Newburyport is a small coastal city in
Essex CountyEssex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 723,419. It has two county seats: Salem and Lawrence...
,
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...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Boston. The population was 17,189 at the
2000 censusThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of
Plum IslandPlum Island, Massachusetts is an island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann. It is a barrier island approximately 11 miles in length....
. The mooring, winter storage and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A coast guard station keeps a watchful eye on boating activity, especially in the swift tidal currents of the
Merrimack RiverThe Merrimack River is a -long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
.
At the edge of Newbury Marshes, delineating Newburyport to the south, an industrial park provides a wide range of jobs. Newburyport is on a major north-south highway, Interstate 95. The outer circumferential highway of Boston, Interstate 495, passes nearby in
AmesburyAmesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, but still refers to itself as the Town of Amesbury. In 1890, 9798 people lived in Amesbury; in 1900, 9473; in 1910, 9894; in 1920, 10,036; and in 1940, 10,862. The population was 16,450 at the 2000 census...
. A colonial road, the Newburyport Turnpike (U. S. Route 1), still traverses Newburyport on its way north. The commuter rail line to Boston ends in a new station at Newburyport. The earlier Boston and Maine Railroad leading further north was discontinued.
History
Newburyport was first settled in 1635 as part of "Newberry Plantation,"now
NewburyNewbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,717 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newberry Plantation was settled and...
. On January 28, 1764, the General Court of Massachusetts passed "An act for erecting part of the town of Newbury into a new town by the name of Newburyport." The act begins:
Whereas the town of Newbury is very large, and the inhabitants of that part of it who dwell by the water-side there, as it is commonly called, are mostly merchants, traders and artificers, and the inhabitants of the other parts of the town are chiefly husbandmen; by means whereof many difficulties and disputes have arisen in managing their public affairs - Be it enacted ... That that part of the said town of Newbury ... be and hereby are constituted and made a separate and distinct town ....
The act was approved by governor Francis Bernard on February 4, 1764. The new town was the smallest in Massachusetts, covering an area of 647 acres, and had a population of 2800 living in 357 homes. There were three shipyards, no bridges, and several ferries, one of which at the foot of Fish Street, now State Street, carried the Portsmouth Flying Stage Coach, running between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boston, Massachusetts.
The town prospered and became a city in 1851. Situated near the mouth of the
Merrimack RiverThe Merrimack River is a -long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
, it was once a
fishingFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
,
shipbuildingShipbuilding is the construction of ships. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history....
and
shippingShipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
center, with an industry in
silverwareSilverware may refer to:* Silver * Silver tea service, form of tea set* Silverware , trophy collection...
manufacture. The captains of old Newburyport (as elsewhere in Massachusetts) had participated vigorously in the
triangular tradeTriangular trade, or Triangle trade, is a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. The trade evolved where a region had an export commodity that was required in the region from which its major imports came...
, importing West Indian molasses and exporting
rumRum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak and other barrels...
made from it. The distilleries were located around Market Square near the waterfront. Caldwell's Old Newburyport rum was manufactured locally until well into the 19th century.
Although the purchase of slaves in Massachusetts was illegal, ownership of slaves purchased elsewhere was not; consequently the fine homes on High Street were staffed by African and native American slaves until the newly independent General Court of Massachusetts abolished slavery altogether in the Revolutionary War.
Newburyport had never been comfortable with slavery. It had been a frequent topic of pulpit rhetoric. After the Revolutionary War
abolitionismAbolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and emancipate slaves in western Europe and the Americas. The slave system aroused little protest until the 18th century, when rationalist thinkers of the Enlightenment criticized it for violating the rights of man, and Quaker and other evangelical...
took a firm hold. Several citizens are recognized by the
National Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
for their contributions to the
Underground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists who aided the...
. The abolitionist movement reached a peak with the activities of
William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the...
, who was born in Newburyport and raised in its anti-slavery climate. His statue stands in
Brown SquareBrown Square is a small green space in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts.It is named for New England abolitionist and industrialist Moses Brown, who lived in Brown Square House adjacent to the square. There were several anti-slavery gatherings in the square.The square has a memorial statue to...
, which was the scene of abolitionist meetings.
Newburyport once had a fishing fleet that operated from
Georges BankGeorges Bank is a large elevated area of the sea floor which separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean and is situated between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia ....
to the mouth of the Merrimack River. It was a center for privateering during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Beginning about 1832 it added numerous ships to the whaling fleet. Later
clipper shipsNotable examples of the clipper ship include:* Archibald Russell, 1905, a steeled-hulled 4-masted barque, 291.3ft x 43ft x 24ft, built by Scott Shipbuilding and Engineering Co of Greenock. In 1923 she was sold to Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn, Aland Islands, Finland and put on the Australian wheat trade...
were built there. Today, the city gives little hint of its former maritime importance. Notably missing are the docks, which are shown on earlier maps extending into the channel of the Merrimack River, and the shipyards, where the waterfront parking lot is currently located.
The city's historical highlights include:
Historic Events:
- First United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of seven uniformed services. It is unique among the military branches in that it has a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set...
station
- First of many subsequent Clipper
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had multiple masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, could carry limited bulk freight, small by later 19th century standards, and had a large total sail area. Clipper ships were mostly made in British and...
ships built here
- First "Tea Party" rebellion to oppose British Tea Tax
- First state mint and treasury building
- Oldest active and continuously running court house
- Has a statue of George Washington standing, only 2 exist in the world, the other is in France. The rest of his statues have him on a horse.
Historic Houses & Museums:
- Cushing House Museum & Garden (c. 1808)
- Newburyport Custom House Museum (1835), designed by Robert Mills
Robert Mills is sometimes called the first native born American to become a professional architect, though Charles Bulfinch perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor. Mills studied in Charleston, South Carolina as a student of Irish-born architect James Hoban who later designed the White House...
Literary Interests:
- Was referred to in the H. P. Lovecraft
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, known then simply as weird fiction....
story, "The Shadow over Innsmouth"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. Written in November-December 1931, the story was first published in April 1936; this was the only fiction of Lovecraft's published during his lifetime that did not appear in a periodical....
", as being located nearby Innsmouth.
- Subject of the most ambitious community study ever undertaken, the Yankee City project conducted by anthropologist W. Lloyd Warner
William Lloyd Warner was a pioneering anthropologist noted for applying the techniques of his discipline to contemporary American culture.-Career at Harvard:...
and his associates
Historic Preservation
Despite its former prosperity, in the 1950s and 1960s Newburyport's center fell into disrepair because of several factors, most notably strip malls taking away from local business and increased use of the automobile. The problem was general over eastern Massachusetts. At this time construction of major highways brought larger cites such as
LawrenceLawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 72,043. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are the county...
and
LowellLowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 105,167. It is the fifth largest city in the state...
into shopping range. Consequently, by 1970 Newburyport's historic downtown section was scheduled to be razed prior to reconstruction with Federal money. Ideas to rebuild the city's downtown were numerous, ranging from hotels and new stores to, ironically, a strip mall, with few buildings left for historical reasons. At the last moment, however, the city changed its mind and signed a federal grant that allowed it to keep most of its historic architecture. Renovation and restorations began during the early 1970s, and continued throughout most of the decade, initially along State Street, and culminating with creation of a pedestrian mall along Inn Street. Newburyport is often cited as an example by preservationists of how to maintain a city's architecture and heritage, while still having it remain functional and liveable.
Geography
Newburyport is located at (42.812391, -70.877440). According to the
United States Census 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 10.6 square miles (27.4 km
2), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.7 km
2) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km
2) of it (20.77%) is water.
Newburyport was laid out on the elevated right bank of the
Merrimack RiverThe Merrimack River is a -long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
between the river and
NewburyNewbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,717 at the 2000 census. Newbury includes the villages of Old Town , Plum Island and Byfield, home of The Governor's Academy , a private preparatory school.- History :Newberry Plantation was settled and...
marshes. The shipyards, now boatyards (and still vigorously active), extended along the bank at the edge of the river. They were connected by Merrimack Street, which ends upriver where the bank merges into bluffs covered with pine forest.
Colonial residences extend up the bank from Merrimac Street to High Street (which is high) running parallel to it near the top of the ridge. The homes of the seafaring entrepreneurs line High Street. Many feature
"widow's walks"A widow's walk is a railed rooftop platform often with a small enclosed cupola often found on 19th century North American houses. A popular romantic myth holds that the platform was used to observe vessels at sea...
, structures on the roof where the residents could look for the return of sailing vessels. Nearly every home maintains a splendid flower garden, most dating to colonial times. Various cross streets, such as State Street, Green Street and Market Street, connect Merrimac Street and High Street.
The top of the ridge proved an ideal location for later institutions, such as
Newburyport High SchoolNewburyport High School is a school in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is a public school for grades 9 to 12. It was established in 1831 and is one of the oldest public schools in the United States of America....
and nearby Anna Jaques Hospital. The ridge drops more sharply to the marsh on the other side. Along its margin a third parallel street developed, Low Street (which is low).
The river bank gradually descends to marshes at Joppa Flats beyond downtown Newburyport. The Plum Island Turnpike was pushed out over the marsh on a causeway to a narrow part of the Plum Island River just to the south of where it connects to the mouth of the Merrimack. A drawbridge was built there, the only access to the island by road. On the Newburyport side a small airport,
Plum Island AirportPlum Island Airport, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a privately-owned, public-use airport owned by Historic New England and operated by Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., a non-profit corporation...
, was built at the edge of the marsh.
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 17,189 people, 7,519 households, and 4,428 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 2,050.3 people per square mile (792.0/km
2). There were 7,897 housing units at an average density of 942.0/sq mi (363.8/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.11% White, 0.42% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% 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 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.The top 5 ethnic groups are .Irish - 25%
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· English - 16%
· Italian - 11%
· French (except Basque) - 7%
· German - 6%
There were 7,519 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married 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, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,557, and the median income for a family was $73,306. Males had a median income of $51,831 versus $37,853 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 $34,187. About .8% of families and .2% of the population were below the poverty line, including .3% of those under age 18 and .9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Since its founding as a city in 1851, Newburyport has been run by a mayor with a two-year term and an eleven member City Council. During the middle twentieth century Newburyport enjoyed a typical "small community" approach, conducted, most notably, by city mayor and activist Ed Molin, who died in 2005. The current mayor of Newburyport is John Moak, and the next election year for mayor is 2009.
News
Newburyport currently has two major newspapers in circulation:
There also exists an alternative, politically focused journal called "The Undertoad", which was run by editor Tom Ryan until 2007 when it was sold to Salisbury resident Steve Nichols.
Education
According to the Sixty-Fifth Edition of
The Clipper's Compass: A Student Handbook for 2005-2006,
Newburyport High SchoolNewburyport High School is a school in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is a public school for grades 9 to 12. It was established in 1831 and is one of the oldest public schools in the United States of America....
was the result of the union in 1868 of the Latin and English High School (1831), later called the Brown High School (1851), the Putnam Free School (1848) and the Female High School (1843). After the union it was the Consolidated High and Putnam School, to become Newburyport High School in 1889.
The current building, designed by Edwin S. Dodge, occupies the previous Mount Rural on High Street. The school has been renovated a number of times. Today it is a fine-looking building with a grand entrance overlooking lawns sweeping down to High Street. The hill continues to descend to the river. The slope supports a residential area of colonial and nineteenth century buildings in good repair.
The school colors are maroon and old gold; the emblem is a clipper ship. There is a song and a flag. The school has a student government and athletic programs.
Concerning accreditation the handbook says: "Newburyport High School is an accredited member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and has met the evaluation requirements of the Commission on Public Secondary Schools."
The current site of Newburyport High School was purchased from Harvard University early in the 20th century . Newburyport High School is
one of the oldest public high schools in the United States.
Schools
The George W. Brown School is Pre-K and Kindergarten.
The Francis T. Bresnahan is grades 1-3.
The Edward G. Molin Upper Elementary School is grades 4 and 5.
The River Valley Charter School is grades Kindergarten to 8.
The Rupert A. Nock Middle School is grades 6 to 8.
The
Newburyport High SchoolNewburyport High School is a school in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is a public school for grades 9 to 12. It was established in 1831 and is one of the oldest public schools in the United States of America....
is grades 9 to 12.
The Immaculate Conception Catholic school is grades pre-kindergarten to 8.
Yankee Homecoming
"
Yankee Homecoming" is the annual festival celebrating the natives coming home to Newburyport. The event was initiated in 1957 by native Newburyporter George Cashman, who sought to stimulate the economy and lift the spirit of the citizens.
It lasts one week. The first Sunday of the festival, known as "Olde Fashioned Sunday," is celebrated at the Bartlet Mall in Newburyport, and features many activities, including an art show, an appearance by the city's oldest
fire engineA fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, water or other equipment...
, the "Neptune," and the participation of many local businesses. There is also an antique car parade. Each Yankee Homecoming features a grand marshal and numerous street vendors.
The festival includes eight days and over 200 events. There are concerts every night at Market Landing Park. Other popular events include the Newburyport Lions' 10-mile and 5-kilometer road races, which run through the city's downtown streets and neighborhoods. There is also a 45-minute
fireworksA firework is a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
show on Saturday night, which is followed the concluding Sunday by the famous Yankee Homecoming parade.
Newburyport's "Yankee Homecoming" is the second oldest homecoming festival in the United States. Many charities raise their funds during this time. The Yankee Homecoming Festival celebrates it's 52nd year in Newburyport this year.
Waterfront Concert Series
Held Friday evenings in Waterfront Park in downtown Newburyport, these free concerts are intended for all ages. The concerts are presented by the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and the Waterfront Trust and are sponsored by a local insurance agency, Arthur S Page Insurance.
Concert dates for 2008 are Fridays, July 18 and 25 and August 8 and 15 from 6-7:30 pm.
Newburyport Literary Festival
Held during the last weekend of April, The Newburyport Literary Festival was started in 2006 as a new effort by the city to increase interest in reading and literary arts. Many local authors are invited to sign and chat about their book, and schoolchildren create projects to show to an author that visits their school. Among the authors that regularly visit are
Andre Dubus IIIAndre G. Dubus III is an American writer best known as the author of the novel House of Sand and Fog, which was a National Book Award finalist in 1999 and was adapted for a 2003 film of the same title...
and
Tess GerritsenTess Gerritsen MD is a Chinese-American novelist and physician, most famous for her medically astute suspense thrillers.-Early life:...
.
Points of interest
High Street is a remarkable street of fine old Federal-style houses, linking the Atkinson Common (1893-1894) with the Bartlett Mall, site of the
Charles BulfinchCharles Bulfinch was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession....
-designed
Essex County Superior Courthouse (1805). Laid out in 1801, the Bartlett Mall was redesigned in the 1880s by noted Boston landscape architect Charles Eliot, with later improvements by Arthur Shurcliff.
First Presbyterian Church, NewburyportFirst Presbyterian Church, also known as Old South, is a Presbyterian congregation in Newburyport, Massachusetts that is part of the Presbyterian Church...
dates from 1756. The clock tower bell was cast by
Paul ReverePaul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution.He was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol...
. One of the most famous individuals in 18th century America, evangelist
George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield , also known as George Whitfield, , was an Anglican itinerant minister who helped spread the Great Awakening in Great Britain and, especially, in the British North American colonies. His ministry had tremendous impact on American ideology.-Early life:He was born at the Bell Inn,...
, before dying in Newburyport in 1770, asked that his remains be buried under the pulpit of the "Old South" church and they are there to this day.
Some other points of interest are: the city's historic waterfront, Atwood Park located in the south end of Newburyport, Market Square & Inn Street, Cashman Park and
Brown SquareBrown Square is a small green space in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts.It is named for New England abolitionist and industrialist Moses Brown, who lived in Brown Square House adjacent to the square. There were several anti-slavery gatherings in the square.The square has a memorial statue to...
, graced with a statue to "Garrison the Liberator", before the City Hall. The recently restored City Hall itself is a fine old building featuring in the first floor corridor a portrait gallery of some of those who have fallen in service of their country. Others are listed on the central monument in Atkinson Common.
- Cushing House Museum & Garden
The Cushing House Museum and Garden , also known as the Caleb Cushing House, is a Federal style mansion with fine garden located at 98 High Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States...
- Chain Bridge
The Chain Bridge is a 225-foot, single-span suspension bridge which crosses the Merrimac River connecting the towns of Newburyport and Amesbury, Massachusetts. The current span was completed in 1910 at the site of two previous bridges. The first was a timber-arch truss which existed between 1792...
- Joppa Flats Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Maudslay State Park
Maudslay State Park is a Massachusetts state park located in Newburyport. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and available for weddings and other programs.-Description:...
- Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Transportation
- Newburyport is the final stop
Newburyport is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station is the terminus of the Newburyport Branch of the line.-External links:* *...
on the Newburyport branch of the MBTA 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...
's Newburyport/Rockport LineThe Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore. The first leg runs through Chelsea, Lynn, Swampscott, Salem, to Beverly. From there, a northern...
.
- MVRTA
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, charged with providing public transportation to an area consisting of the cities and towns of Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury,...
's Route 51 provides local bus service from HaverhillHaverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 58,969 at the 2000 census.-Early History:The town was founded in 1640 by settlers from Newbury, and was originally known as Pentucket, which is the native American word for "place of the winding river."The town...
.
Sister cities
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,
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Notable residents
- John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829. He was also an American diplomat and served in both the Senate and House of Representatives...
(1767-1848) US President(1825-29). Resided in Newburyport 1787-88.
- Caleb Cushing
Caleb Cushing was an American statesman and diplomat who served as a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce.-Early life:...
(1800-1879), diplomat and politician.
- "Lord" Timothy Dexter
"Lord" Timothy Dexter , as he was sometimes termed by admiring contemporaries, was an American eccentric businessman who was peculiarly lucky and never bothered to learn to spell.-Biography:...
(1748-1806), eccentric
- Andre Dubus III
Andre G. Dubus III is an American writer best known as the author of the novel House of Sand and Fog, which was a National Book Award finalist in 1999 and was adapted for a 2003 film of the same title...
(1959-), novelist
- William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the...
(1805-1879), abolitionist
- Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Washington Greely , born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was an American Polar explorer, a United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.-Early military career:...
(1844-1935), polar explorer
- Charles Tillinghast James
Charles Tillinghast James famous consulting mechanical engineer, early proponent of the steam mill, and a United States Democratic Senator from the state of Rhode Island from 1851 to 1857....
(1805-1862) early consulting mechanical engineer, designer and promoter of the early cotton steam mills. He designed the Bartlett, James, and Globe cotton steam mills in Newburyport and resided on High St. from 1839-1846. He was later a US Senator from Rhode Island.
- Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson may refer to:Academics*Mark Johnson , philosophy professor*Mark H. Johnson , developmental neuroscience professorSports*In baseball:**Mark Johnson...
(1912-1989), writer
- Rufus King
Rufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(1755-1827), diplomat and politician
- Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817), manufacturer
- John Lowell
Hon. John Lowell , the son of Rev. John Lowell and Sarah Champney, was a respected lawyer, selectman, jurist, delegate to Congress and federal judge....
(1743-1802), U.S. Congressman and Federal Judge
- John P. Marquand
John Phillips Marquand was a 20th-century American novelist. He achieved popular success and critical respect, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley in 1938, and creating the Mr. Moto spy series. One of his abiding themes was the confining nature of life in America's upper class and...
(1893-1960), author
- Donald McKay
Donald McKay was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships.He was born in Jordan Falls, Shelburne County on Nova Scotia's South Shore. In 1826 he moved to New York, working for shipbuilders Brown & Bell and Isaac Webb...
(1810-1880), shipbuilder
- Johnny Messner (1970-), actor
- Theophilus Parsons
Theophilus Parsons was an American jurist.The son of a clergyman, he was one of the early students at the Dummer Academy before matriculating to Harvard College from which he graduated in 1769, was a schoolmaster in Falmouth from 1770-1773; he studied...
(1750-1813), jurist
- Edmund Pearson
Edmund Lester Pearson was an American librarian and author. He was a writer of the "true crime" literary genre. He is best-known for his account of the notorious Lizzie Borden murder case.-Biography:...
(1880-1937), librarian and true crime writer
- Jacob Perkins
Jacob Perkins was an Anglo-American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Perkins was apprenticed to a goldsmith...
(1766-1849) early American inventor.
- Timothy Pilsbury
Timothy Pilsbury was a United States Representative from Texas. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts were he attended the common schools. He was employed in a store for about two years before he became a sailor. During the War of 1812, he commanded the privateer Yankee...
(1789-1858), United States Representative from TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...
- Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835-1921), writer
- Matthew Thornton
Matthew Thornton , was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire....
(1714-1803), signer of the Declaration of IndependenceThe United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire...
- William S. Tilton
William Stowell Tilton was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War...
(1828-1889), Civil War brigade commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Peter Tolan
Peter Tolan is an American television producer, director, and screenwriter.-Early career:Before leaving Scituate to pursue his creative talents in Hollywood, Tolan founded a theater group called YPST . The group performed broadway musicals and rehearsed at the local church...
(1958-), Television/Film Producer, Writer, and Creator
- William Wheelwright
William Wheelwright, born March 18, 1798 in Merrimac, Massachusetts, United States, played an essential role in the development of steamboat and train transit in Chile and other parts of South America...
(1798-1873) Sea Captain, US Consul in Chile, steamship and railroad promoter in South America.
Kenneth Mann-Sarasota,FL
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