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116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
visitors to the area that became Cottage City and later Oak Bluffs were Methodists, who gathered in the oak grove each summer for multi-day religious "camp meetings" held under large tents and in the open air. As families returned to the grove year after year, tents pitched on the ground gave ... | 9,900 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
use of bright, multi-hue paint schemes, and gave the summer cottages a quaint, almost storybook look. Dubbed "gingerbread cottages," they became a tourist attraction in their own right in the late nineteenth century. So, too, did the Tabernacle: a circular, open-sided pavilion covered by a met... | 9,901 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior.
Nineteenth-century tourists, arriving by steamer from the mainland, could also choose from a wide range of secular attractions: shops, restaurants, ice cream parlors, dance halls, band concerts, walks along seaside promenades, or swims in the waters ... | 9,902 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
few blocks inland from the ocean, where it remains in operation today. Built in 1876, it is the oldest platform carousel still in operation. Like the grounds and buildings of the Campground (so designated in April 2005), the Flying Horses were designated a National Historic Landmark by the Sec... | 9,903 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
is water. In terms of land area, the town is 323rd out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth, and the third smallest community (behind Aquinnah and Tisbury) in Dukes County. Oak Bluffs is bordered by Nantucket Sound to the north and east, Edgartown to the south, and Vineyard Haven Harbor, Lag... | 9,904 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
between Sengekontacket and Lagoon Ponds, and west of Lagoon Pond in the irregular triangle of land which juts into Tisbury.
There are four public beaches in the town: Eastville Beach, facing Vineyard Haven Harbor and adjacent to the entrance to Lagoon Pond; Oak Bluffs Town Beach or The” Inkwe... | 9,905 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Hart Haven Beach, further to the south; and Joseph Sylvia State Beach, a barrier beach (shared by Oak Bluffs and Edgartown) that separates Sengekontacket Pond from Nantucket Sound. State Beach is punctuated by two inlets that connect the pond to the ocean. The smaller of the two is spanned by ... | 9,906 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
of recreational boaters, and serves as a year-round home port to a small number of fishing boats. Seasonal passenger ferries to Falmouth, Hyannis, and Nantucket dock along the east side of the harbor, as does a high-speed ferry to Quonset Point, RI. The seasonal car-and-truck-ferry service ope... | 9,907 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Airport, a private grass landing strip located just north of Sengekontacket Pond.
# Tourism.
The "Grand Illumination" is a yearly event, usually held in August, the date of which is not always publicly disclosed. For the 2012 summer events, there was an open Cottage Tour, of the National His... | 9,908 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
hour, people gather in the Tabernacle for a sing-along and community gathering. At the end all the lights go out and thousands of Chinese lanterns spring to life in a brilliant cascade of light throughout the campground. The celebration ends after visitors walk through the Campground enjoying ... | 9,909 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
White, 4.31% African American, 1.51% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 2.50% from other races, and 4.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
Like other towns in Southeastern Massachusetts, Oak Bluffs has had a large Portuguese-American population s... | 9,910 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 42.5% were non-families, 32.6% were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of ... | 9,911 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
median income for a household in the town was $42,044, and the median income for a family was $53,841. Males had a median income of $39,113 versus $31,797 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,829. About 6.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line,... | 9,912 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
9th congressional district, and is currently represented by Bill Keating. Massachusetts is currently represented in the United States Senate by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.
On the state level, Oak Bluffs is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the... | 9,913 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
to the Fifth Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police, which serves all of Dukes County.
Oak Bluffs is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen. The town has its own police and fire departments, with the police be... | 9,914 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
of the island.
# Notable people.
Notable residents and former residents of Oak Bluffs:
- Edward W. Brooke, former Massachusetts Senator who was the first black senator after Reconstruction and the first from the Northern United States.
- Bebe Moore Campbell, writer
- Stephen L. Carter, Ya... | 9,915 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
lawyer and former presidential advisor
- Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights luminary
- Spike Lee, filmmaker and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a lawyer and television producer
- Manning Marable, professor and author
- Jill Nelson, author and journalist
- Stanley Nelson, documentary filmmak... | 9,916 |
116738 | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak%20Bluffs,%20Massachusetts | Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
son, author and journalist
- Stanley Nelson, documentary filmmaker. His documentary, "A Place Of Our Own", aired on the PBS series "Independent Lens".
- Peter Norton, founder of Peter Norton Computing which developed the Norton Utilities.
- Charles Ogletree, professor and lawyer
- Adam Cla... | 9,917 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
West Tisbury, Massachusetts
West Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,740 at the 2010 census. Along with Chilmark and Aquinnah, West Tisbury forms "Up-Island" Martha's Vineyard.
# History.
West Tisbury was first... | 9,918 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
communities on the island.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 40.06%, is water. West Tisbury ranks 123rd out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of land area, and is the second largest town (behind... | 9,919 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
forestation to the north and east and most of the town's agrarian areas around the brooks that feed into Tisbury Great Pond and its surrounding ponds. The Sound side of town also has several ponds; none are nearly the size of the Atlantic side ones. There are several refuges and reservations... | 9,920 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
to airports on the mainland and at Nantucket.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,467 people, 1,034 households, and 668 families residing in the town. The population density was 98.6 people per square mile (38.1/km²). There were 1,849 housing units at an average density ... | 9,921 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.... | 9,922 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
a family was $59,514. Males had a median income of $42,813 versus $29,907 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,021. About 1.6% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
West T... | 9,923 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, and is currently represented by William R. Keating. Massachusetts is currently represented in the United States Senate by junior Senator Ed Markey and senior senator Elizabeth Warren.
On the state level, West Tisbury is represented in... | 9,924 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Falmouth and a portion of Barnstable. All of Dukes County is patrolled by the Fifth (Oak Bluffs) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.
West Tisbury is governed on the local level by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen. The police sta... | 9,925 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
Vineyard Regional School District. The West Tisbury Elementary School serves the town's approximately 275 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The town's high school students attend Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, located in Oak Bluffs. West Tisbury is also home to th... | 9,926 |
116741 | West Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West%20Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | West Tisbury, Massachusetts
sbury is also home to the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School, which offers K-12 education.
Also located in West Tisbury is the Martha's Vineyard Charter School, a substitute school for anyone in K-12. It is located next to the WTFD building..
# Notable people.
- Michael Craughwell, s... | 9,927 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
Georgetown, Massachusetts
Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,183 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.
# History.
Georgetown was originally settled in 1639 as a part of the town of Rowley by the Reverend Ez... | 9,928 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
a victim of Indian raids. The village, which became known as New Rowley, grew for many years, with small mills and eventually a shoe company opening up in the town. By 1838, the town was sufficiently large enough for its own incorporation, and was renamed Georgetown. Small industry continued, ... | 9,929 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
the edge of the hills and coastal plain of northeastern Massachusetts. It has many streams and brooks, as well as two major ponds, Rock Pond and Pentucket Pond. The town has several areas of protected land, including the Georgetown-Rowley State Forest to the south, the Crane Pond Wildlife Mana... | 9,930 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
Interstate 95 crosses through the eastern half of town, with one exit within the town, at Route 133. Route 133 crosses from east to west through town, with Route 97 crossing from northwest to south. Both state routes share a short stretch of road near the town center. The town has no mass tran... | 9,931 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
an average density of 230.6 per square mile (89.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the pop... | 9,932 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town, the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 fema... | 9,933 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
Georgetown employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and a town administrator. The current selectmen are Joseph Bonavita (Chairman), Charles Durne... | 9,934 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
Central District Court of Essex County, located in Haverhill. It is patrolled by the Newbury barracks of Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police. In state government, Georgetown is part of the Second and Eighteenth Essex Districts in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and is part of... | 9,935 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
its neighboring municipalities, has its own municipal school district, and is not part of a regional school association or district. Georgetown has three schools:
- Perley Elementary School (formerly Perley High School) is a Blue Ribbon Schools Program award-winning elementary school for pres... | 9,936 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
Cape Ann League, and have a Thanksgiving Day football rivalry with Manchester-Essex Regional High School. In addition to GHS, high school students may also attend Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill, which serves as the eastern Merrimack Valley's vocational school. ... | 9,937 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
a relic of the Revolutionary War that is owned by the town, may be viewed at the Town Hall
- Union Cemetery. Cuffee Dole, an African-American man, was buried on the outskirts of the cemetery, but as it grew his plot became more centrally located.
- Georgetown Peabody Library is the town's on... | 9,938 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
and Yale and in Salem. The Georgetown Peabody Library finished an addition and renovation in September 2007.
# Notable people.
- Paul Harding, best known for his debut novel "Tinkers" (2009) which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- Brian St. Pierre, former standout quarterback at St.... | 9,939 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
the National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Penguin Classics | The Best Classic Books, Poetry & Cult Novels.
- Charles Beecher, American minister, composer of religious hymns, and prolific author, preached in Georgetown and died in George... | 9,940 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Bette Midler and Debra Messing. Primary filming location was at Camp Leslie, along the shore of Pentucket Pond.
# Further reading.
- Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell, "Georgetown", Arcadia Publishing, Images of America se... | 9,941 |
116743 | Georgetown, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgetown,%20Massachusetts | Georgetown, Massachusetts
kett Smith, Candice Bergen, Bette Midler and Debra Messing. Primary filming location was at Camp Leslie, along the shore of Pentucket Pond.
# Further reading.
- Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell, "Georgetown", Arcadia Publishing, Images of America series, 2002
# External links.
- Town of Georgeto... | 9,942 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
Tisbury, Massachusetts
Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,949 at the 2010 census.
Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably. As can be seen in the history sect... | 9,943 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard, "Vineyard Haven" is by far the more common usage, although residents recognize Tisbury as the town's legal name.
Vineyard Haven in Tisbury is the main port of entrance to Martha's Vineyard and is the only operational port on the island during most of the year.
# History.
The... | 9,944 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
General of New York. The town, which originally included the lands of West Tisbury, was named for Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, the hometown of Martha's Vineyard Governor Mayhew. Citizens of the island, unhappy with the leadership of Governor Mayhew, petitioned William III and Mary II in 1673 for ... | 9,945 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
months from the Oak Bluffs terminal), all in Massachusetts. There are several other private ferry lines that serve Martha's Vineyard as well, with terminals in the towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. To get an idea of the embarkation in summer of passengers, tourists primarily, and goods, see the ... | 9,946 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
vessels.
Like the rest of Martha's Vineyard, is a popular summer resort for the rich and famous. Residents of Tisbury have included Art Buchwald, William Styron, Mike Wallace, Lillian Hellman, Carly Simon, Thornton Wilder, Dashiell Hammett, Katharine Cornell and Diane Sawyer.
# Geography.
Acco... | 9,947 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
southwest, and Vineyard Sound to the northwest. The town shares a common corner, along with West Tisbury and Oak Bluffs, with Edgartown. Localities of the town include Vineyard Haven, Makonikey, Pilot Hill, West Chop, and Lambert's Cove.
Measuring from the western shore of Tisbury to Nobska Poin... | 9,948 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
2000, there were 3,755 people, 1,646 households, and 902 families residing in the town. The population density was 572.4 people per square mile (221.0/km²). There were 2,720 housing units at an average density of 414.7 per square mile (160.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.04% White, 2... | 9,949 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
American (Wampanoag Indian), and African American families who have been there for generations, primarily tied to maritime ventures of fishing, whaling, and the fitting out of whaleships.
There were 1,646 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were... | 9,950 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,041, and th... | 9,951 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
Dukes County in terms of year-round population. The town ranks 167th statewide in terms of population density, below the mean but above the median. It is the most densely populated town in Dukes County.
There is a substantial dichotomy between the wealth of the year-round residents, which is gen... | 9,952 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
Tisbury is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as a portion of Falmouth. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a portion of the Cape and... | 9,953 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
secretary and a board of selectmen. The town has its own police and fire departments, both located within Vineyard Haven, just blocks from the steamship authority piers. The post office is also nearby. The Vineyard Haven Public Library is located just north of the heart of Vineyard Haven, and is ... | 9,954 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
licenses for the sale of beer and wine. The first licenses were issued in July 2012. As of August 2012 eight establishments in Tisbury have beer and wine licenses.
# Education.
Tisbury is served by Martha's Vineyard Public Schools. Tisbury Elementary School is the only public school located in ... | 9,955 |
116739 | Tisbury, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tisbury,%20Massachusetts | Tisbury, Massachusetts
ghth grade. Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, located in Oak Bluffs, serves the entire island's high school needs. MVRHS's teams are nicknamed the Vineyarders, and their colors are violet and white. The school has a longstanding rivalry with Nantucket High School, with both competing for th... | 9,956 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 39,502 at the 2010 census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly includes Ryal Side, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing. Bever... | 9,957 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Surviving from the settlement's early history is the Balch House, built, according to dendrochronological testing performed in 2006, about 1679.
The first ship commissioned for the US military, by the US Army (the US Navy had yet to exist), was the armed schoon... | 9,958 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
site of the first cotton mill in America (1787), and largest cotton mill of its time. The town is the home of one of the country's first Sunday schools (which was built in 1810). Beverly was incorporated as a city in 1894.
In 1902, the United Shoe Machinery Corporation built a quarter-mile stret... | 9,959 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
in Beverly. The city is also home to the Landmark School, known worldwide for the education it provides for students with learning disabilities.
President William Howard Taft rented a house for the summer White House from Mrs. Maria Evans in Beverly. In the summers of 1909 and 1910, he lived in ... | 9,960 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
the Beverly Municipal Airport. This site was in operation from March 1957 until August 1959, when the Army handed it over to the National Guard. It is now used by Beverly as a storage site and is under the scrutiny of many environmental organizations, as it and the surrounding areas—such as Casco... | 9,961 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
coves, as well as two islands, the Great and Little Misery Islands, which are part of the city. From Woodbury Point westward lies Beverly Harbor, which lies at the mouth of the Danvers River. The Bass River empties into the Danvers River from within the city. Several other small streams lie withi... | 9,962 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
(est. 1910) and two yacht clubs, Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly Harbor and Bass Haven Yacht Club along the Bass River.
Besides Massachusetts Bay to the south, Beverly is bordered by Manchester-by-the-Sea to the east, Wenham to the north, Danvers to the west and Salem to the south. Beverly and Sal... | 9,963 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
crosses Beverly from east to west and connects the city to Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Danvers. Route 1A passes through Beverly from south to north, along main streets in downtown Beverly. The city is also the terminus of four different state routes: Route 22, which heads northeast from Rou... | 9,964 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
which is accessible along both lines. Along the Newburyport portion of the line is the North Beverly stop, just south of the Wenham town line. Along the Rockport portion of the line are three stops, Montserrat, Prides Crossing and Beverly Farms. Additionally, MBTA Bus serves the city with Route 4... | 9,965 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
International Airport provides the nearest national and international air service.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2010, there are 39,502 people, 16,641 households, and 9,906 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,617.2 people per square mile (927.2/km). There are 16,275... | 9,966 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
with them, 50.1% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% are non-families. Of all households 29.9% are made up of individuals and 11.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.39 and ... | 9,967 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
and the median income for a family is $66,486. Males have a median income of $45,348 versus $35,659 for females. The per capita income for the city is $28,626. 5.7% of the population and 4.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.5% of those under the age of 18 an... | 9,968 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
It was founded in 1858, and currently enrolls over 1300 students. In September 2011, construction was completed on a new academic building, which is now in use by students and faculty. Northshore Academy offers an alternative high school provision in Beverly.
Prior to the current state of Beverl... | 9,969 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
New England Academy, Harborlight-Stoneridge Montessori School, Kindercare Learning Center, Beverly School for the Deaf, Saints Academy, the Bright Horizons School, The Waring School, Glen Urquhart School, Shore Country Day, Mrs. Alexander's School, and several others.
The city is home to Endicot... | 9,970 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
next to the Veterans Memorial and North Beverly fire station.
- The Cabot Street Cinema Theatre, boasted the world's longest running magician's show; Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company ran from February 1977 through May 2012. The theater is early 20th-century style and shows films on a reg... | 9,971 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
and was built by the Ware brothers (architects of the Cabot Theatre).
- Harry Ball Field, home of the Beverly Little League—first and oldest little league in Massachusetts
- Hurd Stadium (home of the Beverly Panthers)
- John Balch House (c. 1679)
- John Cabot House (1781)
- Exercise Conant H... | 9,972 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
Crane Aerospace
- Microsoft
- Orchard Brands, owner of Blair and other catalogs and e-commerce sites
- Zipcar
# Notable people.
- Henry Adams, historian, lived in the Beverly Farms neighborhood while writing his works on Albert Gallatin
- David Alward, former premier of the Canadian provinc... | 9,973 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
a copy boy for the "Beverly Evening Times" in 1937
- James F. Cahill, one of the first scuba divers and one of the first UDTs
- Nik Caner-Medley, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Bobby Carpenter, former NHL hockey player
- Caspian, instrumental post-rock band
- Rita Colw... | 9,974 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
Holmes, Sr., author (summer resident)
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (summer resident)
- Corey Johnson, first HIV-positive member of the New York City Council (elected 2013)
- Lucy Larcom, poet
- Jack Leathersich, current MLB player for the ... | 9,975 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
actor
- Kevin O'Connor, television host
- Benjamin Osgood Peirce, teacher
- Howard Petrie, actor
- Joanna Quiner, sculptor
- Derek Rae, television sports commentator
- William Howard Taft, U.S. president and Chief Justice (summer resident)
- Elbridge Trask, frontiersman and mountain man
-... | 9,976 |
116742 | Beverly, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverly,%20Massachusetts | Beverly, Massachusetts
er resident)
- Elbridge Trask, frontiersman and mountain man
- John Updike, author
- Joseph Vittori, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War
- Herbert Woodbury (privateer)
- Nicole Woods Current member of USA Field Hockey 's Women's National Team
- Philip Gordon Wylie, ... | 9,977 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
Groveland, Massachusetts
Groveland is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is thirty-four miles north of Boston. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 6,459. The town is divided into two precincts, Groveland and South Groveland.
# History.
Groveland was originally th... | 9,978 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
after seventeen years of service, the Reverend Ezekiel Rogers was discharged from his post as rector of the parish of Rowley in Yorkshire, England. He had refused to read "that accursed book allowing sports on the Lord's Day." Believing the future of Puritanism was at stake, he and the members ... | 9,979 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
Reverend Rogers settled a tract of land between Ipswich and Newbury, where a land boom had developed. These two towns had already established grants on this tract, so the newcomers were required to purchase them for £800. Reverend Rogers's settlement was established in modern-day Rowley. Named ... | 9,980 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
service (the other is in Lowell, Massachusetts). In town hall, the oldest hand-pump fire-engine in the country is on display. Built in 1798 and originally named "Torrent" of Roxbury, Massachusetts, the hand pumper was moved to Bradford in 1828 and renamed "Engine 2". In 1850, the same year East... | 9,981 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
this development, the townspeople built a new park, planted with the new resistant variety. Since Groveland is primarily a bedroom community, there is considerable traffic during the commute drive time. However, once the rush is over, the town reverts to a sleepy village, with children and some... | 9,982 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
ravaged most of the trees. In the early 1960s, the last tree was taken down and the park's fountain dismantled. Thirty years later, thanks to the perseverance of Groveland residents and town officials, the town received the first of several state grants to restore Elm Park. With assistance from... | 9,983 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
the grounds. A large stone sign and monuments to local veterans depict some of the park and town's history. The new elm trees are planted in roughly the same pattern as the originals.
The first town post office was established in 1810 in Bradford, and was located in Squire Greenough's store on... | 9,984 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
office was built approximately half a mile from the present location on Main Street.
# Geography and transportation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.99%, is water. The town lies along the south banks of the Merrimack Riv... | 9,985 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
west and northwest, West Newbury to the northeast, a small portion of Newbury to the east, Georgetown to the southeast, and Boxford to the southwest. Groveland's town center is located northeast of Lawrence.
There are no interstates passing through Groveland, the town lying between Interstate ... | 9,986 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
while Route 113 bears eastward along the river towards West Newbury. In 2010, a project began to replace the bridge, downstream, with a modern bridge. The project is expected to take two to three years and cost approximately $45 million.
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority operates... | 9,987 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
to North Station that picks up/drops off at The Tea Garden, the Chinese food restaurant and bar in town.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,459 people, 2,346 households, and 1,812 families residing in the town. The population density was 724.8 people per square mile (279.9... | 9,988 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75... | 9,989 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
was $84,232, and the median income for a family was $95,451. Males had a median income of $61,750 versus $54,023 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,254; about 3.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 2... | 9,990 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
municipal authority not specifically retained by the town's legislative body, town meeting, or other elected boards. The Selectmen are responsible for all facets of governmental duties. The warrants for the annual and special town meetings are generated from their office, as are any warrants fo... | 9,991 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
and regulations. The Board of Selectmen meets bi-weekly on Monday evenings, unless otherwise posted, at 6:30 in the main meeting room of Town Hall. Most all of the meetings on important town issues in which the public are expected to participate are held after normal "working hours." This allow... | 9,992 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
artifacts, including the famous "VETO No. 2" fire pumper, Groveland's first fire apparatus.
## Groveland Police Department.
Because of the low crime rate, there is not a lot of visible activity here. However, the police are on duty 24/7 and a dispatcher is always on site. This facility also c... | 9,993 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
20 in South Station. The Fire Department serves the town in all areas of fire suppression including residential, commercial, and woodland properties. Currently the GFD has 8 in service apparatuses. In Central Station there is the Ladder Truck, Engine 1(pumper) Squad 1 and Tanker 1. In South Sta... | 9,994 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
The department's equipment and manpower is designed to be flexible, efficient, effective, and tailored to addressing the specific community needs.
## Langley-Adams Library.
Langley-Adams Library is a public library and a member of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, sharing borrowing pri... | 9,995 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
senior high school students attend Pentucket Regional Middle School and Pentucket Regional High School, respectively, which are located in West Newbury (the middle school straddles the town line between Groveland and West Newbury). The Dr. Elmer S. Bagnall Elementary School is also home to the ... | 9,996 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
eighth year under its current director. In 2011, the program introduced an extended day option until 5:30pm, aimed to reduce the burden on working parents during the summer months. The 2012 program officially begins on Monday, June 25, 2012 and continues through August 10, 2012. Enrollment bega... | 9,997 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
as well as boating facilities on the Merrimack River. In 2005, Groveland built Elm Park near its center, replacing a basketball court. The town also built a new basketball court half a mile away in the town's recreation area, the Pines. North Groveland is also home to attractions such as Stickn... | 9,998 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
and facilities for cookouts, bonfires, fireworks observation, plus access to the Merrimack River. A skateboard area also exists, but is not as popular as in the past. The Pines also provides a nature trail that runs through a wooded area along the river. Motor vehicles have been excluded from t... | 9,999 |
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