffin, Hugh Sheratt, William White, and Thomas Davis aided in the purchase of land known by Indians as Pentuckett. The land was purchased from native Indian c... | 10,104 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
way from Haverhill to Andover.
It is said that these early settlers worshipped under a large oak tree, known as the "Worshipping Oak".
The town was renamed for the town of Haverhill, England, in deference to the birthplace of the settlement's first pastor, Rev. John Ward. The original Haverhi... | 10,105 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
was chosen to preside over the Salem witch trials in the 17th century; however, he found the trials objectionable and recused himself. Historians cite his reluctance to participate in the trials as one of the reasons that the witch hysteria did not take as deep a root in Haverhill as it did in ... | 10,106 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
the founders of the settlement at Nantucket.
Haverhill was for many years a frontier town, and was occasionally subjected to Indian raids, which were sometimes accompanied by French colonial troops from New France, in which dozens of civilians were murdered. During King William's War, Hannah D... | 10,107 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
The statue depicts Dustin brandishing an axe and several Abenaki scalps. Her captivity narrative and subsequent escape and revenge upon her captors caught the attention of Cotton Mather, who wrote about her, and she also demanded from the colonial leaders the reward per Indian scalp. In recent ... | 10,108 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
in 1693 was hanged for concealing the deaths of her illegitimate twin daughters; and in 1683 Hannah's sister Mary was whipped for fornication. There were never any allegations of any sort against Hannah herself.
## 18th century.
In 1708, during Queen Anne's War, the town, then about thirty ho... | 10,109 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
1803. It began as a co-educational institution, then became women-only in 1836.
In 1826, an influenza struck. A temperance society was formed in 1828.
Haverhill residents were early advocates for the abolition of slavery, and the city still retains a number of houses which served as stops on ... | 10,110 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
an attempt was made to censure him for even presenting the petition. In addition, poet John Greenleaf Whittier was an outspoken abolitionist.
The Haverhill and Boston Stage Coach company operated from 1818 to 1837 when the railroad was extended to Haverhill from Andover. It then changed its na... | 10,111 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
age 21 and graduate of Dartmouth College that came to the rescue when fire destroyed the operation in 1845. He rebuilt the mill at Hale's Falls, now more than twice as large produced nearly three times the output. Ezekiel JM Hale became Haverhill's Tycoon. EJM Hale served a term in the State Se... | 10,112 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
high winds and freezing temperatures. The nearby water source – the Merrimack River – was frozen, and hoses dropped through the ice tended to freeze as well. A "New York Times" report the next day established the damage at 300 businesses destroyed and damage worth approximately $2M (in 1882 dol... | 10,113 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
town to be annexed. This would go on for another 26 years. Neither town agreed to a plan, until in late 1896, the vote came up and both sides agree to join.
There were many reasons for the decision. Finances played a part into the annexation; a lot of people who lived in Bradford had businesse... | 10,114 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Bradford Center of town wanted to join Haverhill but the Ward Hill section of town did not at the time since it was a substantial distance from both Bradford and Haverhill.
Finally, another reason why Haverhill wanted to annex Bradford was to return the town to majority English instead of the ... | 10,115 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
first American city with a socialist mayor in 1898 when it elected former shoe factory worker and cooperative grocery store clerk John C. Chase. Chase was re-elected to this position in 1899 but was defeated the following year.
## 20th century.
Haverhill was the site of the eponymous Haverhil... | 10,116 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
much of the north side of Merrimack Street, most of the Federal homes along Water Street (dating from the city's first hundred years of development), and throughout downtown. Many of the city's iconic buildings were lost, including the Oddfellows Hall, the Old City Hall, the Second Meetinghouse... | 10,117 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
argued to use the funds for preservation rather than demolition. Their plan was not accepted in Haverhill, which chose to demolish much of its historic downtown, including entire swaths of Merrimack Street, River Street, and Main Street. However, examples of the city's architecture, spanning ne... | 10,118 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
years as a shoe manufacturing city.
## 21st century.
In the 21st century, downtown Haverhill has undergone a renaissance of sorts. Housing trends, combined with a rezoning by the city led by longtime Mayor James Fiorentini and the use of Federal and State brownfield's money to clean up abando... | 10,119 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Street, cleaning up the site and converting it to a 350-space parking garage. The city was able to obtain Federal, State and local money to put in a new boardwalk and boat docks downtown. Recently, the city completed a rezoning of downtown proposed by Mayor Fiorentini designed to encourage arti... | 10,120 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
was announced that plans were made to redevelop "Whites Corner" by demolishing the vacant Woolworth building along with other surrounding buildings including the former Newman's Furniture, Ocasio Building, replacing them with the new mixed-use project called Harbor Place. Those buildings along ... | 10,121 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
to the public that extends from the Harbor Place buildings connecting to the other boardwalk behind Haverhill Bank.
## Timeline.
- 1640 - European settlers arrive.
- 1645
- Town of Haverhill incorporated.
- First Parish Church founded.
- 1679 - Town becomes part of Essex County.
- 1697 -... | 10,122 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
in operation.
- 1821 - "Haverhill Gazette" begins publication.
- 1826 - Influenza outbreak.
- 1835 - Farrington & Chace shoe manufactory in business.
- 1837 - Andover and Haverhill Railroad begins operating.
- 1840 - Population: 4,336.
- 1850 - Population: 5,877.
- 1851 - Macy's dry good... | 10,123 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
1873 - Fire.
- 1875 - Winnekenni Castle (residence) built.
- 1877 - Jennings & Spaulding and E.H. Emerson & Co. shoe manufactories in business.
- 1878 - Haverhill Furniture Exchange in business.
- 1880 - Population: 18,472.
- 1882 - February - Fire.
- 1883 - Merrimac Bridge constructed.
... | 10,124 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Michael the Archangel Parish founded.
- 1906 - Board of Trade Building constructed.
- 1916 - Rotary Club established.
- 1947 - WHAV radio begins broadcasting.
- 1961 - Northern Essex Community College opens.
- 1972 - Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School established.
- 1988 -... | 10,125 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Mayors since 1870.
- 2007 - Niki Tsongas becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
- 2008
- Spotlight Playhouse founded.
- Zion Bible College relocates to Haverhill.
- 2010 - Population: 60,879.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, ... | 10,126 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
equal elevation of at least , according to the most recent (2011-2012) USGS 7.5-minute topographical map. The city also has several ponds and lakes, as well as three golf courses.
Haverhill is bordered by Merrimac to the northeast, West Newbury and Groveland to the east, Boxford and a small po... | 10,127 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Stadium)
- The Buttonwoods Museum – Haverhill Historical Society
- John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead
- Haverhill tower clock at Walnut Square School
- Tattersall Farm
- Winnekenni Park Conservation Area, including Winnekenni Castle and Lake Saltonstall
- Downtown Haverhill with 22 restaur... | 10,128 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
of the city was 88.3% White, 4.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.30% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic Latino made up 14.5% of the population (5.8% Puerto Rican, 4.6% Dominican, 0.9% Mexican, 0.5% Guatemalan, 0.3% Salvador... | 10,129 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from... | 10,130 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
for the city was $23,280. About 7.0% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
# Education.
Haverhill is the home of the main campus of Northern Essex Community College. Until its closing in 200... | 10,131 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
the reconstruction of the Hunking middle school in the Bradford part of the city.
# Infrastructure.
## Transportation.
Haverhill lies along Interstate 495, which has five exits throughout the city. The town is crossed by five state routes, including Routes 97, 108, 110, 113 and 125. Routes 1... | 10,132 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Avenue, which leads to the Bradford MBTA station), the Haverhill/Reading Line Railroad Bridge, the Basiliere Bridge (Rte. 125/Bridge St.), the Bates Bridge (Rtes. 97/113 to Groveland), and the Rocks Village Bridge, to West Newbury, just south of the Merrimac town line. In 2010, a project began ... | 10,133 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
MVRTA provides local bus service to Haverhill and beyond. The nearest small-craft airport, Lawrence Municipal Airport, is in North Andover. The nearest major airport is Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, and the nearest international airport is Logan International Airport in Bost... | 10,134 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Huxley, Herbert Spencer, and John Stuart Mill
- Bailey Bartlett (1750–1830), member of the United States Constitutional Convention
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), inventor, spent considerable time in Haverhill initially as a tutor to the deaf son of a prominent shoe magnate who later inv... | 10,135 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
economist
- Tristram Coffin, among the town's first settlers, who later left to settle Nantucket
- David Crouse, writer
- Andre Dubus II (1936–1999), short story writer and essayist
- Andre Dubus III (1959-), novelist and short story writer
- Euterpe Boukis Dukakis (1904–2003), first Greek... | 10,136 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
to be honored with a statue
- Brian Evans, singer and actor
- Frank Fontaine (1920–1978), comedian, Crazy Guggenheim on "The Jackie Gleason Show"
- Jeff Fraza, boxer and contestant on reality television show "The Contender"
- Charlotte Fullerton, author and Emmy-winning children's televisio... | 10,137 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Burt Mayer (1884-1957) American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM)
- Karen McCarthy, Missouri politician
- Charles Minot (1810–1866), railroad executive at Erie Railroad
- Bob Montana, Archie Comics co-creator
- William Henry Moody (1853–1917), Supreme Court j... | 10,138 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
E. Rothman, notable cell biologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Joseph Ruskin (1924–2013), née Joseph Richard Schlafman, actor, had roles in four "Star Trek" series and films including "The Magnificent Seven" and "Prizzi's Honor"
- Mike Ryan, Major League Baseball player
- Nathaniel Saltonstall ... | 10,139 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
is set in Haverhill
- Charlotte White (1782–?), first unmarried American woman missionary, arrived India 1816
- Rob Zombie (1965–), born Robert Cummings, musician and founding member of White Zombie, film director, mainly horror genre
- Tom Bergeron (1955-), television personality, comedian,... | 10,140 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
Facts of Interest (1880).
- White, Daniel (1889). "The Descendants of William White, of Haverhill, Mass."
- published in 20th century
- Thomas, Samuel (1904). "Whittier-land: A Handbook of North Essex".
- Arrington, Benjamin F. (1922). "Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts". V... | 10,141 |
116747 | Haverhill, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haverhill,%20Massachusetts | Haverhill, Massachusetts
homas, Samuel (1904). "Whittier-land: A Handbook of North Essex".
- Arrington, Benjamin F. (1922). "Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts". Volume 2 - Haverhill. Volume 3 Biographical. Volume 4 Biographical. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
- published in 21st centu... | 10,142 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Merrimac is a small town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and on the southeastern border of New Hampshire, approximately northeast of Boston and west of the Atlantic Ocean. It was incorporated on April 11, 1876. It is situated along the north bank of the Me... | 10,143 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
and eighteenth centuries as an agricultural and fishing community, with a small amount of shipbuilding. When Amesbury separated from Salisbury in 1666, Merrimac was referred to as the West Parish of Amesbury, or simply West Amesbury, although it was unincorporated. When a border dispute between ... | 10,144 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
United States, nearby Lawrence and Lowell, Merrimac came to be known worldwide for its horse-drawn carriage industry. During this period, the town proper of Merrimac, centered around Merrimac Square, expanded separately from the village of Merrimacport. In 1876, Merrimac, including Merrimacport,... | 10,145 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
late nineteenth century, and it is surrounded by much of the town's population. Interstate 495 now divides Merrimacport from Merrimac. At the beginning of the twentieth century, as with the rest of the New England, it went through a period of deindustrialization as the region's industry relocate... | 10,146 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.48%, is water. Merrimac is drained by the Merrimack River, whose north bank the town lies on. Located in the Merrimack River Valley and on the coastal plain of Massachusetts, Merr... | 10,147 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
Newton, New Hampshire, to the north and northwest, South Hampton, New Hampshire, to the far northeast, and Plaistow, New Hampshire, on the western corner. The town is northeast of Lawrence, southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire, and north of Boston. Merrimac lies along Interstate 495, with Exit... | 10,148 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
and 1,699 families residing in the town. The population density was 719.6 people per square mile (277.8/km²). There were 2,295 housing units at an average density of 269.1 per square mile (103.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% White, 0.39% African American, 0.11% Native American, ... | 10,149 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who we... | 10,150 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
$24,869. About 1.9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
Merrimac is governed by the New England town meeting form of government, a kind of participatory direct democracy. Three ... | 10,151 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
town of Merrimac. All regional schools, however, are located in neighboring West Newbury. Merrimac High School operated until 1958, but closed when Pentucket Regional High School opened.
- Frederick N. Sweetsir School – named for a doctor who practiced in Merrimac
- Helen R. Donaghue School – ... | 10,152 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
the founders of Balboa Park
- Henry Boynton Smith, Presbyterian theologian
- Kevin J. Sullivan, Massachusetts politician and former mayor of Lawrence
- George W. Weymouth, Massachusetts politician and former U.S. Representative
# Sites of interest.
- Lake Attitash (and Indian Head Park)
- ... | 10,153 |
116751 | Merrimac, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrimac,%20Massachusetts | Merrimac, Massachusetts
(Merrimac was then known as West Amesbury) from plate 9 of the 1872 Atlas of Essex County.
- 1884 Map of Merrimac from plate 172 of the 1884 Atlas of Essex County.
- 1884 Map of Merrimacport from plate 154 of the 1884 Atlas of Essex County.
- 1884 Map of Merrimac Village from plate 151 of the... | 10,154 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is the 9th largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest col... | 10,155 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Lynn Woods Reservation; and the High Rock Tower Reservation. Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park, the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, and the seaside, National Register-listed Diamond ... | 10,156 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
Ingalls, followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631. The area today encompassing Lynn was originally incorporated in 1629 as Saugus, the Nipmuck name for the area.
A noteworthy early Lynn colonist, Thomas Halsey, left Lynn to settle the East End of Long Island, where he and several others founde... | 10,157 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn was incorporated in 1850, taking its name from King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, in honor of Samuel Whiting.
Colonial Lynn was an early center of tannery and shoe-making, which began in 1635. The boots worn by Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War were made in Lynn, and the shoe-... | 10,158 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
the Boston and Maine Railroad and called the Eastern Division. In 1847 telegraph wires passed through Lynn, but no telegraph service station was built until 1858.
During the middle of the nineteenth century, estates and beach cottages were constructed along Lynn's shoreline, and the city's Atlantic... | 10,159 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
and his Thomson-Houston Electric Company. That company merged with Edison Electric Company of Schenectady, New York, forming General Electric in 1892, with the two original GE plants being in Lynn and Schenectady. Coffin served as the first president of General Electric.
Initially the General Elect... | 10,160 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
of material science research at MIT and the resulting improvements in jet engine efficiency and power have kept the jet engine plant in Lynn ever since.
One of the largest strikes of the early labor movement began in the shoe factories of Lynn on February 22, 1860, when Lynn shoemakers marched thro... | 10,161 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
living in Lynn. The publication would become Douglass' best-known work. Douglass, his wife, and their five children lived in Lynn until 1848.
On February 1, 1866, Mary Baker Eddy experienced the "fall in Lynn", often referred to by Christian Scientists as significant to the birth of their religion.... | 10,162 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
European families, mostly from Russia, formed the Congregation Anshai Sfard, a Hasidic, conservative Jewish synagogue in 1888. Catholic churches catering to the needs of specific language and ethnic groups also testify to the waves of immigrants. St. Jean Baptiste parish, eventually including a gram... | 10,163 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
founded in Lynn in 1905. Later in the 20th century, the city became an important center of greater Boston's Latino community. Additionally, several thousand Cambodians settled in Lynn between 1975 and 1979 and in the early 1980s.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Lynn was the world-leader in th... | 10,164 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
1900s, the Metropolitan District Commission acquired several coastal properties in Lynn and Nahant, in order to create Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations, and to construct adjoining Lynn Shore Drive. When it opened to the public in 1910, Lynn Shore Drive catalyzed new development along Lynn's ... | 10,165 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
buildings were destroyed, with property losses totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. (The affected area has since been largely redeveloped into a satellite campus of North Shore Community College, with many adjacent warehouses converted to loft apartments.)
A reputation for crime and vice ga... | 10,166 |
116749 | Lynn, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lynn,%20Massachusetts | Lynn, Massachusetts
"the city of sin", Lynn launched a "City Of Firsts" advertising campaign in the early 1990s, which promoted Lynn as having:
- First iron works (1643)
- First fire engine (1654)
- First electric streetcar to operate in Massachusetts (November 19, 1888)
- First American jet engine
- First woman i... | 10,167 |
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a further effort to rebrand the municipality, city solicitor Michael Barry proposed renaming the city Ocean Park in 1997, but the initiative was unsuccessful.
Despite losing much of its industrial base during the 20th century, Lynn remained home to a division of General Electric Aviation; the West ... | 10,168 |
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structures, together with new construction, launched a revitalization of Lynn, which remains ongoing. Arts, culture, and entertainment have been at the forefront of this revitalization, with new arts organizations, cultural venues, public art projects, and restaurants emerging in the downtown area. ... | 10,169 |
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spaces, and historic homes, particularly Lynn's Diamond Historic District, are being restored. In 2016, several large land parcels in Lynn were acquired by major developers, who have announced plans to construct new, large-scale luxury housing along and near the city's waterfront. Between April 2015... | 10,170 |
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on buildings by local, national, and international artists, as part of the city's inaugural Beyond Walls festival. Light-based interventions, including projections onto High Rock Tower, the installation of vintage neon signs on downtown buildings, and large-scale LED-illuminations of the Massachuset... | 10,171 |
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in Greater Boston in 2018."
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (19.87%) is water. Lynn is located beside Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Lynn's shoreline is divided in half by the town of Nahant, which divides Ly... | 10,172 |
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part of the city. The city is also home to two beaches, Lynn Beach and King's Beach, both of which lie along Nahant Bay, as well as a boat ramp in Lynn Harbor.
Lynn is located in the southern part of Essex County and is northeast of Boston and west-southwest of Cape Ann. The city is bordered by Nah... | 10,173 |
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Lynn is also divided into East Lynn and West Lynn, which are further divided into even smaller areas.
Lynn is loosely segmented into the following neighborhoods:
Central:
- Downtown / Business District
- Central Square
West Lynn:
- Pine Hill
- McDonough Sq./ Barry Park
- Tower Hill / Austin ... | 10,174 |
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census of 2010, there were 90,329 people, 33,310 households, and 20,988 families residing in the city.
The racial makeup of the city was:
- 57.6% White
- 12.8% African American
- 0.7% Native American
- 7.0% Asian
- 0.1% Pacific Islander
- 16.8% from other races
- 5.0% from two or more races
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(0.4%), Chinese (0.3%), and Laotian (0.2%) ancestry.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18 and 75.1% over 18. Males accounted for 49% and females 51%.
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Lynn was $44,849. The per capita income was $22,982. Abou... | 10,176 |
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persons of Vietnamese origin and 353 persons of Indian origin. From 1990 to 2000 the Vietnamese and Indian populations increased by 192% and 264%, respectively.
By 2004 the Cambodian community in Lynn was establishing the Khmer Association of the North Shore.
## Income.
Data is from the 2009–2013... | 10,177 |
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League.
- Manning Field, the municipal football stadium. It is the former site of Manning Bowl (circa 1936 – August 2005).
- Lynn Memorial Auditorium
- Mary Baker Eddy House
- Lucian Newhall House
- Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Lynn, Massachusetts)
- Lynn Museum & Historical Society
- Cap... | 10,178 |
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a common public wood source. In 1693, Lynn restricted use of areas today encompassed by the Lynn Woods Reservation, and imposed fines for removing young trees. Although this land area was subsequently divided, in 1706, rights of public access were maintained, and, during the 19 century, recreational... | 10,179 |
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only limited public access improvements.
Lynn Woods was among the natural resources that inspired landscape architect Charles Eliot and others to create Boston’s Metropolitan Park System. In 1893, Eliot noted that Lynn Woods “constitute the largest and most interesting, because the wildest, public ... | 10,180 |
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of the Reservation's land area is situated in the City of Lynn, but portions fall within the boundaries of adjoining municipalities. Several historical sites such as Stone Tower, Steel Tower, the Wolf Pits, and Dungeon Rock, believed to be the site of still-unrecovered pirate treasure, are located h... | 10,181 |
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and one of the largest cemeteries in the country. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" once claimed the fieldstone wall around the cemetery was the "second longest contiguous stone wall in the world", after the Great Wall of China.
- Spring Pond, historic retreat of wild woodlands.
- Goldfish Pond/Lafayet... | 10,182 |
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are served by the Lynn Public Schools district.
There is also an independent Catholic high school located in the city, St. Mary's High School. Also, there are three religious K–8 elementary schools, and one interdenominational Christian school, North Shore Christian School.
North Shore Community C... | 10,183 |
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crossed Lynn - including Lynn Woods - but the project was cancelled in 1972.) However, Massachusetts State Route 1A, Route 107, Route 129 and Route 129A all pass through Lynn. Route 107 passes from southwest to northeast along a relatively straight right-of-way through the city. It shares a concurre... | 10,184 |
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Swampscott. The Lynnway itself runs along the coastline, leading to a rotary, which links the road to Nahant Road and Lynn Shore Drive, which follows the coast into Swampscott.
Lynn has a stop on the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, as well as the River Works stop, which is for ... | 10,185 |
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Financial District was established. A wharf adjacent to the public boat launch ramp located on Blossom Street Extension was rehabilitated, and a 150-space parking lot constructed. Trips to and from Central Wharf in Boston take 35 minutes. After two seasons of operation—and after the federal governme... | 10,186 |
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for the Lynn-Boston ferry.
# Notable people.
- Corinne Alphen, model and actress
- Julie Archoska, football player
- Verna Bloom, American actress ("Animal House", "High Plains Drifter", "The Last Temptation of Christ")
- Walter Brennan, actor, winner of three Academy Awards, was born in Lynn
... | 10,187 |
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theory, was born in Lynn
- Ruth Bancroft Law, aviator, was born in Lynn
- Jan Ernst Matzeliger, inventor of shoe-manufacturing equipment, lived in Lynn
- Linda McCarriston, poet, was born and raised in Lynn
- Ralph McLane, clarinetist
- Ralph Merry, founder of Magog, Quebec, was born in Lynn in... | 10,188 |
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on a Train", was born in Lynn
- Tom Rowe, professional hockey player
- Harold Shapero, Composer and educator, was born in Lynn
- Todd Smith, pro wrestler
- Susan Stafford, original hostess of "Wheel of Fortune"
- Lesley Stahl, television journalist, "60 Minutes", was born in Lynn
- Gasper Urba... | 10,189 |
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Episodes of the TV reality series "Cops" focused on Boston, including one episode in Lynn.
- The movie "Black Mass" starring Johnny Depp includes:
- the Saint Patrick's Day Parade Scene which was shot on Union Street in Lynn, MA (the Central Square Commuter Rail station entrance was made up to loo... | 10,190 |
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from the movie "Surrogates", especially the chase scene, were filmed in downtown Lynn. Lynn native Jack Noseworthy starred in the film, and has said he pushes Lynn as a location whenever involved in a project.
- The high school scene in "Central Intelligence" was filmed at Lynn Classical and Lynn E... | 10,191 |
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their 1966 North American Tour at the stadium on June 24, 1966. The event was cut short due to rain and police had to use tear gas bombs to quell the angry crowd.
- On June 11, 1976, Ray Charles held a charity concert to raise money for the Life Institute for Blind. The Four Tops and Dorothy Moore ... | 10,192 |
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See also.
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
- List of museums in Massachusetts
- Lynn and Boston Street Ra... | 10,193 |
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Massachusetts published 1881 by Armstrong and Co, at the LOC website.
- D'Entremont, Jeremy. Egg Rock Lighthouse History. Website.
- Carlson, W. Bernard. "Innovation as a Social Process: Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric, 1870–1900" (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991).
- Wo... | 10,194 |
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and Co, at the LOC website.
- D'Entremont, Jeremy. Egg Rock Lighthouse History. Website.
- Carlson, W. Bernard. "Innovation as a Social Process: Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric, 1870–1900" (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991).
- Woodbury, David O. "Elihu Thomson, Beloved S... | 10,195 |
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Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Manchester-by-the-Sea (also known simply as Manchester) is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is known for scenic beaches and vista points. At the 2010 census, the population was 5,136.
# History.
Manch... | 10,196 |
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fifty years, development of summer houses along the coastline established the community as Boston society's community of choice for summer residency. The trend continued with designs of housses by notable architects, such as "Sunny Waters", designed by John Hubbard Sturgis for his o... | 10,197 |
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Hampshire, the name of the town was officially changed in 1989 following a close town meeting vote that year. This was ratified by an act of the state legislature passed on September 25, 1989.
The name change was driven by Edward Corley, a longtime resident of Manchester. All town ... | 10,198 |
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Bay, which in turn leads to the Atlantic Ocean. There are seven beaches lining the coast, and several small islands dot the coast, the largest being Kettle Island and House Island.
Several small coves edge the coast, the largest being Manchester Harbor, which is fed by Sawmill Broo... | 10,199 |
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