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116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
Badger, bassist for the Boston band Extreme
- Larry Dorr, lifelong resident. Manager of Blood Sweat & Tears for 26 years, as well as many other musicians
- Maria Stephanos, television news anchor currently with WCVB-TV
- John Brien, Jr., owner and operator of Important Records, which has rel... | 10,000 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
vol.2 published by Hurd in 1888.
- Perry, Gardiner . "Discourse on the History of Bradford". published in 1821.
- Topsfield Historical Society (1907), "Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the Year 1849" at books.google. Full text transcription available at http://www.ma-vitalrecords.o... | 10,001 |
116745 | Groveland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groveland,%20Massachusetts | Groveland, Massachusetts
ailable at http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/EssexCounty/Bradford/ .
- Kimball, Daniel and Daniel Stickney and Nathaniel Thurston. Map of Bradford 1795 .
- Jeremiah Spofford and Benjamin Greenleaf. Map of Bradford 1831 . click on the map to get a very large image.
- D.G.Beers, 1872 "Atlas of Es... | 10,002 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, to the south. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5... | 10,003 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
beginning in the 19th century when companies such as Reed & Barton, F. B. Rogers, Poole Silver, and others produced fine-quality silver goods in the city.
Since December 1914, the city of Taunton has provided a large annual light display each December on Taunton Green, giving it the additional n... | 10,004 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
3, 1639. Most of the town's settlers were originally from Taunton in Somerset, England, which led early settlers to name the settlement after that town. At the time of Taunton's incorporation, they explained their choice of name as being “in honor and love to our dear native country.” Prior to 16... | 10,005 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
settlement in the Americas and, contrary to local folklore, did not take part in the town purchase but was among its greatest beneficiaries and played a significant role in the founding of its church. Described as "the foundress of Taunton" and its matriarch, Poole "was accorded equality of right... | 10,006 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
of its charter and governor on May 14, 1692. The Taunton area has been the site of skirmishes and battles during various conflicts, including King Philip's War and the American Revolution. Taunton was re-incorporated as a city on May 11, 1864.
## Industrial legacy.
In 1656, the first successful... | 10,007 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
century, Taunton was also the center of an important iron-making industry, utilizing much bog iron from the numerous swamps in the surrounding area. The iron industry in Taunton produced a variety of goods including stoves (Weir Stove Company/Glenwood), tacks (Field Tack Company) and machinery. O... | 10,008 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
making.
During the 19th century, Taunton was a major shipping point for grain from the inland rural farm areas of Massachusetts to the rest of the nation via Weir Village and the Taunton River. With the advent of the railroad, Taunton would also become an important transportation hub due to its ... | 10,009 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
which is elected by the citizens of Taunton.
## Twentieth Century.
Built in 1942, U.S. Army Camp Myles Standish was a departure point for over a million U.S. and allied military personnel bound for Europe during World War II. It also functioned as a prisoner of war camp housing German and Itali... | 10,010 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
in New England. The National Weather Service operates a regional weather forecast office that serves much of Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island, and most of northern Connecticut there. The National Weather Service also operates the Northeast River Forecast Center on the site, serving New England ... | 10,011 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
of emergency. It is estimated that if the dam had failed, the Mill River would have inundated the downtown area with up to of water. In response, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ordered an immediate inspection of high-risk dams throughout the Commonwealth.
In 2010, the historic Taunton City H... | 10,012 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
school and the regional technical high school, generating protests by parent and teacher groups.
On June 10, 2012, the City of Taunton dedicated the Taunton Global War on Terrorism War Memorial on Church Green.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are... | 10,013 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
of the downtown, has an elevation of .
There are nine designated historic districts within the city:
- Bay Road Historic District, also known as "Post Road." The road runs from Taunton to Boston. (), 1 structure, 2 objects)
- Bristol County Courthouse Complex (13 acres, 3 buildings)
- Church ... | 10,014 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
also known as the "Taunton Lunatic Asylum" (), 38 buildings, 8 structures)
Due to the annexation of towns from the original town of Taunton, the city now is irregularly shaped, with it (along with neighboring Raynham) roughly making a triangle. The city is bordered by Norton to the northwest, Ea... | 10,015 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Britannia Village or Britanniaville, Willis Lake Village and Woodward Estates. Taunton is also home to almost the entirety of Massasoit State Park in East Taunton, and a large portion of the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area in North Taunton.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, the... | 10,016 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.73% of the population.
The city of Taunton is very multi-cultural with peoples of different origins living within the city. 34% of the city is Luso-American. The biggest ethnic backgrounds people claim are 23% P... | 10,017 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% fro... | 10,018 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.
# Government.
The city has a Mayor-Council form of government. Taunton also has a School Committee and many boards and commissions. As the seat of Bristol County, Taunton is home to the county's few... | 10,019 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Fifth Bristol (which includes Dighton, Somerset and part of Swansea), and 12th Bristol (including all or parts of Freetown, Lakeville, Middleborough and New Bedford). It is a part of the First Plymouth and Bristol state senate district, which also includes the towns of Berkley, Bridgewater, Carve... | 10,020 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Robert Treat Paine, a long-time Taunton resident, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first Attorney-General of Massachusetts. Part of King Philip's War was fought within Taunton's limits.
Former U.S. presidents, such as James K. Polk, William H. Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt H... | 10,021 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
as much of a hotbed of politics as it once was, it still continues to be a politically active region of Massachusetts.
"See also list of mayors of Taunton."
## Fire Department.
The city of Taunton has 133 professional firefighters on the Taunton Fire Department (TFD). The TFD currently operate... | 10,022 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Fire Headquarters, Fire Station #3, and Fire Station #9 are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
# Economy.
Taunton's economy has historically been based on silversmithing and shipbuilding. Reed & Barton produced the 1996 Summer Olympics medals and silverware used exclusively... | 10,023 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
to attract biotechnology research companies to its industrial parks.
Silver City Galleria is a large shopping mall in Taunton catering to the local city and to the neighboring towns and cities of Raynham, Berkley, Rehoboth, Dighton, New Bedford and Norton.
# Education.
Education in Taunton ran... | 10,024 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Pole Elementary School
- Mulcahey Elementary School (formerly Mulcahey Middle School)
- Middle schools
- Benjamin A. Friedman Middle School
- Joseph H. Martin Middle School
- John F. Parker Middle School
The city also has two Catholic elementary schools and one Catholic middle sch... | 10,025 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Lowell M. Maxham Elementary School (closed in June 2010)
- Walker Elementary School (closed in June 2010)
- Pole Elementary School (closed 2007)
- Leonard Elementary School (closed 2009)
- Barnum School (closed 2013)
- Cohannet Middle School (closed in June 2000)
- Summer Street School
## ... | 10,026 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Catholic Middle School. In addition, the city houses career schools such as the RobRoy Academy beauty school.
# Culture.
## Public spaces.
The Taunton Green is the city's central square. Early in its history, "The Green" was used as a training ground for militias in the American Revolution. So... | 10,027 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
areas as the "Christmas City."
"The Green" continues to provide a centralized location for citywide Christmas activities, other holidays, events, and parades for the citizens of Taunton. A fountain is located at the center of the Taunton Green. Always to be seen flapping together in emblematic u... | 10,028 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts / Department of Conservation and Recreation, Massasoit State Park in East Taunton and Watson Pond State Park in the north part of the city.
## Religion.
Numerous religious groups exist within the city, including Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Protestan... | 10,029 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
further north at the intersection of Broadway and Washington Street, known as Saint Mary's Square. There is a synagogue, Congregation Agudath Achim, in the city.
## Architecture.
The city of Taunton has a wide array of architecture ranging from the colonial period to modern times. There are num... | 10,030 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
tall copper dome, the Superior Courthouse is visible from many surrounding areas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Currently, the Courthouse Complex is undergoing a major expansion and renovation program.
Other significant buildings in the city include some fine ... | 10,031 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
line Route 44 both east (Dean Street) and west (Winthrop Street) of the city center, while a majority of the city is occupied by more modest wood-framed single and multi-family homes, many over 100 years old. Modern single-family subdivisions, mostly built since the 1950s, exist in the outskirts ... | 10,032 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
a museum of regional objects, houses a research library specializing in local history and genealogy, and hosts arts and cultural events throughout the year.
- Film
In March 2008, Hollywood director Martin Scorsese filmed a portion of the film "Shutter Island" starring Leonardo DiCaprio in Taunt... | 10,033 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Educational Network (Comcast Channel 9; Verizon 23) which is run by the Taunton High School TV Studio and Government-access television Taunton Municipal Network (Comcast Channel 17; Verizon 24). Comcast's Taunton system carries all Providence and Boston stations as well and both markets are avail... | 10,034 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Art Association (John Baradas Gallery), Hughes/Donahue Gallery, Art Euphoric, and the Trescott Street Gallery. The Taunton Art Association founded in 1973, but had it roots at the Girl's Club in the early 1960s. Hughes/Donahue Gallery founded in 2007, a local community gallery serving local Taunt... | 10,035 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
Enterprise", and the "Taunton Daily Gazette". Regional papers of importance such as the "Boston Globe", "Boston Herald", and "Providence Journal", are also widely available.
- Internet
Some of the major Internet providers in Taunton are Comcast, EarthLink, SBC Yahoo! Dial, and Verizon. The Taun... | 10,036 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
to be brought down after it was severely damaged by fire in 2006. This hospital is now one of the very few mental health hospitals in Massachusetts for longer term in-patient care of psychiatric patients.
Electricity is provided to residents by the Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant (TMLP), locate... | 10,037 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
with points south, east, north, and west, including New Bedford and Cape Cod, Fall River and Newport, Somerset and Providence, Attleboro and Providence, Mansfield and Boston, Stoughton and Boston, Raynham Middleborough and Wareham as time went on.
Taunton is the central highway hub of southeaste... | 10,038 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
at that junction that Route 140 ceases to be a 2-lane divided freeway from the south and becomes a smaller state highway to the north. Interstate 495 runs through the northern portion of Taunton, unofficially referred to as "North Taunton", and parallel to Myles Standish Industrial Park, Taunton'... | 10,039 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
way towards Fall River, New Bedford and a link-up with the line in Middleborough. There are plans being worked on to link parts of this rail with the Stoughton line of the MBTA commuter rail system to Boston. The Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority, or GATRA, provides bus mass tr... | 10,040 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
founded by long-time principal Dick Faulkner. Taunton High School is competitive in sports such as basketball, baseball, and volleyball. The city has a rich baseball and softball culture.
# See also.
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
# Sister cities.
Taunton shares a sister city status wi... | 10,041 |
116732 | Taunton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taunton,%20Massachusetts | Taunton, Massachusetts
o Miguel, Azores, Portugal
# References.
- "History of Taunton, Massachusetts from Its Settlement to the Present Time" by Samuel Hopkins Emery, published 1893.
# External links.
- City of Taunton official website
- Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Vital Records of Taunton Mass. to 1850
-... | 10,042 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton is a rural-suburban town in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,764. Currently the town has no manufacturing industry and no industrially-zoned land.
Its location on t... | 10,043 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
events, including polo most Sunday afternoons. (Myopia also hosts a Thanksgiving Day fox hunt each year that the public may attend.) Thus, people visiting Hamilton may well share the secondary roads with horse and pony riders.
Hamilton is closely tied to neighboring Wenham, sharing a school sys... | 10,044 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
codes.
# History.
In June 1638, John Winthrop the Younger, son of the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bought most of present-day Essex County from Masconomet, chief of the Agawam Indians, for the sum of twenty English pounds. A memorial stone on Sagamore Hill in southeastern Hamilton ... | 10,045 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
including the Appletons, Winthrops, Lamsons, and Dodges, were attracted by countryside similar to the English farms and estates they had left behind.
The town was incorporated on June 21, 1793, and named for Alexander Hamilton, whose portrait became the town seal in 1903. With the arrival of th... | 10,046 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
Winchester, Massachusetts, to the Gibney Farm in Hamilton. Beginning as a lawn tennis and baseball club, it turned to polo, the hunt, and golf as members built large summer estates in the area. Myopia donated the site for the General George S. Patton Memorial Park to the town of Hamilton. The pa... | 10,047 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
towns. Although in its early days the Community House offered activities such as bowling and a men's smoking room, it now features a wide range of classes and activities for all ages.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and... | 10,048 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
topographical map. Several areas of town are protected, including Myopia Hunt Club and parts of Bradley Palmer State Park, Appleton Farm Sanctuary, and the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary.
Hamilton is bordered by Ipswich to the north, Essex to the east, Manchester-by-the-Sea to the southeast, ... | 10,049 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
the center of town, and Route 22 passes through the eastern corner of town between Wenham and its eastern terminus in Essex.
- The nearest airport is Beverly Municipal Airport, and the nearest national and international air service can be found at Boston's Logan International Airport.
# Demogr... | 10,050 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
square mile (74.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.19% White, 0.47% African American, 0.17% Native American, 4.26% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 2,668 hou... | 10,051 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
the town, the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, the... | 10,052 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
is esteemed for the regional school district it shares with neighboring Wenham, and Hamilton is where the majority of the schools in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District are located. Only Buker Elementary School is located outside the town, in Wenham.
At Hamilton-Wenham Regional High Sc... | 10,053 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School 12th, placing Hamilton-Wenham's public high school in the top 10 percent of the state overall. Hamilton-Wenham also had one of the highest graduation rates, at 96.8 percent. By 2011, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School had moved up to number nine in Boston M... | 10,054 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
2010, article in the "Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle": "Of the 885 schools in Massachusetts, the Bessie Buker Elementary School ranked second in science on this year's MCAS. The fifth-grade class at the school had 93 percent of its students score advanced and proficient. In addition, all ninth-grade ... | 10,055 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
an interdenominational evangelical theological seminary.
# Notable people.
- Bo Burnham, performance artist
- Michael Carter-Williams, point guard for the Houston Rockets
- David M. Kelly, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
- Chief Masconomet... | 10,056 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
and protection from enemy tribes. Masconomet died a ward of the state, penniless and without land and was buried on Sagamore Hill in Hamilton in 1658.").
- David Morse, actor, raised in Hamilton, graduate of HWRHS (1971)
- Kevin O'Connor, the TV host for This Old House, lives in a renovated 18... | 10,057 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
was set inside. After this the hatches were welded shut.
- General George S. Patton IV (1923-2004). In the years after his 1980 retirement from the Army with the rank of Major General, Patton turned a Hamilton estate owned by his late father into the Green Meadows Farm, where he named the field... | 10,058 |
116746 | Hamilton, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamilton,%20Massachusetts | Hamilton, Massachusetts
lds in honor of Vietnam soldiers who died under his command.
- John Ryan Pike, the former drummer of the American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot
- John Shea (archaeologist), paleoanthropologist at Stony Brook University
# Historic places.
- Asbury Grove
- Austin Brown House
- Brown House (Hami... | 10,059 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, Gloucest... | 10,060 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
as a city.
## Early Gloucester.
Gloucester was founded at Cape Ann by an expedition called the "Dorchester Company" of men from Dorchester (in the county of Dorset, England) chartered by James I in 1623. It was one of the first English settlements in what would become the Massachusetts Bay C... | 10,061 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
abandoned, and the people removed themselves to Naumkeag (what is now called Salem, Massachusetts), where more fertile soil for planting was to be found. The meetinghouse was even disassembled and relocated to the new place of settlement. At some point in the following years – though no record... | 10,062 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
defended with the aid of the Earl of Essex against the King in the Siege of Gloucester of 1643.
This new permanent settlement focused on the Town Green area, an inlet in the marshes at a bend in the Annisquam River. This area is now the site of Grant Circle, a large traffic rotary at which Ma... | 10,063 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
is evidenced by the placement of the Town Green nearly two miles from the harbor-front.
The Town Green is also where the settlers built the first school. By Massachusetts Bay Colony Law, any town boasting 100 families or more had to provide a public schoolhouse. This requirement was met in 16... | 10,064 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
family farms and livestock provided the bulk of the sustenance to the population. Fishing, for which the town is known today, was limited to close-to-shore, with families subsisting on small catches as opposed to the great bounties yielded in later years. The fisherman of Gloucester did not co... | 10,065 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
cleared great swaths of the forest of Cape Ann for farm and pasture land, using the timber to build structures as far away as Boston. The rocky moors of Gloucester remained clear for two centuries until the forest reclaimed the land in the 20th century. The inland part of the island became kno... | 10,066 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
one side of the floor was dug a cellar hole (for the keeping of food), supported by a foundation of laid-stone (without mortar). These cellar holes are still visible today along the trails throughout the inland part of Gloucester; they, and some walls, are all that remain of the village there.... | 10,067 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
of Second, or "West", Parish now constructed their own meetinghouse and designated their own place of burial, both of which were in the hills near the marshes behind Wingaersheek Beach. The meetinghouse is gone now, but deep in the woods on the Second Parish Road, Old Thompson road, one can st... | 10,068 |
116744 | Gloucester, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gloucester,%20Massachusetts | Gloucester, Massachusetts
church founding was the last religious re-ordering of the colonial period. All of these congregations still exist in some form, with the exception of Fourth Parish, the site of whose meeting house is now a highway.
At one time, there was a thriving granite industry in Gloucester.
# Geography... | 10,069 |
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into Ipswich Bay. At its south end it is connected to Gloucester Harbor by the Blynman Canal. The land along the northwestern shore of the river is marshy, creating several small islands. Gloucester Harbor is divided into several smaller coves, including the Western Harbor (site of the Fisherm... | 10,070 |
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to the south. The city is bordered on the east by Rockport, and on the west by Ipswich, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea to the west. (The town line with Ipswich is located across Essex Harbor, and as such there is no land connection between the towns.) Gloucester lies east-northeast of Salem a... | 10,071 |
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of its usual north-south orientation towards its terminus at Route 128. Route 133 also terminates within the city, entering from Essex and terminating just west of the Blynman Canal at Route 127. Besides the bridge over the Blynman Canal, there are only two other connections between the easter... | 10,072 |
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extends from Rockport along the North Shore to Boston's North Station. The nearest airport is the Beverly Municipal Airport, with the nearest national and international air service being at Boston's Logan International Airport.
# Demographics.
As of the 2000 census, there were 30,273 people,... | 10,073 |
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races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.48% of the population. 22.6% were of Italian, 16.2% Irish, 11.1% English, 8.5% Portuguese and 7.1% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 12,592 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8%... | 10,074 |
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to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,568, and... | 10,075 |
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current mayor of Gloucester is Sefatia Romeo-Theken as of February 15, 2015. The Mayor is also reserved a seat on the School Committee. City offices are elected every two years (those ending with odd numbers). In 2007 over 40 people ran for the 15 elected seats in the city's government.
The c... | 10,076 |
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5: The entirety of West Gloucester west of the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal to Manchester-by-the-Sea and Essex – includes the Wingaersheek area and village of Magnolia.
As late as the mid-20th century Gloucester had as many as eight wards, but they have been since reorganized into curren... | 10,077 |
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the interim mayor of Gloucester by the City Council. Sefatia was elected to serve a full two-year term on November 2, 2015.
# Education.
The following schools are located within the Gloucester Public Schools District:
- Gloucester High School (9–12)
- O'Maley Innovation Middle School (6–8)... | 10,078 |
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Semiconductor are among the companies based in Gloucester.
# Gloucester and the sea.
The town was an important shipbuilding center, and the first schooner was reputedly built there in 1713. The community developed into an important fishing port, largely due to its proximity to Georges Bank a... | 10,079 |
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catching and processing seafood, Gloucester is also a center for research on marine life and conservation ; Ocean Alliance is headquartered in the city.
In the late 19th century Gloucester saw an influx of Portuguese and Italian immigrants seeking work in the town's flourishing fishing indust... | 10,080 |
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Peter is the patron saint of the fishermen. Gloucester remains an active fishing port, and in 2013 ranked 21st in the United States with respect to fish landings. In that year 62 million pounds of fish were caught bringing in an estimated $42 million.
# Arts.
## Painting and printmaking.
Gl... | 10,081 |
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subsequently attracted to Gloucester include, William Morris Hunt, Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam, John Twachtman, Frederick Mulhaupt, Frank Duveneck, Cecilia Beaux, Jane Peterson, Gordon Grant, Harry DeMaine, Emile Gruppe, Stuart Davis, Joseph Solman, Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, Barnett Newman, ... | 10,082 |
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important sculptors have lived and worked in East Gloucester, Annisquam, Lanesville and Folly Cove. They include George Aarons, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Charles Grafly, Paul Manship and his daughter-in-law Margaret Cassidy Manship, Walker Hancock, and George Demetrios. In addition, Aristides Dem... | 10,083 |
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writer H. P. Lovecraft. The fictional town of Innsmouth in Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is believed partially based on Cape Ann as a whole and Gloucester in particular.
- The book, "The Perfect Storm", which recounted a massive storm of 1991, had figures based in the town. Scenes f... | 10,084 |
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Jonathan Bayliss set in Gloucester, fictionalized as "Dogtown" on "Cape Gloucester".
- "Hersenschimmen" ("Out of Mind"), a 1984 novel by J. Bernlef, is set in Gloucester.
## Comics.
Gloucester is the birthplace of Marvel character Dane Whitman whose superhero alter ego is the Black Knight.
... | 10,085 |
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and other Cape Ann communities.
- "Grown Ups"
- "Manchester by the Sea" much of which was filmed in Gloucester.
- "Mermaids" had scenes shot in the Magnolia area of Gloucester.
- "Moonlight Mile" was filmed almost entirely in Gloucester, with some shots in Marblehead.
- "The Perfect Storm... | 10,086 |
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Are Coming" film takes place on a fictional Gloucester island but was filmed in Mendocino, California.
- "" Episode 19, "The Captain's Guests", takes place on "Cape Ann Road" set in Gloucester.
- "Clear History" takes place on an island in New England, but was filmed in Gloucester and around... | 10,087 |
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Hesperus
- Ravenswood Park
- Rocky Neck Art Colony, America's oldest working art colony
- Sargent House Museum
- White-Ellery House
Gloucester's most noted landmark is the harborside "Man at the Wheel" statue (also known as the "Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial Cenotaph"), dedicated to "Th... | 10,088 |
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and their new works. Israel Horovitz, who founded the GSC, was also its artistic director from 1979 to 2006. Over the years, plays developed at the Gloucester Stage Company have gone on to critical acclaim and popular success, on and off Broadway, nationally and internationally. The group draw... | 10,089 |
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highlights include the blessing of the fleet and the greasy pole contest.
The city has much significant architecture, from pre-Revolutionary houses to the hilltop 1870 City Hall, which dominates the town and harbor. It also has exotic waterfront homes now converted to museums, including Beaup... | 10,090 |
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the founder of the first Universalist Church in America. Their house still exists as the Sargent House Museum. Many museums are located in the main downtown area, such as the Cape Ann Museum, and the museum/aquarium Maritime Gloucester.
# Notable people.
- Sylvester Ahola, jazz trumpeter and... | 10,091 |
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professor; Route 128 bridge connecting the island and mainland portions of Gloucester was named after him
- The Ashcan School artists such as Robert Henri, John Sloan, Edward Hopper, and William Glackens spent their summers painting in Gloucester
- Roger Babson, founder of Babson College and... | 10,092 |
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boat designer with 668 designs to his credit, designed Canadian-built tall ship HMS "Rose" later renamed for use in ""
- Hugo Burnham, drummer and founding member of British post-punk band Gang of Four
- Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968), children's book author and illustrator ("The Little Hou... | 10,093 |
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Dalton, abolitionist leader
- Aristides Demetrios, sculptor, grew up in Gloucester as son of Virginia Lee Burton
- James Elliot, author and United States Representative from Vermont
- Henry Ferrini, critically acclaimed independent filmmaker, nephew of Vincent Ferrini
- Vincent Ferrini, po... | 10,094 |
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Halfdan M. Hanson, architect, most noted for collaboration with Henry Davis Sleeper on Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House
- Walker Hancock, sculptor
- Sterling Hayden, actor and writer
- Helen Hayes, actor, spent her summers in Annisquam
- Winslow Homer, landscape painter and printmaker, lived... | 10,095 |
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Johnson, first recorded single-handed crossing of Atlantic Ocean
- Hilton Kramer, art critic and essayist, was born in, and grew up in, Gloucester
- Fitz Henry Lane, Luminist painter, born and lived in Gloucester
- Paul Manship, sculptor
- Stuffy McInnis, Major League Baseball player and m... | 10,096 |
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property.
- Richard Murphy, schooner captain
- John Murray, founder of Universalist denomination in the United States
- Judith Sargent Murray, feminist, essayist, playwright, and poet
- Laura Nyro, singer and songwriter, lived in Gloucester for a number of years
- Charles Olson, Black Mou... | 10,097 |
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News and CNN)
- Russ Russo, actor
- Daniel Sargent, merchant, politician
- Epes Sargent, editor, poet and playwright
- Henry Sargent, painter and military man
- Paul Dudley Sargent, Revolutionary War hero, one of founding overseers of Bowdoin College
- Winthrop Sargent, patriot, governor... | 10,098 |
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presidential candidate)
- Martin Welch, schooner captain, winner of first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races
- Philip Saltonstall Weld, famed sailor and newspaper publisher
- Anna Maria Wells, poet and writer for children
# Further reading.
- Anastas, Peter and Parsons, Pet... | 10,099 |
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