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116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
to the east. The town is located northeast of Salem and northeast of Boston.
# Transportation.
Manchester-by-the-Sea lies along Massachusetts Route 128, which has two exits within town as it passes from Beverly to Gloucester, with a small portion crossing through the corner of Ess... | 10,200 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
to Boston's North Station. The nearest airport is the Beverly Municipal Airport, with the nearest national and international service at Boston's Logan International Airport.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,136 people, 2,147 households, and 1,444 families res... | 10,201 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
were 2,147 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% h... | 10,202 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
income for a family was $109,760. Males had a median income of $89,125 versus $56,579 for females. The per capita income for the town was $68,228. About 4.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those ag... | 10,203 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
sand comprising the beach squeaks when walked upon (see Singing sand). The sand is an iridescent color when the sun sets. This beach is quite popular during summer months in particular, because it is easily accessible from Boston by a half-mile walk from the MBTA train station. Also... | 10,204 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
the backdrop for these films:
- "Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon" (1970)
- "Mermaids" (1990)
- "The Good Son" (1993)
- "The Love Letter" (1999)
- "State and Main" (2000)
- "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" (2001; standing in for Marblehead, Massachusetts)
- "The Prop... | 10,205 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
1883. Buried in Manchester.
- Nat Faxon, comedian and Oscar winner for adapted screenplay for "The Descendants" at the 84th Academy Awards
- Josh Gates, host of "Destination Truth"—former resident
- Rufus Gifford, United States ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark
- Elizabeth Po... | 10,206 |
116750 | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester-by-the-Sea,%20Massachusetts | Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
turer and Boston politician
- William Northey Hooper, a founder of the sugar industry in Hawaii
- Joe Lloyd, professional golfer
- James McMillan, Michigan senator instrumental in the design of the Washington Mall, died (1902) at his summer home in Manchester
- Susan Minot, auth... | 10,207 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 76,377, which had risen to an estimated 78,197 as of 2014. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the s... | 10,208 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
his essays and poems were first published in the Lawrence High School newspaper.
# History.
## Founding and rise as a textile center.
Native Americans, namely the Pennacook or Pentucket tribe, had a presence in this area. Evidence of farming at Den Rock Park and arrowhead manufacturing on the... | 10,209 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
parts of Andover and Methuen), was purchased by a consortium of local industrialists. The Water Power Association members: Abbott Lawrence, Edmund Bartlett, Thomas Hopkinson of Lowell, John Nesmith and Daniel Saunders, had purchased control of Peter's Falls on the Merrimack River and hence contr... | 10,210 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Essex Company would sell the water power to corporations such as the Arlington Mills, as well as organize construction of mills and build to suit. Until 1847, when the state legislature recognized the community as a town, it was called interchangeably the "New City", "Essex" or "Merrimac". The p... | 10,211 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
from across the city and the world flocked to the city in droves; many were Irish laborers who had experience with similar building work. The work was dangerous: injuries and even death were not uncommon.
### The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912.
Working conditions in the mills were unsafe and i... | 10,212 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
history.
Lawrence was a great wool-processing center until that industry declined in the 1950s. The decline left Lawrence a struggling city. The population of Lawrence declined from over 80,000 residents in 1950 (and a high of 94,270 in 1920) to approximately 64,000 residents in 1980, the low p... | 10,213 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Redevelopment Authority and city officials utilized eminent domain for a perceived public benefit, via a top down approach, to revitalize the city throughout the 1960s. Known first as urban redevelopment, and then urban renewal, Lawrence's local government's actions towards vulnerable immigrant ... | 10,214 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
of downtown Lawrence were razed in the 1970s, and replaced with parking lots and a three-story parking garage connected to a new Intown Mall intended to compete with newly constructed suburban malls. The historic Theater Row along Broadway was also razed, destroying ornate movie palaces of the 1... | 10,215 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
changing the character of the center of Lawrence.
Lawrence also attempted to increase its employment base by attracting industries unwanted in other communities, such as waste treatment facilities and incinerators. From 1980 until 1998, private corporations operated two trash incinerators in La... | 10,216 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
in Lawrence in significant numbers in the late 1960s, attracted by cheap housing and a history of tolerance toward immigrants. In 1984, tensions between remaining working class whites and increasing numbers of Hispanic youth flared into a riot, centered at the intersection of Haverhill Street an... | 10,217 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
11, 1995. CEO Aaron Feuerstein decided to continue paying the salaries of all the now-unemployed workers while the factory was being rebuilt.
### Recent trends.
A sharp reduction in violent crime starting in 2004 and massive private investment in former mill buildings along the Merrimack River... | 10,218 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
that remained largely shuttered since the 1970s. In June 2007, the city approved the sale of the Intown Mall, largely abandoned since the early 1990s recession, to Northern Essex Community College for the development of a medical sciences center, the construction of which commenced in 2012 when ... | 10,219 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Warren officially announced her candidacy for President of the United States in Lawrence.
### Gas explosion.
On September 13, 2018, a series of gas explosions and fires broke out in as many as 40 homes in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover. The disaster killed one resident and caused over 30... | 10,220 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
in publication.
- Bellevue Cemetery established.
- Franklin Library Association formed.
- First Baptist Church, First Free Baptist Church, First Unitarian Society, Church of the Good Shepherd, and First Methodist Episcopal Church established
- 1848
- Boston & Maine Railroad depot establishe... | 10,221 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
1850 - Population: 8,282.
- 1851 - Grace Episcopal Church built.
- 1853
- City of Lawrence incorporated as a municipal government.
- Charles S. Storrow becomes first city mayor.
- Lawrence Duck Company in business.
- Garden Street Methodist Episcopal Church organized as a congregation of t... | 10,222 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Governor in response to proclamation by 16th President Abraham Lincoln of a state of rebellion in the South following firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor in South Carolina Confederate forces on April 12. Sixth Regiment earliest to respond with men from Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Stoneham,... | 10,223 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
on Friday, April 19. Four soldiers killed and numerous wounded and among Baltimorean civilians as city police and officials attempt to escort troops. Considered the "First Bloodshed of the Civil War".
- Second Baptist Church established.
- 1864 - Moseley Truss Bridge built.
- 1865
- Eliot Co... | 10,224 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
organized.
- 1872 - Free Public Library established
- 1873 - St. Laurence's Church dedicated.
- 1876 - YMCA formed.
- 1877
- Lawrence Bleachery established.
- Tower Hill Congregational Church organized.
- 1878 - German Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
- 1879
- Parts of Andover and ... | 10,225 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
incorporated.
- 1884 - Emmons Loom Harness Company organized.
- 1887 - Lawrence Experiment Station established by the Massachusetts State Board of Health.
- 1888
- Duck Bridge built.
- Board of Trade organized.
- 1896 - High Service Water Tower built
- 1890
- Public Library building cons... | 10,226 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
1919 - 30,319 people employed in manufacturing in Lawrence.
- 1920 - Population: 94,270.
- 1927 - Stadium opens.
- 1931 - Boston & Maine Railroad depot active off Parker Street.
- 1934
- Lawrence Municipal Airport established.
- Walter A. Griffin becomes mayor.
- 1935 - Central Catholic H... | 10,227 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
P. LeFebre becomes mayor.
- 1985 - Greater Lawrence Habitat for Humanity organized.
- 1986 - Kevin J. Sullivan becomes mayor.
- 1991 - Northern Essex Community College active in Lawrence.
- 1995 - Malden Mills fire.
- 2001 - Michael J. Sullivan becomes mayor.
- 2004 - Notre Dame Cristo Rey... | 10,228 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
military reenactment units and heritage groups including from the Baltimore Civil War Museum at the historic President Street Station participate with memorial ceremonies at Soldiers Monument in Common and gravesites at historic Bellevue Cemetery, sponsored by the Lawrence Civil War Memorial Gua... | 10,229 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, later known as "Bread and Roses" labor strife.
# History of Lawrence immigrant communities.
Lawrence has been aptly nicknamed the "Immigrant City". It has been home to numerous different immigrant communities, most of whom arrived during the great wave of European... | 10,230 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
as part of the great mass of Italian and Eastern European immigrants, including Jews from Russia, Poland, Lithuania and neighboring regions. Immigration to the United States was severely curtailed in the 1920s with the Immigration Act of 1924, when foreign born immigration to Lawrence virtually ... | 10,231 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
had 2; the English had 2; the Jews had 3; the Armenians, 5; the Lebanese and Syrians, 6; the Irish, 8; the Polish, 9; the French Canadians and Belgian-French, 14; the Lithuanians, 18; the Italians, 32; and the Germans, 47. However, the center of social life, even more than clubs or fraternal org... | 10,232 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
numbers of Irish out of Ireland.The Great Stone Dam,constructed in from 1845–1848 to power the textile mills, was largely built by Irish laborers.The first Irish immigrants settled in the area south of the Merrimack River near the intersection of Kingston Street and South Broadway (In December, ... | 10,233 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
was formed after 1871, when industrial workers from Saxony were displaced by economic competition from new industrial areas like the Ruhr. The German community was characterized by numerous school clubs, shooting clubs, national and regional clubs, as well as men's choirs and mutual aid societie... | 10,234 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
East Haverhill street, organized 1872 from which the Methodist church split in 1878.
### Italians.
Some Italian immigrants celebrated Mass in the basement chapel of the largely Irish St. Laurence O'Toole Church, at the intersection of East Haverhill Street and Newbury Street, until they had co... | 10,235 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
day. Although most of the participants live in neighboring towns, the Feast of Three Saints festival continues in Lawrence today. Many of the Italians who lived in the Newbury Street area had immigrated from Trecastagni, Viagrande, Acireale, and Nicolosi, Italy.
### French Canadians.
French Ca... | 10,236 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
of Mount Carmel and St. Theresa's (Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel et St-Thérèse). The French-Canadians arrived from various farming areas of Quebec where the old parishes were overpopulated: some people moved up north (Abitibi and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean), while others moved to industrial towns to fi... | 10,237 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
were from present-day Lebanon and were largely Maronite Christian. Lebanese immigrants organized St. Anthony's Maronite Church in 1903, and St. Joseph's Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, as well as St. George's Antiochian Orthodox Church.
### Jews.
Jewish merchants became increasingly numerous in... | 10,238 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
arrivals established a community around Common, Valley, Concord and Lowell streets. As of 1922, there were at least two noteworthy congregations, both on Concord Street: Congregation of Sons of Israel (Jewish), organized October 3, 1894. Synagogue on Concord street built in 1913; and Congregatio... | 10,239 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
of the community died out or moved away.
### Polish.
The Polish community of Lawrence was estimated to be only 600–800 persons in 1900. However, by 1905, the community had expanded sufficiently to fund the construction of the Holy Trinity Church at the corner of Avon and Trinity streets. Their... | 10,240 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
in 1903 by Rev. James T. O'Reilly of St. Mary's, in a building previously occupied by St. John's Episcopal Church. The church closed in 2002, merging with Holy Trinity (Polish) and SS. Peter and Paul (Portuguese). Sacred Heart Lithuanian National Catholic Church was established about 1917 and lo... | 10,241 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
children. Yankee farmers, unable to compete against the cheaper farmlands of the Midwest that had been linked to the East coast by rail, settled in corners of Lawrence. Congregationalists were the second Protestant denomination to begin worship in Lawrence after the Episcopalians, with the forma... | 10,242 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
was organized September 6, 1860; its building dedicated in 1874.
## New immigrants, 1970 to present.
Immigration of foreign born workers to Lawrence largely ceased in 1921 with the passage of strict quotas against immigrants from the countries that had supplied the cheap, unskilled workers. Al... | 10,243 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
in two or more languages. St. Patrick's Church, a Catholic church in Lawrence and once an Irish bastion, has celebrated Spanish masses on Sundays since 1999. A mass in Vietnamese is also offered every other week. St. Mary's of the Assumption Parish is the largest Catholic parish in Lawrence by M... | 10,244 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
population breakdown, illustrating the shift toward newer immigrant groups:
Dominican Republic, 22%; Puerto Rican, 22%; other Hispanic or Latino, 12%; Irish, 7%; Italian, 7%, French (except Basque), 5%; Black or African American, 5%; French Canadian, 5%; English, 3%; Arab, 2%; German, 2%; Leban... | 10,245 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
the Atlantic Ocean. On the north side of the river, it is surrounded by Methuen. On the south side of the river, the town is bordered by North Andover to the east, and Andover to the south and southwest. Lawrence is approximately north-northwest of Boston and southeast of Manchester, New Hampshi... | 10,246 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
Dam, which lies across the entire Merrimack and was, at the time of its construction in the 1840s, the largest dam in the world. The highest point in Lawrence is the top of Tower Hill in the northwest corner of the city, rising approximately above sea level. Other prominent hills include Prospec... | 10,247 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
town.
# Transportation.
Lawrence lies along Interstate 495, which passes through the eastern portion of the city. There are three exits entirely within the city, though two more provide access from just outside the city limits. The town is also served by Route 28 passing from south to north th... | 10,248 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
MBTA station to the north shore), the Duck Bridge (which brings Union Street across the river), and the double-decked O'Reilly Bridge, bringing I-495 across the river.
Lawrence is the western hub of the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority's bus service. It is also home to the Senator Pa... | 10,249 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
and Logan International Airport. Future plans to revitalize the Manchester and Lawrence branch to the north, leading to Manchester, New Hampshire, will allow the MBTA to operate rail service up to Manchester from Lawrence, in conjunction with Pan Am Freights.
# Climate.
Lawrence has a humid co... | 10,250 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
white, 7.8% Black or African American, 2.8% Asian (1.2% Cambodian, 0.7% Vietnamese, 0.3% Pakistani, 0.2% Indian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.1% Korean), 0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 39.3% some other race, 2.7% two or more races, and 77.1% of the population is Hispanic or La... | 10,251 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
There were 25,601 housing units at an average density of 3,678.4 per square mile (1,420.2/km). The racial makeup of the city was 48.64% White (U.S. Average: 72.4%), 4.88% African American (U.S. Average: 12.3%), 2.65% Asian (U.S. Average: 3.6%), 0.81% Native American (U.S. Average: 0.1%), 0.10% P... | 10,252 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
had a female householder with no husband present. (U.S. Average: 12.2%)
- 30.9% were non-families. (U.S. Average: 31.9%)
- 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals. (U.S. Average: 25.8%)
- 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. (U.S. Average: 9.2%)
In the... | 10,253 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
and the median income for a family was $29,809 (U.S. Average: $50,046). Males had a median income of $27,772 versus $23,137 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,360. About 21.2% of families (U.S. Average: 9.2%) and 34.3% (U.S. Average: 12.4%) of the population were below the p... | 10,254 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
at large and partly from districts or wards of the city. Party primaries prohibited.
Lawrence has an established City Charter and with a Mayor-council government. There are nine city councilors and six school committee members; most are elected by district; three city council members are electe... | 10,255 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
terms of office begin in the month of January.
"*" = President/Chair br** = Vice President/Vice Chair
Lawrence has its own police and fire departments, and Lawrence General Hospital provides ambulance services to the city. The city also has its own public works and trash pickup departments.
#... | 10,256 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
they are in Middleton (home to the county's correctional facility) and Salem, respectively. The city is also covered by the Andover barracks of Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police, which serves much of the western Merrimack Valley and several towns just south of Andover.
## Healthcare.
L... | 10,257 |
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from the Tower Hill section to its current location on Marston Street in 1993.
# Education.
## Public schools.
The city has a public school system managed by Lawrence Public Schools. In November 2011, the Lawrence Public Schools was placed into state receivership by the Massachusetts Board of... | 10,258 |
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Academy
- Esperanza Academy
- Lawrence Catholic Academy
High schools
- Central Catholic High School
- Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School
## Higher education.
Public
- Northern Essex Community College
Private
- Cambridge College
- Suffolk University (North Campus)
# Library.
The Lawre... | 10,259 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
114. Lawrence is home to "Rumbo" (a bilingual English/Spanish paper) and "Siglo 21" (a Spanish paper). Another newspaper closely covering Lawrence news is "The Valley Patriot", a monthly paper published in North Andover. The city has three AM stations, WNNW/800, WCAP/980, and WLLH/1400 (which is... | 10,260 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
split, with 978 covering the northern half of the old area code. Area code 351 is considered an overlay code.
# Economy.
New Balance has a shoe manufacturing plant in Lawrence, one of five plants operating in the US.
Charm Sciences, which manufactures test kits and systems for antibiotic, vet... | 10,261 |
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Works
- Lawrence Experiment Station
- Lawrence Heritage State Park
- Lawrence History Center
- Lawrence Public Library
- Sacred Heart Parish Complex
- Saint Alfio Society (Feast of the Three Saints)
- Semana Hispana (Hispanic Week)
- Veterans Memorial Stadium
# Notable people.
- A. J. ... | 10,262 |
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Ed Coleman, radio reporter, host for the New York Mets
- John William Comber, Catholic missionary and bishop
- Elaine Comparone, harpsichordist
- Bill Cronin, American football player
- Irene Daye, jazz singer
- Ferdinand Waldo Demara, "The Great Impostor"
- Anthony DeSpirito, jockey
- Ma... | 10,263 |
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Robert Frost, iconic poet, winner of four Pulitzer Prizes and a Congressional Gold Medal, a graduate of Lawrence High School
- Ziwe Fumudoh, comedian and comic writer
- Robert Goulet, Grammy-winning singer and Tony-winning actor, born in Lawrence
- Steve Holman, voice of the Atlanta Hawks
- ... | 10,264 |
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Maccarone, sculptor
- Ray MacDonnell, actor
- Robert S. Maloney, U.S. congressman from 1921 to 1923
- Frank McManus, MLB catcher
- Robbie Merrill, Godsmack bassist
- Paul Monette, author, poet, and activist
- George Moolic, professional baseball player
- Ray Mungo, author of 18 books and ... | 10,265 |
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guitarist of Aerosmith
- Raymond Preston, NFL linebacker
- William Quinlan, NFL defensive end
- Gil Reyes, boxer, WBA, Fedecentro welterweight champion
- William Herbert Rollins, pioneer in field of radiation protection
- Dave Rozumek, NFL player
- William A. Russell, U.S. congressman from... | 10,266 |
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and poet, "Casey at the Bat"
- Thelma Todd, actress
- Emily Greene Wetherbee, poet and educator
- John E. White, Auditor of Massachusetts July 6, 1911 to 1914
- Michael C. Wholley, general counsel for NASA
- William M. Wood, co-founder of American Woolen Company
# See also.
- 1912 Lawrenc... | 10,267 |
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March 28, 1991.
- Urban redevelopment of Lawrence, MA a retrospective case study of the Plains Neighborhood by Pernice, Nicolas M., M.S. 2011.
- Barber, Llana. "Latino City: Immigration and Urban Crisis in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1945–2000" (U of North Carolina Press, 2017), xiv, 325 pp.
# E... | 10,268 |
116748 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence,%20Massachusetts | Lawrence, Massachusetts
ngland. Counties - Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk, Boston - Suffolk,Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable and Dukes (Cape Cod). Cities - Springfield, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn, Taunton, Fall River. New Bedford. T... | 10,269 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 6,666 at the 2010 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town (Newbury Center), Plum Island and Byfield. Each village is a precinct with its own voting district, various town offices, and busin... | 10,270 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
now the Parker River. A commemorative stone marks the spot where Nicholas Noyes was the first of the new settlers to leap ashore at Newbury, named after the town in Berkshire, England. The site had once been a village of the Pawtucket Indians, who hunted, fished or farmed. Many settlers would do ... | 10,271 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
established at the falls. Gristmills and sawmills were built, and in 1794, the first textile mill in Massachusetts. At Byfield in 1763 was founded the nation's first boarding preparatory school, Dum'r (Dummer) Charity School, known subsequently as Dummer Academy, Governor Dummer Academy, and now ... | 10,272 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
in a large field in 1878, and the Chipman Silver Mine would begin operations until it finally closed in 1925. By 1905, however, the economy had shifted to back to agriculture, and Newbury became a supplier of eggs, milk and poultry. Some would dig for clams or hay the salt marshes. The town is to... | 10,273 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
Plum Island from the mainland. Much of the town land is made of marshes, and is protected land, included in the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Old Town Hill Reservation Area, Kents Island Wildlife Management Area, Downfall Wildlife Management Area and parts of the Mill River Wildlife Mana... | 10,274 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
95 passes through the western part of town, with two exits providing access to the town. U.S. Route 1, locally known as the Newburyport Turnpike, passes from north to south through the middle of the town, and Massachusetts Route 1A's northernmost portion passes through the east of town, just inla... | 10,275 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
residing in the town. The population density was 277.0 people per square mile (106.9/km²). There were 2,816 housing units at an average density of 116.1 per square mile (44.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.32% White, 0.37% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.01% Pa... | 10,276 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who wer... | 10,277 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
# Points of interest.
- Coffin House (1678)
- Dole-Little House (c. 1715)
- James Noyes House (c. 1646)
- Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (c. 1690)
- Swett-Ilsley House ... | 10,278 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
New Jersey, President Barack Obama's eighth great-grandfather
- Moses Little, colonel of the 12th Continental Regiment during the American Revolution
- Samuel Moore, settled in Newbury in 1634, and then emigrated to Woodbridge, New Jersey, where he held many offices in the fledgling colony
- T... | 10,279 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
1639-40-41. He was ordained over the church in Andover, 24 October 1645.
- Andre Dubus III, author and short story writer, b. 1959.
- John Cena, Professional Wrestler
- William Henry Moody, United States Supreme Court Justice, United States Attorney General, assisted in the prosecution of Lizz... | 10,280 |
116754 | Newbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Newbury,%20Massachusetts | Newbury, Massachusetts
ury official website
- March, E. 1795 Map of Newbury. At the Essex County Registry of Deeds in Salem, Massachusetts.
- Anderson, Philander. 1830 Map of Newbury.
- Beers, D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts Newbury. Plate 25.West Newbury. Plate 27.
- Walker, George H. 1884 Atlas of ... | 10,281 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
Middleton, Massachusetts
Middleton is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,987 at the 2010 census.
# History.
Middleton was first settled in 1659 and was officially incorporated in 1728. Prior to 1728 it was considered a part of Salem, and contains terri... | 10,282 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
River, with homesteads of hundreds of acres. However, during the 18th century Middleton also contained a vital ironworks industry, located in the area of what is now Mill and Liberty streets. This enterprise originally involved Thomas Flint, Sr. and his son, Thomas Flint Jr, of Salem, John How ... | 10,283 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
Wilkins house, which was built in 1693, and served as a tavern on the main road between Salem and Lawrence.
Middleton is one of the fastest growing towns in the Commonwealth, and the fastest on the North Shore. When locally grouped it is grouped with Salem, Danvers, and Beverly, but also occas... | 10,284 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
area of 14.5 square miles (37.4 km²), of which 14.0 square miles (36.2 km²) is land and 0.5 square mile (1.2 km²) (3.32%) is water. Middleton lies along the border of Essex County, and is bounded by North Reading in Middlesex County to the west, and North Andover to the northwest, Boxford to th... | 10,285 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
the Peabody and Danvers borders before turning northward into town, exiting along the border between Boxford and Topsfield. Several brooks feed into the river throughout town, and the town is also home to two larger ponds, Middleton Pond and Andover Meadow Pond, as well as several smaller ones.... | 10,286 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
which both provide access to the town. Route 114, which follows the path of the old "Essex Turnpike", passes through the center of town, and is crossed there by Route 62, which merges with Route 114 for a 0.2 mile stretch there. There is no rail service within town; there are two lines (the Hav... | 10,287 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
2,305 households, and 1,744 families residing in the town. The population density was 554.4 people per square mile (214.0/km²). There were 2,347 housing units at an average density of 168.0 per square mile (64.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.43% White, 1.65% African American, 0.05%... | 10,288 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the town, the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 36.9% from ... | 10,289 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
for the town was $29,031. About 2.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
# Notable residents.
- Norm Nathan – Radio Celebrity
- Lyndon Byers – Boston Bruins
- Brian Rolston – Boston Bruin... | 10,290 |
116753 | Middleton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Middleton,%20Massachusetts | Middleton, Massachusetts
,031. About 2.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
# Notable residents.
- Norm Nathan – Radio Celebrity
- Lyndon Byers – Boston Bruins
- Brian Rolston – Boston Bruins
- P. J. Axelsson ... | 10,291 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen, Massachusetts
Methuen is a statutory city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 47,255 at the 2010 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The irregula... | 10,292 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 1724 Stephen Barker and others in the western part of that town petitioned the General Court to grant them permission to form a new town above Hawke's Meadow Brook. Although oppose... | 10,293 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
for a meetinghouse, which was erected later in 1726 on what is now Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery.
The residents in the northern part of the new town of Methuen soon petitioned to have their own meetinghouse (a combination of town hall and puritan church), and in 1736 the north parish was set off. L... | 10,294 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
as Salem, New Hampshire in 1750.
Industrial growth in the 1800s influenced Methuen's development. Construction of the Methuen Cotton Mills at the Spicket River falls in the 1820s and the increased manufacture of hats and shoes in small factories along the Spicket spurred the centralization of Me... | 10,295 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
Tenney Gatehouse, Nevins Home, Spicket Falls, and the Civil War monument between Pleasant and Charles streets.
# Geography and transportation.
Methuen is located at (42.730040, −71.179352). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.... | 10,296 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
also part of the town's land.
Methuen lies at the northern end of Interstate 93 in Massachusetts, with three exits providing access. A portion of Interstate 495 crosses through the eastern side of town from Lawrence to Haverhill. Massachusetts Route 213, the "Loop Connector", provides highway ac... | 10,297 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
interchange. I-93 provides the town's only bridge across the Merrimack; there are several crossings in Lawrence, and several in neighboring Haverhill, but none for upstream from I-93 all the way to the eastern end of Lowell.
Methuen is served by the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority's ... | 10,298 |
116752 | Methuen, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Methuen,%20Massachusetts | Methuen, Massachusetts
nearest national service being at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, and the nearest international service being at Logan International Airport.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,789 people, 16,532 households, and 11,539 families residing in the city. The population densi... | 10,299 |
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