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Dominican, 5.7% Puerto Rican, 0.6% Guatemalan, 0.3% Ecuadorian, 0.3% Mexican, 0.3% Cuban).
There were 16,532 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median | 10,300 |
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age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,627, and the median income for a family was $59,831. Males had a median income of $41,693 versus $31,864 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,305. About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
Historically, Methuen had a town meeting-selectmen form of government and was known as the Town of Methuen until it adopted a charter replacing its traditional town meeting and selectmen | 10,301 |
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with a council and manager. Even with a form of government that had historically and legally been exclusive to cities, the community, in a gesture of traditionalism, retained the name Town of Methuen in its charter. However, because Massachusetts cities have self-governing powers not available to towns, it became known for legal purposes as "The City Known as the Town of Methuen". A subsequent charter, which adopted a strong mayor form of government, officially changed the community name to the "City of Methuen".
Methuen's city government consists of a mayor, three Councilors-at-Large, two East District councilors, two Central District councilors, two West District councilors, and six School | 10,302 |
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Committee members.
- The mayor of Methuen is James Jajuga.
- The at-large city councilors are Jessica Finocchiaro, Ryan Hamilton, Jennifer Kannan (Chair).
- The East District city councilors are Steven Saba and Eunice Zeigler.
- The Central District city councilors are Joyce Campagnone and James McCarty.
- The West District city councilors are George Kazanjian and Lynn Vidler (Vice Chairperson).
# Education.
## Public schools.
- Methuen High School
- Comprehensive Grammar School
- Tenney Grammar School
- Timony Grammar School
- Marsh Grammar School
## Private schools.
- Saint Monica's is a Catholic K through 8 school run by the Sisters of Notre Dame.
- St. Ann's Home and School | 10,303 |
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provides residential, outpatient, and private day school options for a wide range of learning disabilities and/or behavioral and emotional disorders. All programs are designed to provide a continuum of special needs services to assist children and adolescents who need intensive and comprehensive help for themselves and their families. The Day School program offers education for children and adolescents with special emotional needs, complemented by a strong therapeutic component. Children are transported to St. Ann's from communities in a one-hour radius. Referrals come from school districts seeking an academically focused, clinically supported school setting for students with significant emotional, | 10,304 |
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developmental, behavioral, and learning needs.
- Presentation of Mary Academy is a private Catholic high school founded in 1958. The academy is on a campus formerly known as the Edward F. Searles Estate. The school was originally for young women grades 9–12 but went co-educational with the 2011–2012 school year.
## Sports.
Methuen High School's athletic teams play in the Merrimack Valley Conference. Their big rivals are the Andover Golden Warriors, the Central Catholic Raiders of Lawrence, and the Haverhill Hillies. On Thanksgiving Day, the football team plays fellow Merrimack Valley foe the Dracut Middies. The teams first met in a non-Thanksgiving Day game in 1935 and did not play again | 10,305 |
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until the Thanksgiving series started in 1963. The school colors are blue and white, and their mascot is the Ranger, named after Rogers' Rangers, the precursor of the U.S. Army Rangers, which was founded by town resident Robert Rogers.
# Historic district.
The Searles Tenney Nevins Historic District, established by the city in 1992 to preserve the "distinctive architecture and rich character of one of Massachusetts' most unique neighborhoods", is named after the three Methuen city fathers: David C. Nevins, Edward F. Searles and Charles H. Tenney.
From the City of Methuen:
Today, the trio's collective vision can be seen in mills, housing, schools, mansions, churches, monuments, playgrounds, | 10,306 |
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the library, and the architectural fantasies that resulted from their artistic rivalry. The historic district boundaries were established to include properties and buildings constructed or used by the Searles, Tenney and Nevins families and the people who worked for them.
The historic district is administered by the Methuen Historic District Commission, which protects the district from alterations that might compromise its historic integrity. Bounded within the Searles Tenney Nevins Historic District are the Spicket Falls Historic District and the Pleasant-High Historic District. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as are many of the other buildings within the area.
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Points of interest.
- Forest Lake is a recreational great pond of over bordered by the Methuen town forest. Access is managed by the Forest Lake Association. Residents and visitors can engage in a series of activities, including fishing, canoeing, and swimming.
- Methuen Water Works, Cross Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Methuen Memorial Music Hall was built specifically to house the Great Organ, built originally by Walcker Orgelbau for the Boston Music Hall, and procured by philanthropist and city benefactor Edward Francis Searles more than a century ago. The organ case, which in approximate terms is as large as a typical house, is ornate, and features a bust | 10,308 |
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of J.S. Bach as a central ornament.
- The Methuen Rail Trail occupies the railbanked Boston and Maine Manchester and Lawrence Railroad corridor. It connects the Spicket River Greenway in Lawrence with the in-development Salem Bike-Ped Corridor. Future plans to revitalize this rail line for commuter and freight rail could make this trail a rail-with-trail bike path.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts
- The Nevins Memorial Library, founded in 1868 by David Nevins, Sr., was completed in 1883, two years after his death. The grand brick and stained glass library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
- Saint Basil's Seminary is the | 10,309 |
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main US location for the Basilian Salvatorian Order, a community of religious priests of the Greek Catholic rite.
- St Xenia Orthodox Church, a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural parish of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). The church hosts St. John of Damascus Church School.
# Notable people.
- Steve Bedrosian, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Joseph Bodwell, 40th governor of Maine
- Susie Castillo, Miss Massachusetts USA 2003, Miss USA 2003 and MTV VJ
- Cave In, alternative rock and metal band
- Elias James Corey, 1990 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate
- Ben Cosgrove, composer and multi-instrumentalist
- Pat DeCola, sports reporter
- Robert Frost, poet, in 1900
- Mitchell | 10,310 |
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Garabedian, attorney
- Andrew Haldane (1917-1944), Marine captain, portrayed in the HBO miniseries "The Pacific"
- Christopher Lennertz, composer for films, television shows, and video games
- Gary McLain former Villanova men's basketball player
- Harriet Nevins, philanthropist, animal rights activist
- Georges Niang, forward for the Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
- Jimmy Pedro, Olympics bronze medalist
- Robert Rogers (1731–1795), founder of Rogers' Rangers which led to the creation of the United States Army Rangers
- John Ruiz, professional boxer and former WBA World Heavyweight champion
- Edward Francis Searles (1841–1920), philanthropist, interior and architectural designer
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ilanthropist, interior and architectural designer
- Charles H. Tenney (1842–1919), industrialist and philanthropist
- Calvin Kattar, professional MMA fighter
# See also.
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
Notable Court Cases:
- Methuen Public Corruption Allegations - Nesbitt v. City of Methuen, et al.
# External links.
- City of Methuen official website
- Methuen Memorial Music Hall
- Nevins Memorial Library
- Methuen History
- Methuen Fire Department History
- Methuen Rail Trail Alliance
- History of Methuen Ski Area
- Commonwealth Communities: Methuen, Massachusetts
- Methuen Community Television- Comcast Channel 22 and Verizon Channel 33
- Methuen, MA Flickr Image pool | 10,312 |
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Wenham, Massachusetts
Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.
The town of Wenham, originally settled in 1635 and incorporated in 1643, has retained much of its historic character and rural scenery. It is a town of many open views of farm lands, lakes, woodlands, historic homes and old stone walls that accompany its winding tree-lined roads. It features nearly of parks, playgrounds and recreational lands.
Wenham is closely tied to its neighboring town, Hamilton, sharing a school system, library, recreation department, commuter rail station and newspaper. In 2010, the community of Hamilton-Wenham was listed among the "Best | 10,313 |
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Places to Live" by "Boston" magazine.
# History.
Wenham was first settled in 1635 and officially incorporated in 1643.
English settlers first came to Wenham in the 1630s, but the area had been home to Native American Algonquian peoples for hundreds of years. The Algonquians were a peaceful, agricultural group who planted and stored corn, but whose numbers had been greatly reduced by a massive epidemic, probably smallpox, in the early 17th century. Until recent years, Indian artifacts were found frequently throughout Wenham, and a representative collection is in the possession of the Wenham Museum.
Wenham was originally a part of Salem. Hugh Peters, the minister in Salem, preached to a group | 10,314 |
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on a hill by the Great Pond around 1638, most probably to encourage settlement. The earliest land grants in the Wenham area roughly coincide with Peters' sermon. The hill was leveled in later years to make room for the ice industry at the Great Pond.
In September 1643, the General Court of Massachusetts granted that Wenham should be a town in its own right and send a representative to the General Court. It was the first town to be set off from Salem. Because many of its early settlers came from Suffolk County in England, it is presumed that the name of the town derives from two small villages there—Great Wenham and Little Wenham. Wenham means "home on the moor". A church was formed in October | 10,315 |
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1644, with John Fiske as pastor and seven families as members.
In those early days, the church and government were one. A small part of the population—those who were church members—controlled both civil and religious life. It was not until 1833 that an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution separated church and town.
Wenham provided volunteers in King Philip's War in the 1670s, and the French and Indian War in the mid 1700s. In 1774, the town voted to select 15 men as minutemen, and from that time on Loyalists were not welcome in Wenham.
The Industrial Revolution, which changed the face of many Massachusetts towns in the 19th century, passed Wenham by. It remained a small community, | 10,316 |
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with one notable exception. Wenham's ice industry brought the name of Wenham to the notice of people as far away as London, where hotels in the 1850s advertised: "We serve Wenham Lake Ice." Artificial refrigeration and a fire that destroyed the ice house in 1973 brought an end to this unique industry.
Although slaves were owned by Wenham residents in the 18th century, by the 1850s sentiment was fervently in favor of abolition. Between 1862 and 1865, the army camp, Camp Landers, occupied in Wenham. Part of this tract is now Pingree Field. There were accommodations for two full regiments of Union soldiers with barracks, mess halls, and training fields.
In 1909, Henry Clay Frick, a steel magnate, | 10,317 |
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bought the present-day Iron Rail property so that his daughter Helen could create a vacation home for the mill girls throughout New England. Helen Frick transferred the Iron Rail Vacation Home to the Girls' Clubs of America in 1954, and the town of Wenham bought the property in the 1970s.
Two other Wenham landmarks, the Tea House and the Wenham Museum, have their roots in the Wenham Village Improvement Society. A group of ladies organized the society in 1893 to make Wenham more beautiful by planting more shade trees. They purchased Mr. Henry Hobb's harness shop as a home for a tea house and exchange for selling ladies' handiwork, jams and jellies. The Tea House and Exchange has continued through | 10,318 |
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the years as the successful fundraising arm of the Wenham Village Improvement Society.
In 1921, the Historical Committee of the Wenham Village Improvement Society encouraged the society to buy the 17th-century Claflin-Richards house at the center of town. They did so, and eventually added "the Barn" (which would become Burnham Hall) and the museum. The Wenham Historical Association and Museum became independent from the Village Improvement Society and underwent a major renovation and expansion in 1997.
# Geography and transportation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.91%, is water. It is one of the inland communities within | 10,319 |
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the Metropolitan Area Planning Council's North Shore Task Force, but it is not part of the North Shore in the strictest sense, as it is not on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean (it lies north of Massachusetts Bay). Wenham Lake lies within the town and in neighboring Beverly, and several other smaller ponds lie within town. A stretch of the Salem Beverly Waterway Canal passes through town as well, and the southernmost portion of the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the western part of town.
Wenham is bordered on the south by Beverly, on the east by Manchester-by-the-Sea, on the north by Hamilton, on the northwest by Topsfield, and on the west by Danvers. Wenham lies north of Salem and | 10,320 |
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north-northeast of Boston. The eastern end of Wenham is crossed by Massachusetts Route 128, with one exit within town. Route 1A crosses through the center of town, with Route 22 crossing through the east and Route 97 crossing the southwest corner of town. Route 35 ends at Route 97 just over the Topsfield town line. Wenham lies along the Newburyport section of the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail. There are no stations within town, but the Hamilton/Wenham station lies just north of town, and the North Beverly station lies south of town in Beverly. The tip of the north runway of Beverly Municipal Airport lies just within town; the nearest national and international air service | 10,321 |
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is located at Boston's Logan International Airport.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,440 people, 1,285 households, and 957 families residing in the town. The population density was 575.2 people per square mile (222.1/km²). There were 1,320 housing units at an average density of 171.0 per square mile (66.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.84% White, 0.43% African American, 0.02% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 1,285 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, | 10,322 |
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5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. Of all households 22.5% were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $90,524, and the median income for a family was $98,004. | 10,323 |
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Males had a median income of $76,639 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $36,812. About 1.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
# Education.
Wenham is home to Gordon College, a private four-year Christian college.
The Academy at Penguin Hall is located in Wenham. It is an independent, all-girls college preparatory secondary school. Girls in grades 9-12 attend the school.
The majority of the schools in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District are located in Hamilton. Only Buker Elementary School is located in Wenham. However, the school district's administrative | 10,324 |
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offices are located in Wenham.
According to numbers released by the state Department of Education, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School ranked 27th in the state based on combined total SAT scores for the 2006/2007 school year.
"Boston" magazine's 2010 issue showcasing a list of the best public high schools ranked Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School 12th, meaning Hamilton-Wenham's public high school is currently in the Top 10 percent of the state overall. Hamilton-Wenham also had one of the highest graduation rates, at 96.8 percent.
# Points of interest.
- Wenham Museum (1922)
- Claflin-Richards House (1690)
- Grand Wenham Canal (1917)
- Newman-Fiske-Dodge House (1658)
- Wenham Lake
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The Academy at Penguin Hall
# Notable people.
- Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "Tinkers"
- Bob Stanley, former Red Sox relief pitcher
# External links.
- Town of Wenham official website
- Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, in South Hamilton
- "Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle", local newspaper
- Wenham Museum
- Wenham Village Improvement Society
- Anderson, Philader. 1831 Map of Wenham
- Beers, D.G. "1872 Atlas of Essex County". Map of Wenham. plate 95.
- Walker, George H. "1884 Atlas of Essex County".Map of Wenham plate 87.
- Old USGS maps of Wenham
- "Frederic Tudor and the Massachusetts Ice Exchange", 10-minute video by Robby Griffin, Nick Hamlin, Eric Lundquist, created | 10,326 |
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ding, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "Tinkers"
- Bob Stanley, former Red Sox relief pitcher
# External links.
- Town of Wenham official website
- Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, in South Hamilton
- "Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle", local newspaper
- Wenham Museum
- Wenham Village Improvement Society
- Anderson, Philader. 1831 Map of Wenham
- Beers, D.G. "1872 Atlas of Essex County". Map of Wenham. plate 95.
- Walker, George H. "1884 Atlas of Essex County".Map of Wenham plate 87.
- Old USGS maps of Wenham
- "Frederic Tudor and the Massachusetts Ice Exchange", 10-minute video by Robby Griffin, Nick Hamlin, Eric Lundquist, created 2004. Mentions the high quality of the ice from Wenham. | 10,327 |
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a small coastal, scenic, and historic city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 17,416 at the 2010 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River.
At the edge of the Newbury Marshes, delineating Newburyport to the south, an industrial park provides a wide range of jobs. Newburyport is on a major | 10,328 |
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north-south highway, Interstate 95. The outer circumferential highway of Boston, Interstate 495, passes nearby in Amesbury. The Newburyport Turnpike (U.S. Route 1) still traverses Newburyport on its way north. The Newburyport/Rockport MBTA commuter rail from Boston's North Station terminates in Newburyport. The earlier Boston and Maine Railroad leading farther north was discontinued, but a portion of it has been converted into a recreation trail.
# History.
Newburyport was settled in 1635 as part of Newberry Plantation, now Newbury. On January 28, 1764, the General Court of Massachusetts passed "An act for erecting part of the town of Newbury into a new town by the name of Newburyport." The | 10,329 |
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act begins:Whereas the town of Newbury is very large, and the inhabitants of that part of it who dwell by the water-side there, as it is commonly called, are mostly merchants, traders and artificers, and the inhabitants of the other parts of the town are chiefly husbandmen; by means whereof many difficulties and disputes have arisen in managing their public affairs – Be it enacted ... That that part of the said town of Newbury ... be and hereby are constituted and made a separate and distinct town ...
The act was approved by Governor Francis Bernard on February 4, 1764. The new town was the smallest in Massachusetts, covering an area of , and had a population of 2,800 living in 357 homes. There | 10,330 |
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were three shipyards, no bridges, and several ferries, one of which at the foot of Greenleaf Lane, now State Street, carried the Portsmouth Flying Stage Coach, running between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boston.
The town prospered and became a city in 1851. Situated near the mouth of the Merrimack River, it was once a fishing, shipbuilding and shipping center, with an industry in silverware manufacture. In 1792, a bridge was built two miles above the town where the river contained an island. Merrimack Arms and Brown Manufacturing Company made Southerner Derringer pistols in their Newburyport factory from 1867 to 1873. The captains of old Newburyport (as elsewhere in Massachusetts) had participated | 10,331 |
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vigorously in the triangular trade, importing West Indian molasses and exporting rum made from it. The distilleries were located around Market Square near the waterfront. Caldwell's Old Newburyport rum was manufactured locally until well into the 19th century.
Although the purchase of slaves in Massachusetts was illegal, ownership of slaves purchased elsewhere was not; consequently the fine homes on High Street were staffed by African and Native American slaves until the newly independent General Court of Massachusetts abolished slavery altogether in the Revolutionary War.
Newburyport prior to the Civil War had always been divided over slavery. While many of its leading citizens profited from | 10,332 |
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and defended slavery, it also had been a frequent topic of pulpit rhetoric. After the Revolutionary War, abolitionism took a firm hold, Newburyport included. Several citizens are recognized by the National Park Service for their contributions to the Underground Railroad. The abolitionist movement reached a peak with the activities of William Lloyd Garrison, who was born in Newburyport and helped develop an anti-slavery climate. In 1841, Garrison was imprisoned on charges of libel for accusing Newburyport shipowner Francis Todd and captain Nicholas Brown of transporting 44 African captives in chains. His statue stands in Brown Square, which was the scene of abolitionist meetings.
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once had a fishing fleet that operated from Georges Bank to the mouth of the Merrimack River. It was a center for privateering during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Beginning about 1832, it added numerous ships to the whaling fleet. Later, clipper ships were built there. Today, the city gives little hint of its former maritime importance. Notably missing are the docks, which are shown on earlier maps extending into the channel of the Merrimack River, and the shipyards, where the waterfront parking lot is currently located.
George Whitefield, the well-known and influential English preacher who helped inspire the First Great Awakening in America, arrived in Newburyport in September 1740. | 10,334 |
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The revival that followed his labors, brought into existence Old South Church, where he was buried after his death in 1770.
The city's historical highlights include:
Historic events:
- First of many subsequent clipper ships built here
- First "Tea Party" rebellion to oppose British Tea Tax
- First state mint and treasury building
- Newburyport Superior Courthouse, the oldest continuously active courthouse in Massachusetts
The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank on State Street was founded in 1854, and is one of the oldest banks in the United States still in operation.
Historic houses and museums:
- Cushing House Museum & Garden (c. 1808)
- Newburyport Custom House Museum (1835), designed | 10,335 |
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by Robert Mills
Literary interests:
- Was referred to in the H. P. Lovecraft story, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", as being located near Innsmouth. Lovecraft in fact based his depiction of Innsmouth largely on Newburyport.
- Subject of the most ambitious community study ever undertaken, the Yankee City project conducted by anthropologist W. Lloyd Warner and his associates
## Timeline.
- 1635 - Newbury incorporated.
- 1761 - Belleville Congregational Church founded.
- 1764 - Newburyport incorporated (formerly part of Newbury).
- 1772 - Marine Society of Newburyport established.
- 1773
- Isaiah Thomas opens "a printing house in King Street."
- "Essex Journal" newspaper begins publication.
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1790 - Population: 4,837.
- 1793 - "Impartial Herald" newspaper begins publication.
- 1794
- "Morning Star" newspaper begins publication.
- Newburyport Woolen Manufacturing Co. established.
- 1795
- "Political Gazette" newspaper begins publication.
- Merrimack Bank incorporated.
- 1797 - "Newburyport Herald" newspaper begins publication.
- 1799 - Newburyport Marine Insurance Co. incorporated.
- 1801 - "American Intelligencer" newspaper published.
- 1802 - Merrimac Humane Society established.
- 1803
- "Merrimack Gazette" and "New England Repertory" newspapers begin publication.
- Newburyport Female Charitable Society organized.
- Merrimack Fire and Marine Insurance Co. incorporated.
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1804 - "Political Calendar" newspaper begins publication.
- 1805 - "Merrimack Magazine" begins publication.
- 1807 - "Newburyport Gazette" newspaper begins publication.
- 1808 - "Statesman" newspaper begins publication.
- 1810
- Newburyport Mechanick Association and Newburyport Athenaeum incorporated.
- "Independent Whig" newspaper begins publication.
- Merrimack Bible Society organized.
- 1812 - Washington Benevolent Society organized.
- 1818 - Howard Benevolent Society instituted "for the relief of the sick and destitute."
- 1825 - Newburyport Hosiery Co. established.
- 1829 - Newburyport Lyceum organized.
- 1835
- Society for the Relief of Aged Females founded.
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House built.
- 1836
- Newburyport Linnean Society and Newburyport Steam Cotton Co. incorporated.
- Newburyport Silk Co. and Newburyport Ladies' Bethel Society established.
- 1837 - Bartlet Steam Mills incorporated.
- 1840 - Pleasant Street Christian Church organized.
- 1841 - Essex North District Medical Society organized.
- 1842 - James Steam Mills incorporated.
- 1844 - Essex Steam Mills incorporated.
- 1845 - Globe Steam Mills and Ocean Steam Mills incorporated.
- 1850
- Ladies' General Charitable Society instituted.
- Newburyport Gas Co. incorporated.
- 1851 - June 18: Essex North Musical convention held.
- 1852 - Merrimack Library Association organized.
- 1854
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Public Library founded.
- Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank incorporated.
- 1855 - Newburyport Library Association organized.
- 1857 - Mechanic Library Association incorporated.
- 1865 - Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
- 1869 - Merrimack Marine Railway Co. incorporated.
- 1874 - Newburyport Mutual Benefit Association organized.
- 1877 - Antiquarian and Historical Society of Old Newbury established.
- 1878 - Newburyport Athenaeum organized.
- 1884 - Newburyport YMCA incorporated.
- 1886 - Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Men incorporated.
- 1887 - Newburyport Electric Light & Power Co. incorporated.
- 1888 - "Daily News" established.
- 1890
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YWCA of Newburyport incorporated.
- City Improvement society organized.
- 1896 - Newburyport Choral Union organized.
- 1904 - South End Reading Room Association formed.
- 1906 - Newburyport Homeoepathic Hospital opens.
- 1917 - Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport founded.
- 1968 - Newburyport Maritime Society established.
- 1971 - Market Square Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places.
- 1971-79 - Downtown undergoes major renewal and historic preservation effort.
- 1991 - Actors Studio of Newburyport founded.
- 1994 - Sister city relationship established with Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya.
# Historic preservation.
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in the 1950s and 1960s Newburyport's center fell into disrepair because of several factors, most notably strip malls taking away from local business and increased use of the automobile. At this time, construction of major highways brought larger cities such as Lawrence and Lowell into shopping range. Consequently, by 1970 Newburyport's historic downtown section was scheduled to be razed prior to reconstruction with federal money. Ideas to rebuild the city's downtown were numerous, ranging from hotels and new stores to, ironically, a strip mall, with few buildings left for historical reasons. At the last moment, however, the city changed its mind and signed a federal grant that allowed it to | 10,342 |
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keep most of its historic architecture. Renovation and restorations began during the early 1970s, and continued throughout most of the decade, initially along State Street, and culminating with creation of a pedestrian mall along Inn Street. Newburyport is often cited as an example by preservationists of how to maintain a city's architecture and heritage, while still having it remain functional and liveable.
# Geography.
Newburyport is located at (42.812391, −70.877440). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (20.77%) is water.
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Merrimack River between the river and Newbury marshes. The shipyards, now boatyards (and still vigorously active), extended along the bank at the edge of the river. They were connected by Merrimac Street, which ends upriver where the bank merges into bluffs covered with pine forest. Colonial residences extend up the bank from Merrimac Street to High Street running parallel to it near the top of the ridge. The homes of the seafaring entrepreneurs line High Street. Many feature widow's walks, structures on the roof where the residents could watch for the return of sailing vessels. Nearly every home maintains a splendid flower garden, most dating to colonial times. Various cross streets, such as | 10,344 |
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State Street, Green Street and Market Street, connect Merrimac Street and High Street. The top of the ridge proved an ideal location for later institutions, such as Newburyport High School and nearby Anna Jaques Hospital. The ridge drops more sharply to the marsh on the other side. Along its margin a third parallel street developed, Low Street.
The river bank gradually descends to marshes at Joppa Flats beyond downtown Newburyport. The Plum Island Turnpike was pushed out over the marsh on a causeway to a narrow part of the Plum Island River just to the south of where it connects to the mouth of the Merrimack. A drawbridge was built there, the only access to the island by road. On the Newburyport | 10,345 |
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side a small airport, Plum Island Airport, was built at the edge of the marsh. The portion of Plum Island that is in the city has no direct access to the rest of the city; similarly, there is no access between the mainland and Woodbridge Island or Seal Island, west of Plum Island (the latter being shared between Newburyport and Newbury). Several parks and beaches dot the city, including Plum Island Point Beach, Simmons Beach, Joppa Park, Waterfront Park, Woodman Park, Cashman Park, Moseley Pines Park and Atkinson Common and March's Hill Park. Newburyport Forest is located in the southwest corner of the city, and Maudslay State Park lies along the northwest part of the city, along the banks of | 10,346 |
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the Merrimack.
Newburyport is located north-northeast of Boston, east-northeast of Lawrence, and south-southeast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Situated south of the New Hampshire border, the city is bordered by the Gulf of Maine (Atlantic Ocean) to the east, Newbury to the south and southeast, West Newbury to the west and southwest, Amesbury to the north and northwest, and Salisbury to the northeast.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2010, there were 17,416 people, 8,264 households, and 4,428 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,086.2 people per square mile (792.0/km). There were 7,897 housing units at an average density of 942.0 per square mile (363.8/km). The racial | 10,347 |
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makeup of the city was 90.2% White, 3.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.7% of the population. The top five ethnic groups are: (United States 2010 Census quickfacts)
- Irish – 25%
- English – 16%
- Italian – 11%
- French (except Basque) – 7%
- German – 6%
There were 7,519 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had | 10,348 |
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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city, the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $78,557, and the median income for a family was $103,306. Males had a median income of $51,831 versus $37,853 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,187. About 2.8% of families and 5.2% | 10,349 |
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of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
Upon adopting a new charter in 2011 which took effect in 2013, Newburyport has been run by a mayor with a four-year term and an eleven-member City Council (prior to that, the mayor's term lasted for two years). During the mid-twentieth century, Newburyport enjoyed a typical "small community" approach, conducted, most notably, by city mayor and activist Ed Molin, who died in 2005. The current mayor of Newburyport is Donna Holaday, and the next election year for mayor is 2021.
# Transportation.
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at Route 113. Route 113 itself has its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 1 and Massachusetts Route 1A, with Route 1A continuing along the same right of way as 113 towards Newbury. Route 1 and 1A cross the river along the Newburyport Turnpike Bridge; it had originally followed State Street and ended at Merrimac and Water streets before crossing the river via ferry to Salisbury. The Turnpike Bridge is the easternmost crossing of the Merrimack; upstream the river is crossed by the Newburyport Railroad Bridge (just west of the Turnpike Bridge), the Chain Bridge, one of the oldest bridges along the river, and the Whittier Memorial Bridge, which brings Interstate 95 to Amesbury.
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Regional Transit Authority provides regular bus service between the city and Haverhill, which includes access to the commuter rail station in Newburyport. The bus costs $1.25 for adults paying cash and $1 for adults paying with CharlieCard. C&J and Coach Company, privately operated coach carriers, operate commuter bus services between Newburyport and Boston. Newburyport is the northern terminus of the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, providing access through several North Shore cities to Boston's North Station.
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Inc., a not-for-profit organization. The nearest scheduled commercial air service can be found at Boston's Logan International Airport, Worcester's Worcester Regional Airport, Portsmouth's Pease International Tradeport or Manchester's Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
# Education.
The current site of Newburyport High School was purchased from Harvard University early in the 20th century. Newburyport High School is one of the oldest public high schools in the United States.
Newburyport is served by several public schools, belonging to the Newburyport School District, and several private schools.
- Francis T. Bresnahan Lower Elementary School – pre-kindergarten to grade 3
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Upper Elementary School – grades 4 and 5
- Rupert A. Nock Middle School – grades 6 to 8
- Newburyport High School – grades 9 to 12
- River Valley Charter School – grades kindergarten to 8
- Immaculate Conception Catholic School – grades pre-kindergarten to 8
- Newburyport Montessori School – pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
Newburyport is served by the Newburyport Public Library, part of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium.
# Activities.
Newburyport makes activities available for its residents, including a year-round ice skating rink and a beautiful waterfront and boardwalk. Many Newburyport residents love boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports. The city's picturesque | 10,354 |
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downtown shopping district also makes it a great location to enjoy boutique shopping. The city sponsors several youth sports leagues, including baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and hockey. The city's youth services program also provides classes, campouts, and activities in robotics, music, rock climbing, chess, fencing, sewing, dance, skateboarding, judo, academics, cooking, yoga, cheerleading, art, fashion design, photography, biking, and frisbee.
# Annual events.
## Yankee Homecoming.
Yankee Homecoming, run not by the city, but by the non-profit Yankee Homecoming, Inc., is the annual festival celebrating the natives coming home to Newburyport. The event was initiated in | 10,355 |
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1957 by native Newburyporter George Cashman, who sought to stimulate the economy and lift the spirit of the citizens.
It lasts one week. The first Sunday of the festival, known as "Olde Fashioned Sunday", is celebrated at the Bartlet Mall in Newburyport, and features many activities, including an art show, an appearance by the city's oldest fire engine, the "Neptune #8", and the participation of many local businesses. There is also an antique car parade. Each Yankee Homecoming features a grand marshal and numerous street vendors.
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5-kilometer road races, which run through the city's downtown streets and neighborhoods. There is also a 45-minute fireworks show on Saturday night, which is followed the concluding Sunday by the famous Yankee Homecoming parade.
First held in 1958, Newburyport's "Yankee Homecoming" is the second-oldest homecoming festival in the United States. Many charities raise their funds during this time.
## Waterfront Concert Series.
Held Friday evenings in Waterfront Park in downtown Newburyport, these free concerts are intended for all ages. The concerts are presented by the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and the Waterfront Trust and are sponsored by a local insurance agency, Arthur S Page Insurance.
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Newburyport Literary Festival.
Held during the last weekend of April, the Newburyport Literary Festival was started in 2006 as a new effort by the city to increase interest in reading and literary arts. Many local authors are invited to sign and chat about their book, and schoolchildren create projects to show to an author who visits their school. Among the authors who regularly visit are Andre Dubus III, Tess Gerritsen and Rhina Espaillat.
# Points of interest.
Over the years, the town has cultivated a significant tourist population. The quaint downtown shopping center includes businesses that appeal to all ages. Local businesses and restaurants surround Market Square and along State Street. | 10,358 |
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During festivals throughout the year, visitors are invited to enjoy concerts, food, and entertainment. An old mill building on Liberty Street is home to other small businesses and a local farmers' market during both the summer and winter seasons. The historic area has a charming feel and upbeat atmosphere.
High Street is a remarkable street of fine old Federal-style houses, linking the Atkinson Common (1893–1894) with the Bartlett Mall, site of the Charles Bulfinch-designed "Essex County Superior Courthouse" (1805). Laid out in 1801, the Bartlett Mall was redesigned in the 1880s by noted Boston landscape architect Charles Eliot, with later improvements by Arthur Shurcliff.
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Church dates from 1756. The clock tower bell was cast by Paul Revere. One of the most famous individuals in 18th-century America, evangelist George Whitefield, before dying in Newburyport in 1770, asked that his remains be buried under the pulpit of the "Old South" church, and they are there to this day.
Some other points of interest are the city's historic waterfront, Atwood Park located in the south end of Newburyport, Market Square & Inn Street, Cashman Park, and Brown Square, graced with a statue to "Garrison the Liberator", before the City Hall. The recently restored City Hall itself is a fine old building featuring in the first floor corridor a portrait gallery of some of those who have | 10,360 |
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fallen in service of their country. Others are listed on the central monument in Atkinson Common.
- Chain Bridge
- Cushing House Museum & Garden
- Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Maudslay State Park
- Newburyport Brewing Company
- Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
# In popular culture.
Newburyport was the inspiration for the city of Innsmouth, the setting of the H. P. Lovecraft story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", part of the Cthulhu Mythos. The narrative also cameos the actual Newburyport in the first chapter. It is where the protagonist sets out from on his journey to Innsmouth.
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drinking.
# Notable people.
- Joe Keery (born 1992), actor
- Raymond Abbott (born 1942), author
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), U.S. president, resided in Newburyport 1787–88
- Charlotte Johnson Baker (1855–1937), physician
- Kate Bolick (born 1972), Newburyport-born and raised author and essayist
- John Parker Boyd (1764–1830), U.S. Army Brigadier General in the War of 1812
- John Bromfield, Jr. (1779–1849), merchant
- John H. Couch (1811–1870), sea captain, pioneer and a founder of Portland, Oregon
- Caleb Cushing (1800–1879), diplomat and politician
- Timothy Dexter (1748–1806), businessman noted for his writing and eccentricity
- Andre Dubus III (born 1959), novelist
- William | 10,362 |
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Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879), abolitionist
- Edmund Pike Graves (1891–1919), aviator who served as a fighter pilot during WWI and the Polish-Soviet War
- Adolphus Greely (1844–1935), polar explorer
- Edwin A. Grosvenor (1845–1936), author and professor of history
- Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952), painter
- Judith Hoag (born 1968) actress
- Lucy Hooper (1816–1841), poet
- Charles Tillinghast James (1805–1862), mechanical engineer, designer, senator
- Benjamin H. Jellison (1845–1904), Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War
- Rufus King (1755–1827), diplomat and politician
- Thomas B. Lawson (1807–1888), artist
- Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), manufacturer
- John Lowell | 10,363 |
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(1743–1802), congressman and federal judge
- George Lunt (1803–1885), editor, lawyer, author, politician
- John P. Marquand (1893–1960), author
- Donald McKay (1810–1880), shipbuilder
- Jonathan Meath (born 1955), television producer
- Johnny Messner (born 1970), actor
- Robert S. Mulliken (1896–1986), recipient of 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Theophilus Parsons (1750–1813), jurist
- James Parton (1822–1891), biographer
- Edmund Pearson (1880–1937), librarian and true crime writer
- Jacob Perkins (1766–1849), early American inventor
- Timothy Pilsbury (1789–1858), congressman from Texas
- Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835–1921), writer
- Charles A. Spring (1800–1891), influential | 10,364 |
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Presbyterian leader in Iowa and Illinois
- Rev. Gardiner Spring (1785–1873), author of the Gardiner Spring Resolutions, which gained Abraham Lincoln the support of the Presbyterian Church
- Rev. Samuel Spring (1746–1819), religious leader, chaplain in Benedict Arnold's army
- Matthew Thornton (1714–1803), signer of the Declaration of Independence
- William S. Tilton (1828–1889), Civil War brigade commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Peter Tolan (born 1958), television/film producer and writer
- Charles Turner (1848–1908), painter, born in Newburyport
- William Gordon Welchman(1906-1985) English Mathematician, University Professor, Second World War codebreaker at Bletchley Park, United | 10,365 |
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Kingdom
- William Wheelwright (1798–1873), sea captain, US consul in Chile, steamship and railroad promoter in South America
- Martha Wright (1923-2016), singer and Broadway actress
# See also.
- Newburyport Public Library
- List of newspapers in Massachusetts in the 18th century: Newburyport
# Bibliography.
- Published in 18th-19th centuries
- Newburyport: Stephen H. Fowle, 1874
- Two volumes, 957 and 1173 pages. Newburyport is in Volume II; however, there are scattered facts throughout. The first half of Volume I is downloadable from Google Books. Republished (1992) by Higginson Book Company, . In that edition, Hurd is called an editor.
- Published in 20th century
- Two volumes. | 10,366 |
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. The first half of Volume I is downloadable from Google Books. Republished (1992) by Higginson Book Company, . In that edition, Hurd is called an editor.
- Published in 20th century
- Two volumes. Reprints and facsimiles exist.
- Oliver B. Merrill. North End Papers, 1618-1880, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Newburyport Daily News, 1906-1908.
- (v.2)
- Fanny Louise Walton. Historic nuggets of Newburyport. Newburyport, Mass.: Newburyport Press, 1958
- Published in 21st century
# External links.
- Old photos of Newburyport at Newbury375.org
- Digital Public Library of America. Works related to Newburyport, various dates.
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North Andover, Massachusetts
North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 28,352.
# History.
North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts. The lands south of the Merrimack River around Lake Cochichewick and the Shawsheen River were set aside by the Massachusetts General Court in 1634 for the purpose of creating an inland plantation. The Cochichewick Plantation, as it was called, was purchased on May 6, 1646 when Reverend John Woodbridge, who had settled the land for the English, paid Pennacook chief Cutshmache six pounds and a coat for the lands. The plantation was then incorporated as Andover, most likely in honor of | 10,368 |
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the hometown of many early residents, Andover, Hampshire, England. The town was centered in what is now North Andover, but the spread of settlement south and west of the old town center created much conflict in the early years about the location of the parish church. In 1709, the matter was brought to the General Court, which set aside two parish churches, north and south. The parishes grew apart as the years went on and on April 7, 1855, the North parish separated from the south and was incorporated as North Andover.
There are several first period (pre-1720) houses still standing in town. The oldest house is probably the Bridges House, relocated from Marbleridge Road to Court Street in 2001; | 10,369 |
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the original portion of this house probably dates to about 1690. Other first period houses include the Stevens House on Great Pond Road; the Faulkner House on Appleton Street; the Abiel Stevens House on Salem Street; the Parson Barnard House, which is a museum; a house on Andover Street near the intersection with Chickering Road; and the Carlton-Frie-Tucker House at 140 Mill Road. No house in North Andover has been scientifically dated by dendrochronology, so dates are based solely on stylistic elements, original deeds, and tradition.
The North Parish Church on the North Andover Green is a historic church building built in 1836. It was the 5th meetinghouse of the Puritan church congregation | 10,370 |
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founded in 1645 in North Andover. In about 1836 the congregation chose to become a Unitarian church and commissioned this Gothic building.
North Andover's development was varied, with much of the land along the Shawsheen and Merrimack being concerned with industry, and the lands southwest being more agricultural. Several mills were located in the town, as well as the Western Electric Company, AT&T's manufacturing division, which supplied telephone machinery for many years before it was split up by AT&T into the new company, Lucent Technologies. Today North Andover is considered a bedroom community of the greater Boston area.
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and research facility in the former Lucent Technologies building, along the Merrimack River. The town meeting vote was 1,430 against having recreational marijuana facilities and 1,155 voted in favor. The growing and research facility would have brought the town $100 million over a 20-year period.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.18%, is water. The town lies to the south of the Merrimack River, which makes up part of its northwest boundary, along with the Shawsheen River. The northeast quadrant of town is dominated by Lake Cochichewick, which is also bordered by the Osgood Hill Reservation, Weir Hill Reservation | 10,372 |
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and the Reas Pond Conservation Area. The town also is home to portions of Harold Parker State Forest, Boxford State Forest and the Charles W. Ward Reservation. There are many brooks, streams and ponds dotting the town.
North Andover lies in the northwestern portion of Essex County, with a small corner of the town bordering Middlesex County. It is bordered by Andover to the west, Lawrence to the north, Haverhill to the northeast, Boxford to the east, Middleton to the southeast, and North Reading to the southwest. North Andover's Old Center, which is closer to the geographic center of town than its newer town center, is located southeast of Lawrence's city center, and is north of Boston and southeast | 10,373 |
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of Manchester, New Hampshire.
A small portion of Interstate 495 crosses through town along the Lawrence border, with one exit within town and two more providing access to the highway. The town lies along Massachusetts Route 114, known as the "Salem Turnpike," and is also served by Route 125 and Route 133, which are concurrent for much of their routes within town. The town is partially served by the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority bus line. The nearest train station is located in Lawrence, where the Lawrence stop along the Haverhill/Reading Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail lies. (The line actually passes through the town along the Merrimack, but there is no stop.) North Andover is | 10,374 |
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also home to the Lawrence Municipal Airport, providing small aircraft service to the region. The nearest national service, at Logan International Airport and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is within a thirty-mile ride of the town.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,202 people, 9,724 households, and 6,904 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 9,943 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.67% White, 0.72% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.96% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
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were 9,724 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the town, the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 | 10,376 |
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and over, there were 87.1 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $87,076, and the median income for a family was $113,796. Males had a median income of $66,793 versus $38,495 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,335. 2.9% of the population and 2.1% of families were below the poverty line. 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
# Government and infrastructure.
North Andover employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a five-member board of selectmen and a town manager, Andrew Maylor. The town has its own police and fire departments, EMS, public | 10,377 |
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works, and a senior center. North Andover has no hospital, the nearest being Lawrence General Hospital. It is located within the Boston media market, and is served by the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune newspaper.
On the state level, the town is served by Essex County services, and is patrolled by the First Barracks of Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police, based in Andover. North Andover lies in two districts, the Fourteenth Essex and Eighteenth Essex, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and the First Essex and First Essex and Middlesex in the Massachusetts Senate. North Andover is located within Massachusetts's 6th congressional district, and has been served by Representative Seth Moulton | 10,378 |
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(D) since 2015. Massachusetts' senior Senator is Elizabeth Warren (D), and its junior Senator is Ed Markey (D), both in office since 2013. North Andover has no mayor, but, until his death in 2006, William P McEvoy, the director of recreation, was known as the "unofficial mayor".
# Education.
North Andover is home to its own school system. It has an early childhood center, six elementary schools (Atkinson Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Kittredge Elementary, Annie L. Sargent Elementary, Thomson Elementary and Saint Michaels Parish. ), North Andover Middle School and North Andover High School. On May 16, 2017, the citizens of North Andover approved the expansion of the early childhood center. | 10,379 |
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It is anticipated that the new kindergarten center will be ready to open for the 2018-2019 school year. The primary reason behind this expansion was to reduce elementary class size.
As of 2004, a brand new high school and complete sporting complex including a football field, a soccer field, field hockey greens, and a lacrosse field have been added. There is a complete track and field area and numerous tennis courts. North Andover's mascot is the Scarlet Knight, its colors are scarlet and black and it competes in the Merrimack Valley Conference and Division II of the MIAA. Its main rival is Masconomet Regional High School, although it plays Andover High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day | 10,380 |
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football game. High school students from North Andover are also allowed to attend Greater Lawrence Technical School in Andover. There are several private schools in North Andover, including the Brooks School, Meritor Academy (an early learning school) and Saint Michael's Elementary School. The nearest Catholic high schools, Austin Preparatory School (6-12), Central Catholic High School (9-12), and Presentation of Mary Academy (9-12), are located in the nearby towns of Reading, Lawrence and Methuen, respectively. North Andover is also home to Merrimack College, a Catholic Augustinian four-year college. The nearest public community college, based in Haverhill, is Northern Essex Community College, | 10,381 |
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which also has a campus in Lawrence and a Corporate & Community Education Center in North Andover. The nearest public university is University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell).
# Recreation.
Residents can purchase a discounted summer pass to Steven's Pond where they can go swimming for the day. Nearby Weir Hill offers trails for hiking, walking, biking, and views of the surrounding area.
Many events are held at the old common, including the sheep shearing festival in late spring and various summer activities for children and adults.
Harold Parker State Forest offers of trails, a campground, and a freshwater swimming beach. Other activities include horseback riding, camping, fishing, | 10,382 |
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hunting, mountain biking, and hiking. In September there is also an annual fishing tournament.
Boxford State Forest is also located in town, and is home to the Sharpner's Pond Anti-Ballistic Missile Site.
The Col. John Osgood House, a historic house, is also in North Andover.
# 2018 gas leaks and explosions.
On September 13, 2018, several gas lines suffered leakage due to high pressure in the tubes of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, a subsidiary of NiSource. As a result, several fires and explosions occurred, homes were evacuated.
# Notable people.
- Cliff Bleszinski, game designer
- Anne Bradstreet, poet
- Simon Bradstreet, Anne’s husband, minister and co-founder of Massachusetts Bay | 10,383 |
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Colony
- Phillips Brooks, minister of Trinity Church, Boston and great-grandson of the founder of Phillips Academy
- Jace Clayton, DJ, writer, interdisciplinary artist
- Daniel Dennett, philosopher
- Zak DeOssie, current NFL linebacker
- George Glennie, former NFL guard
- Steve Heinze, former NHL player
- Samuel Osgood, first Postmaster General of the United States
- James Spader, screen and TV actor ("Boston Legal" and "The Blacklist")
- Moses Stevens, textile manufacturer
- Sidney J. Watson, former NFL player, former college ice hockey coach, and US Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
- Liz Simons, stand-up comic, actress, Broad City.
# See also.
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
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("Boston Legal" and "The Blacklist")
- Moses Stevens, textile manufacturer
- Sidney J. Watson, former NFL player, former college ice hockey coach, and US Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
- Liz Simons, stand-up comic, actress, Broad City.
# See also.
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
# External links.
- Town of North Andover official website
## Historical maps.
- John Farnum and Moses Abbot 1795 Map of Andover. Click on the map for larger image.
- Dorman, Moses. 1830 Map of Andover, including what would later become North Andover.
- Beers, D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County Map of North Andover, plate 55.
- Walker, George H. 1884 Atlas of Essex County Map of North Andover, page 121. | 10,385 |
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Bernardston, Massachusetts
Bernardston () is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
# History.
## Falls Fight Township.
Bernardston, Massachusetts, initially known as "Falls Fight Township". was a frontier settlement created by and for the families of soldiers who had fought in King Phillips War specifically in the Battle of Turner's Falls a major engagement under Captain Turner in 1676. Major John Burke was an early settler of the town, his father was one of the veterans granted land in "Falls Fight".
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the General Court of Massachusetts:
The petition was granted and the proprietors of the new township began recruiting 60 families to settle in the town. John Burke, Samuel Connable, Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon, and Deacon Sheldon built the first four houses, in 1738. They were of hewn logs, with port-holes in the walls for defense against the Indians.
# Pre-war frontier defenses.
At his own expense, Burke built a stockade fort that stood "six rods on each side" (6 rods being about 100 feet). The stockade walls stood 12 feet high behind which the inhabitants in the vicinity repaired every night during the periods of Indian troubles. The fort contained eight homes, protecting the settlement during | 10,387 |
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Indian attacks beginning in 1745 and later the French and Indian War.
In 1746 an attack was made on this fort by a large force of Indians, and, although there were in the fort only two men besides Maj. Burke, the Indians were beaten off with the loss of two of their number.
In 1747, Eliakim Sheldon, son of Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon, was shot by the Indians while he was walking near his father's house, and about the same time a band of Indians attempted to destroy Deacon Elisha Sheldon's house on Huckle Hill, but were routed by Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon, who appeared on the scene with aid just in time. Lieut. Sheldon was famous as an Indian-fighter, and was known far and near as the "Old Indian-Hunter".
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Bernardston named.
Bernardston was originally part of the town of Colrain. Bernardston separated from Colrain and was officially incorporated in 1762, with the town of Leyden being separated from it in 1784 (it was not incorporated until 1809, however). Bernardston is named for Governor Francis Bernard, who was royal governor at the time of incorporation. In early maps of Massachusetts, Bernardston is shown as 'Bernard's Town'.
For much of the town's history, Bernardston has been an agricultural community, producing rye, corn, cider, and was one of the first communities to produce maple syrup. The town also has the unusual distinction of having once sent the largest animal ever to the New | 10,389 |
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York meat markets, a ox nicknamed "Constitution" or "Hero".
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Bernardston lies along the northern state line, south of Windham County, Vermont. The town is bordered by Guilford and Vernon, Vermont, to the north, Northfield to the east, Gill to the southeast, Greenfield to the southwest, and Leyden to the west. The town center lies north-northeast of Greenfield, north of Springfield, and west-northwest of Boston.
Bernardston lies in the Pioneer Valley, on the edge of the Pocumtuck Range. Several mountains, including Wildcat Mountain, West Mountain, Bald Mountain, East Mountain and Pond Mountain, | 10,390 |
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dot the landscape, on either side of the Fall River, a tributary of the nearby Connecticut River. Several other brooks flow through town as well. To the northeast, portions of the Satan's Kingdom Wildlife Management Area pass into the town, mostly around Pond Mountain.
Bernardston lies along the path of Interstate 91 and U.S. Route 5, both of which pass from Greenfield through town towards the Vermont state line. Bernardston is the northernmost town along both I-91 and U.S. 5 in Massachusetts, which then both cross into Vermont. Massachusetts Route 10 leaves its concurrency with Route 5 in the southern part of town, before passing eastward towards the Connecticut River and New Hampshire. The | 10,391 |
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town also lies along the north-south portion of the Springfield Terminal railway, which roughly follows the path of Route 10. The nearest regional bus service is in Greenfield, with the nearest general aviation airport in Montague. The nearest Amtrak station is in Greenfield, and the nearest national air service is at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,155 people, 848 households, and 603 families residing in the town. By population, Bernardston ranked seventh of the twenty-six cities and towns in Franklin County, and 287th of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 92.0 people per | 10,392 |
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square mile (35.5/km²), which ranked ninth in the county and 289th in the Commonwealth. There were 879 housing units at an average density of 37.5 per square mile (14.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.03% White, 0.09% African American, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 848 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. Of all households 22.1% were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone | 10,393 |
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who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,259, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $35,071 versus $22,377 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,959. About 2.8% of families and 4.4% of the population were | 10,394 |
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below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
Bernardston employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and an administrative assistant. Bernardston has its own police, fire and public works departments, as well as a post office and the Cushman Library, which is connected to the regional library network. The nearest hospital, Franklin Medical Center, is located in Greenfield, as are most of the nearest state offices.
On the state level, Bernardston is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers | 10,395 |
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central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties. In the Massachusetts Senate, the town is in the Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district, represented by Jo Comerford, which includes most of eastern Franklin County and much of eastern Hampshire County. The town is patrolled by the Second (Shelburne Falls) Station of Troop "B" of the Massachusetts State Police.
On the national level, Bernardston is represented in the United States House of Representatives as part of Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, and has been represented by Richard Neal of Springfield since 2012. Massachusetts is currently represented in the United States Senate by Senator Edward | 10,396 |
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Markey and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
# Education.
Bernardston is a member of the Pioneer Valley Regional School District, which includes several northern border towns to the east. The district is essentially operated in two portions; the towns each have their own semi-independent elementary schools, with students attending Pioneer Valley Regional High School in Northfield from seventh through twelfth grades. Students in Bernardston attend the Bernardston Elementary School from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The Full Circle School, a naturalistic-based school for students preschool to sixth grade, is located in the town on Parmenter Road. There are also private, parochial and charter | 10,397 |
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schools in Greenfield and other nearby communities, with the most prominent private schools being Northfield Mount Hermon School in nearby Gill and the Stoneleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield.
The nearest community college, Greenfield Community College, is located in Greenfield. The nearest state college is Westfield State College, and the nearest state university is the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The nearest private colleges, including members of the Five Colleges and Seven Sisters, are located southeast in the Northampton–Amherst area.
# Notable residents.
- Samuel Clesson Allen (1772–1842), United States Congressman from Massachusetts, Congregationalist minister
- Lou Barlow, | 10,398 |
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Notable residents.
- Samuel Clesson Allen (1772–1842), United States Congressman from Massachusetts, Congregationalist minister
- Lou Barlow, musician and member of Deep Wound, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Folk Implosion, and Sentidoh. Arguably one of America's greatest songwriters.
- Bryant B. Brooks (1861–1944), Wyoming Territory cattle rancher, politician, Governor of Wyoming 1905-1911, 2018 inductee of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame.
- Adam Harrington, professional basketball player
# See also.
- Adamsville
- Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church, which is on the National Register of Historic Places
- Halifax
- Shelburne
# External links.
- Town of Bernardston official website | 10,399 |
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