Melrose is a city located in the
Greater BostonGreater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston. Due to ambiguity in usage, the size of the area referred to can be anywhere between that of the metropolitan statistical area of Boston to that of the city's combined statistical area which includes...
metropolitan area and
Middlesex County, MassachusettsMiddlesex County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the most populous county in Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,465,396. The center of population of Massachusetts is located in Middlesex County, in the town of Natick.Its county seats are...
. The population was 26,708 in the 2008 population estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau. It is located approximately seven miles north of
BostonBoston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England"...
and is situated in the center of the triangle created by
Interstate 93Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91.For most of its length, Interstate 93...
,
95Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Florida and serving some of the most populated urban areas in the country, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Miami. It is one of the...
and US Route 1.
The land that comprises Melrose was first explored in 1628 and was once part of
CharlestownCharlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
and then
MaldenMalden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.-History:Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Pawtucket Indians. The area was originally...
. It became the Town of Melrose in 1845 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.
Exploration & Charlestown
Melrose was originally called "Ponde Fielde" for its abundance of ponds and streams or "Mystic Side" because of its location in a valley north of the
Mystic RiverThe Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Its name derives from the Wampanoag word "muhs-uhtuq", which translates to "big river". It lies to the north of and flows approximately parallel to the lower portions of the Charles River.Mystic...
. The area was first explored by Richard and Ralph Sprague in 1628, and became part of
CharlestownCharlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
in 1633 along with a large area of land encompassing most of the surrounding communities.
North Malden
In 1649, the neighborhood of Charlestown known as
MaldenMalden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.-History:Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Pawtucket Indians. The area was originally...
was incorporated as a town in its own right; the new town of Malden included most of present-day Melrose (then called North Malden) within its borders. North Malden largely remained a lightly-populated farming community.
Town of Melrose
In 1845, the
Boston and Maine RailroadThe Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
built three stops (now the commuter rail stations of
Wyoming HillWyoming Hill is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is located in Wyoming Square and is close to downtown Melrose. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston and Haverhill, Massachusetts.There is no handicap accessibility...
,
Melrose/Cedar ParkMelrose/Cedar Park Station is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. The station is in walking distance to both the DCR's Lloyd Memorial Swimming Pool and the Melrose Public Library. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston...
, and
Melrose HighlandsMelrose Highlands Station is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. The station is located in the Melrose Highlands business district...
).
BostonBoston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England"...
workers in search of a country atmosphere moved to the area and began commuting to work. The population of North Malden began growing, and in 1850 North Malden split from Malden proper and was incorporated as the town of Melrose. Melrose annexed the
highlandsMelrose Highlands is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts. Its zip code is 02177, though the general Melrose zip code of 02176 can be and is often used....
from neighboring
StonehamStoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 22,219 at the 2000 census. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...
in 1853, creating the city's current borders.
City of Melrose
The population of Melrose continued to grow throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. Farmland was increasingly partitioned into smaller parcels for residences and businesses. The fire department and the town's
school districtMelrose Public Schools is a school district located in Melrose, Massachusetts. The district controls several schools in the city and is led by superintendent Joseph Casey...
were founded and town hall was built in 1873. In 1899, the City of Melrose became the 33rd incorporated city in
MassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of...
. Levi S. Gould became the city’s first mayor on January 1, 1900.
The population of Melrose peaked at 33,180 in 1970 before beginning a slow decline continuing to this day. On April 1, 1982,
downtown MelroseDowntown Melrose is the central business district of Melrose, Massachusetts. It is known for its nineteenth century Victorian architecture and its many small family-owned stores. Downtown Melrose is generally classified as the area on Main Street from Grove Street to Essex/Upham Streets...
was added to the
National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
; the public library was similarly added to the register in 1988.
Name
The name "Melrose" comes from the
burghA Burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United Kingdom...
of
Melrose, ScotlandMelrose is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.The town's name is recorded in its earliest form as Mailros, 'the bare peninsula' , referring to the original site of the monastery, recorded by the Venerable Bede, in a bend...
. It was a reference to the hills of Melrose, Scotland which the new town resembled. The name was suggested and advocated for by William Bogle, a Scotland native and longtime resident of North Malden.
Geography
Melrose is located at (42.459045, -71.062339).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.3 km²), of which, 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.26%) is water.
Melrose is approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Boston, Massachusetts. It borders five cities and towns:
MaldenMalden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.-History:Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Pawtucket Indians. The area was originally...
,
RevereRevere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, Melrose to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It comprises 10.0 square miles, although 4.1 of...
,
SaugusSaugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,078 at the 2000 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...
,
StonehamStoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 22,219 at the 2000 census. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...
, and
WakefieldWakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 24,804 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. Major geographic features include Ell Pond, Swains Pond, Sewall Woods,
Mount HoodMount Hood is an 18 hole golf club and park located in Melrose, Massachusetts. It was built in the 1930s on donated land as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and once consisted of a ski area...
, Boston Rock, Pine Banks Park, and the eastern reaches of the
Middlesex Fells ReservationMiddlesex Fells Reservation, often referred to simply as the Fells, is a Massachusetts state park located in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester...
.
Government
Robert J. DolanRobert J. Dolan is Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts, sworn in on January 7, 2002.He graduated from Melrose High School, received his BA in Political Science from Fordham University, his Masters in Public Administration from Northeastern University...
(D) is the mayor. Melrose is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by Katherine Clark (D).
Richard R. TiseiRichard R. Tisei is the Minority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Middlesex and Essex District. He is a member of the United States Republican Party....
(R) is the state senator for wards 1 through 5 and Thomas McGee (D) is the state senator for wards 6 and 7. Melrose is part of the seventh Congressional district of Massachusetts, represented by Edward J. Markey (D) in the
United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. The current
U.S. senatorsThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
from Massachusetts are
John KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, and is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee....
(D) and Edward M. Kennedy (D).
Melrose is served by an eleven-member Board of Aldermen. Four At-Large Aldermen (currently Paul Brodeur, Donald L. Conn, Jr., Ronald Seaboyer and MaryBeth MacAteer-Margolis) are elected by the entire city, while the seven Ward Aldermen, elected by voters in their individual wards, are John N. Tramontozzi (Ward 1), Monica Medeiros (Ward 2), Francis X. Wright, Jr. (Ward 3), Robert A. Boisselle (Ward 4), Gail M. Infurna (Ward 5), Peter D. Mortimer (Ward 6) and William H. Forbes, Jr. (Ward 7). As of the 2007 election, the mayor shall be elected to a four year term and sit as a member of the School Committee. All aldermen are elected to two-year terms. City elections are held in odd-numbered years.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 27,134 people, 11,248 households, and 7,105 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 5,779.8 people per square mile (2,233.8/km²). There were 11,248 housing units at an average density of 2,395.9/sq mi (926.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.16% White, 0.94% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
6.1% of the population is foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.8% North America).
There were 10,982 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $62,811, and the median income for a family was $78,144. Males had a median income of $50,644 versus $39,517 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $30,347. About 1.6% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The
Melrose School districtMelrose Public Schools is a school district located in Melrose, Massachusetts. The district controls several schools in the city and is led by superintendent Joseph Casey...
runs several schools including five elementary schools (Roosevelt, Lincoln, Winthrop, Hoover, and Horace Mann), the new Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, and Melrose High School. The city also has a private elementary school, St. Mary's, run by one of the city's Catholic churches of the same name. The Winthrop School is among the average-sized schools in Melrose, with an average three classes per grade. The Lincoln School has the largest student population of the elementary schools. The Hoover School is second smallest to the Horace Mann School which currently educates about 270 children per year. The "New Middle School", is school to about one thousand eleven through fourteen-year-olds. It is the winner of the 2002 Massachusetts Dept. of Education Compass School Award, the 2007 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Green School Award, (for its use of solar energy), and the 2008 New England League of Middle Schools Spotlight School Award.
Health care
There are many health care facilities located in Melrose.
Melrose-Wakefield HospitalMelrose-Wakefield Hospital is a 234-bed non-profit hospital located in Melrose, Massachusetts...
, a 234 bed
non-profitA nonprofit organization is an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals . Examples of NPOs include charities , trade unions, and public arts organizations...
hospitalA hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
, was home to the world's first
cochlear implantA cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often referred to as a bionic ear...
and
laser surgeryLaser surgery is surgery using a laser to cut tissue instead of a scalpel. Examples include the use of a laser scalpel in otherwise conventional surgery, and soft tissue laser surgery, in which the laser beam vaporizes soft tissue with high water content...
and it was among the first hospitals in the country to offer same day surgery. In addition to the hospital, there are many pediatricians, specialists, dentists and dermatologists. Also, the Milano Senior Center provides social, recreational, health, and educational programs for Melrose’s senior citizens.
Neighborhoods
- Bellevue
- Cedar Park
Melrose/Cedar Park Station is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. The station is in walking distance to both the DCR's Lloyd Memorial Swimming Pool and the Melrose Public Library. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston...
- Downtown Melrose
Downtown Melrose is the central business district of Melrose, Massachusetts. It is known for its nineteenth century Victorian architecture and its many small family-owned stores. Downtown Melrose is generally classified as the area on Main Street from Grove Street to Essex/Upham Streets...
- East Side
- Franklin Square
- Melrose Highlands
Melrose Highlands is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts. Its zip code is 02177, though the general Melrose zip code of 02176 can be and is often used....
- Mount Hood
Mount Hood is an 18 hole golf club and park located in Melrose, Massachusetts. It was built in the 1930s on donated land as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and once consisted of a ski area...
- Oak Grove
Oak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose....
/Pine BanksPine Banks is a park located in the cities of Malden and Melrose, Massachusetts. It was donated by former Mayor of Malden Elisha S. Converse to be used "forever as a public park"...
- Wyoming
Wyoming Hill is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is located in Wyoming Square and is close to downtown Melrose. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston and Haverhill, Massachusetts.There is no handicap accessibility...
Notable residents
- Brooks Atkinson
Justin Brooks Atkinson was an American theatre critic. He worked for The New York Times from 1925 to 1960. In his obituary, the Times called him "the most important reviewer of his time."...
, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, theater critic
- Shawn Bates
Shawn Bates is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the HIFK in the SM-liiga in Finland. He previously played in the National Hockey League, in which he played for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders.- College :Bates played four seasons with the Boston University...
, professional hockey player
- Andy Brickley
Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League...
, professional hockey player, current game analyst on NESN's Bruins telecasts
- Gary Cherone
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, rock singer
- Dave Copeland
Dave Copeland is an American author and the first journalist to gain inside access to the Israeli Mafia, which operated in New York City in the 1980s...
, author and journalist
- Will Cotton
William Cotton is an American painter. His primary subjects are candy and naked women, often in combination. Will Cotton lives and works in New York City....
, American painter
- Clarence DeMar
Clarence Harrison DeMar was a U.S. marathoner, winner of seven Boston Marathons, and Bronze medalist at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was known by the nickname "Mr. DeMarathon."...
, American marathon runner (one of only two Americans to win three consecutive Boston marathons)
- Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans Schultes may be considered the father of modern ethnobotany, for his studies of indigenous peoples' uses of plants, including especially entheogenic or hallucinogenic plants , for his lifelong collaborations with chemists, and...
, ethnobotanist
- Geraldine Farrar
Geraldine Farrar was a soprano opera singer and film actress. She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers".- Early life and opera career :...
, Metropolitan Opera soprano, silent film star
- Martin Fowler
Martin Fowler is an author and international speaker on software development, specializing in object-oriented analysis and design, UML, patterns, and agile software development methodologies, including extreme programming....
, Author of 'Refactoring'
- Ryan Johnson
Ryan Johnson is a Jamaican soccer player who currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
, professional soccer player
- Christina Kirkman
Christina Sally Kirkman is an American teen actress, comedian, and circus performer.-Early Life:Kirkman was born in Melrose, Massachusetts and she is an only child...
, Actress/Comedian, winner of Nickelodeon's Americas Funniest Kid
- Sara Leland, former New York City Ballet principal ballerina
- Mary Livermore
Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, was an American journalist and advocate of women's rights....
, American reformer
- Andy MacDonald
Andy Macdonald is one of the best-known professional vert skateboarders today, holding the record for the most X Games medals, and winning the World Cup Skateboarding competition eight times. He started skateboarding in 1986 when he was twelve, and turned professional in 1994...
, Professional skateboarder
- Guy Murray
Guy Murray is the current men's and women's cross country and track and field head coach at the University of Detroit Mercy. Murray was one of the top runners in U of D history as a distance runner and he was also a marathon runner...
, journalist, children's author
- Don Orsillo
Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
, Red Sox NESN announcer
- David Souter
David Hackett Souter David Hackett Souter David Hackett Souter served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 until his retirement on June 29, 2009. Appointed by Republican President George H. W. Bush to fill the seat vacated by...
, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Elizabeth George Speare
Elizabeth George Speare was an American children's author who won many awards for her historical fiction novels, including two Newbery Medals. She has been called one of America’s 100 most popular children’s authors and much of her work has become mandatory reading in many schools throughout the...
, American children's author
- Frank Stella
Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker. He is a significant figure in minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.He was born in Malden, Massachusetts...
, contemporary painter, sculptor; studio formerly located in Melrose
- Keith Tkachuk
Keith Matthew Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey player and alternate captain currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...
, professional hockey player
- Nancy Werlin
Nancy Werlin is an American author of young adult novels. She received a B.A. in English from Yale College and was a National Book Award nominee for The Rules of Survival, a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel for The Killer's Cousin in 1999, and an Edgar award finalist for Locked...
, novelist
- Sewall Wright
Sewall Green Wright was an American geneticist known for his influential work on evolutionary theory and also for his work on path analysis. With R. A. Fisher and J.B.S. Haldane, he was a founder of theoretical population genetics. He is the discoverer of the inbreeding coefficient and of...
, geneticist known for his work on the evolution theory
Transportation
The city of Melrose is located seven miles north of Boston. The city has access to many highways including
Route 1In the U.S. state of Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 is a major north-south state highway through Boston. The portion of US 1 south of Boston is also known as the Boston-Providence Turnpike, and portions north of the city are known as the Northeast Expressway and the Newburyport Turnpike.-Route...
in
SaugusSaugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,078 at the 2000 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...
,
Interstate 93Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91.For most of its length, Interstate 93...
in
StonehamStoneham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population was 22,219 at the 2000 census. The town is the birthplace of Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and is the home of the Stone Zoo.- History :...
, and Route 128 in
WakefieldWakefield is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 24,804 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The city is also served by the MBTA. Service includes five
bus routesThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates a large number of bus lines in the greater Boston area. Some routes are for transport within the city; others bring passengers from surrounding areas to stops on the rail lines of the MBTA.The MBTA also operates bus rapid transit service; see...
: 106, 131, 132, 136 and 137. There are three
commuter railThe Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company Co. serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. MBCR is joint partnership of three transportation companies including: Veolia Transportation, Bombardier and Alternate Concepts, Inc...
stations:
Wyoming HillWyoming Hill is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is located in Wyoming Square and is close to downtown Melrose. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston and Haverhill, Massachusetts.There is no handicap accessibility...
,
Melrose/Cedar ParkMelrose/Cedar Park Station is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. The station is in walking distance to both the DCR's Lloyd Memorial Swimming Pool and the Melrose Public Library. Service to the station is provided by the Haverhill/Reading Line from Boston...
, and
Melrose HighlandsMelrose Highlands Station is a rail station on the MBTA's commuter rail system in Melrose, Massachusetts. The station is located in the Melrose Highlands business district...
.
Oak GroveOak Grove Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Main Street, and adjacent to the city of Melrose....
, the northern terminus of the MBTA's
Orange LineThe Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. It meets the Red Line at Downtown Crossing, the Blue Line at State, and the Green...
, is located in
MaldenMalden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 56,340 at the 2000 census.-History:Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Pawtucket Indians. The area was originally...
on the Melrose city line. Oak Grove is primarily a park-and-ride station with 788 parking spaces.
See also
- Melrose Symphony Orchestra
The Melrose Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continuing all-volunteer orchestra in the United States of America. The orchestra performs in Melrose, Massachusetts at Memorial Hall. It was founded in 1918 by a group of citizens in Melrose. They generally play a Fall and Winter concert, as well as...
- MBTA Buses in Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates local buses in the Boston suburbs of Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield. All bus routes running through these communities connect at either the Oak Grove or Malden Center Orange Line subway station, and various MBTA Commuter Rail...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Pine Banks
Pine Banks is a park located in the cities of Malden and Melrose, Massachusetts. It was donated by former Mayor of Malden Elisha S. Converse to be used "forever as a public park"...
- Middlesex Fells Reservation
Middlesex Fells Reservation, often referred to simply as the Fells, is a Massachusetts state park located in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester...
- Mount Hood Golf Club
Mount Hood is an 18 hole golf club and park located in Melrose, Massachusetts. It was built in the 1930s on donated land as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and once consisted of a ski area...
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