Woburn is a city in
Middlesex CountyMiddlesex 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...
,
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...
,
USAThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 37,258 at the 2000 census. Woburn is located 11 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and
I-95Interstate 95 is the main highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Maine. The Massachusetts portion of the highway enters from the state of Rhode Island in Attleboro and travels in a northeasterly direction to the junction with Route 128 in...
.
Woburn is pronounced
woo-burn rather than
woe-burn as many believe it to be. With a
Boston accentBoston English is a dialect of American English spoken in the city of Boston, Massachusetts itself and much of eastern Massachusetts. The Boston accent and closely related accents can be heard commonly in an area stretching into much of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine...
, many people, especially those who live in Woburn, pronounce it "woo-bin."
History
Woburn was first settled in 1640 near Horn Pond, a primary source 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...
, and was officially incorporated in 1642. At that time the area included present day towns of Woburn, Winchester, Burlington, and parts of
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 Wilmington. In 1730
WilmingtonFor other towns and places named Wilmington, see Wilmington.Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,363 at the 2000 census.-History:...
separated from Woburn. In 1799
BurlingtonBurlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
separated from Woburn; in 1850
WinchesterWinchester is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, eight miles north of Boston. With its agricultural roots having mostly disappeared, it is now mostly an affluent bedroom community. However, there is a fair amount of reduced price housing on the edges of town near Woburn...
did so, too.
Woburn got its name from
Woburn, BedfordshireWoburn is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is situated about five miles south east of the centre of Milton Keynes, and about three miles south of junction 13 of the M1 motorway....
. Woburn played host to the first religious ordination in the Americas on Nov. 22, 1642. Rev. Thomas Carter was sworn in by many of the most prominent men of New England including John Cotton, minister of the First Church of Boston,
Richard MatherRichard Mather , was a Puritan clergyman in Colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather, both also celebrated Boston divines.-Biography:...
minister of the First Church of Dorchester, and Capt.
Edward Johnson-Politicians:* Eddie Bernice Johnson, , American politician* Edward Johnson , former mayor of Baltimore* Edward A. Johnson , first African American elected to New York state legislature...
co-founder of the church and town of Woburn. The establishment of the church preceded the incorporation of the town, as was customary in those days.
Gershom Flagg's tannery was built in 1668. The
Middlesex CanalThe Middlesex Canal was a 27 mile barge canal connecting the Merrimack River with the port of Boston. When operational it was 30 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, with 20 locks, each 80 feet long and between 10 and 11 feet wide...
was opened in 1803. Thompson established a tannery at Cummingsville in 1823. The
Boston and Lowell RailroadThe Boston and Lowell Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts. It was one of the first railroads in North America and the first major one in the state...
started operating through Woburn in 1835 and the
Woburn Sentinel newspaper began in 1839. In 1840 the first membership library opened. The telegraph started operating in Woburn in 1867; the public library opened in 1879. The telephone was introduced in Woburn in 1882 and electric lights in 1885. Woburn was incorporated as a City on June 12, 1888. In 1951 Route 128 opened; in 1960 Route 93 was built through town; and in 1962 the rail depot closed.
"America's oldest active gun club," the
Massachusetts Rifle AssociationAlthough there are several clubs that claim the title, the is the second oldest active gun club in the United States. It was founded in 1875, just four years after the creation of the National Rifle Association in 1871...
, was founded in 1875 and moved to Woburn in 1876. It is still open today.
Groundwater contamination incident
In contemporary history, Woburn was the scene of a high-profile
water contaminationWater pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater. All water pollution affects organisms and plants that live in these water bodies and in almost all cases the effect is damaging either to individual species and populations but also to the natural...
crisis. During the mid to late 1970s, the local community became concerned over the high incidence of childhood leukemia and other illnesses, particularly in the Pine Street area of east Woburn. After high levels of chemical contamination were found in City of Woburn’s Wells G and H in 1979, some members of the community suspected that the unusually high incidence of
leukemiaLeukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells . Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
,
cancerCancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth , invasion , and sometimes metastasis...
, and a wide variety of other health problems were linked to the possible exposure to volatile organic chemicals in the groundwater pumped from wells G and H.
In May 1982, a number of citizens whose children had developed or died from leukemia filed a civil lawsuit against two corporations,
W. R. Grace and CompanyW. R. Grace and Company is a Columbia, Maryland, United States based chemical conglomerate.The company has two main divisions, Davison Chemicals and Performance Chemicals. The Davison unit makes chemical catalysts, refining catalysts, and silica-based products that let other companies make...
and
Beatrice FoodsThe Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food processing company and household name. Its smaller international food operations were sold to Reginald Lewis, a corporate attorney creating TLC Beatrice International in 1987. The majority of its domestic brands and assets were acquired by...
. Grace's subsidiary, Cryovac, and Beatrice were suspected of contaminating the groundwater by improperly disposing of
trichloroethyleneThe chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell....
(TCE),
perchloroethyleneTetrachloroethylene, also known under its systematic name tetrachloroethene and many other names, is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2. It is a colourless liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics, hence it is sometimes called "dry-cleaning fluid." It has a sweet...
(perc) and other industrial solvents at their facilities in Woburn near wells G and H.
In a controversial decision over what many considered a bungled trial (Judge Walter Jay Skinner ruled that the jurors should answer questions that they and many others considered confusing), Beatrice was acquitted and Grace only paid $8 million, most of which went to the lawyers and lawyer fees. A United States Environmental Protection Agency report later found Beatrice and Grace responsible for the contamination.
A book titled
A Civil ActionA Civil Action is a 1998 film starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall, based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr. Both the book and the film are based on a true story that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s.The case involved is Anne Anderson, et al., v. Cryovac, Inc., et...
was written about the case by
Jonathan HarrJonathan Harr is an American writer, best known for A Civil Action.Harr was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. He lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he has taught nonfiction writing at Smith College. He is a former staff writer at New England Monthly and has written for The New Yorker...
. In 1998 the book was turned into a movie starring
John TravoltaJohn Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...
and
Robert DuvallRobert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards....
, also titled
A Civil Action.
Geography
Woburn is located at (42.484545, -71.152060). It is bordered by the towns of
WilmingtonFor other towns and places named Wilmington, see Wilmington.Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,363 at the 2000 census.-History:...
,
ReadingReading is a town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston. The population was 23,708 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is pronounced red-ing rather than reed-ing.-Settlement and Independence:...
,
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 :...
,
WinchesterWinchester is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, eight miles north of Boston. With its agricultural roots having mostly disappeared, it is now mostly an affluent bedroom community. However, there is a fair amount of reduced price housing on the edges of town near Woburn...
,
LexingtonLexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census.The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775....
, and
BurlingtonBurlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
.
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 12.9
square mileThe square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile.
s (33.4 km²), of which 12.7 square miles (32.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) (1.71%) is water.
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 37,258 people (37,010 by 2006 estimate), 14,997 households, and 9,658 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 2,939.6 people per square mile (1,135.4/km²). There were 15,391 housing units at an average density of 1,214.3/sq mi (469.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.57% White, 1.87% African American, 0.10% Native American, 4.85% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.44% 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 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.
There were 14,997 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% 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, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,897, and the median income for a family was $66,364. Males had a median income of $45,210 versus $33,239 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 $26,207. About 4.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Woburn Business Association
The Woburn Business Association (WBA) is a membership organization consisting of companies located in Woburn, Massachusetts. Memberships are also available to those firms who are situated elsewhere, but do business in Woburn.
The purpose of the Woburn Business Association is to promote and protect Business Interests in the City of Woburn and provide Networking Services for the Business Community.
The WBA Board of Directors meets monthly to develop policy and provide direction for the Association. The Executive Committee meets periodically, usually on an “as needed” basis, to review important issues and make recommendations to the Board regarding WBA policy.
Th WBA accomplishes its work through committees of WBA members and representatives of the Woburn community. The membership is encouraged to actively participate on these committees.
Woburn Redevelopment Authority
The Woburn Redevelopment Authority is an independent municpal urban renewal authority established by the City of Woburn in 1961, in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 121B. The Authority is governed by five members, four of whom are appointed by the Mayor, and one by the Governor. The WRA functions as the City's community development agency, under an agreement with the City of Woburn executed in July, 2000.
Education
Woburn's public elementary schools are the Goodyear Elementary, Altavesta Elementary, Daniel P. Hurld Elementary, Shamrock Elementary, Malcolm White Elementary, Clyde Reeves Elementary, Linscott Elementary, Clapp Elementary, and Wyman Elementary. (The Tarkey, Plympton, Golden, and Veterans' Memorial Schools are now closed, and the former Veterans' Memorial School now serves as the Woburn Senior Center.) The two middle schools are the John F. Kennedy Middle School and Joyce Middle School.
In recent years Reeves, Shamrock, and Malcolm White, as well as
Woburn Memorial High SchoolWoburn Memorial High School is a public high school located in Woburn, Massachusetts. Woburn High is home to the Tanners and Tannerettes.- History :*1852: The first Woburn High School opened above a store on Main Street...
, have been rebuilt. (Rebuilding of Goodyear Elementary is proposed.)
St. Charles, a pre-K-to-8 Catholic school, is part of the adjacent St. Charles Parish.
Transportation
- Anderson Regional Transportation Center
Anderson Regional Transportation Center is located at 100 Atlantic Ave., off Commerce Way in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. It can be accessed from Exit 37C off Interstate 93 or the Washington Street exit off Interstate 95/Route 128. The new station opened on April 28, 2001, and was...
is a transit hub, with AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a blend of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union Station...
service to Portland, MainePortland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2007 estimated city population was 62,875. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. It is also the principal city of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, with...
and 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...
service to Boston's North Station and Lowell, MassachusettsLowell 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...
, as well as bus service to Logan International Airport
and Manchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport , commonly referred to simply as "Manchester Airport," is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Manchester, New Hampshire on the county line of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties...
- Mishawum
Mishawum is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Lowell Line. Currently trains only stop at the station 6 times a day Monday through Friday, there are no stops on Saturday or Sunday.Here is the current schedule:...
is a stop on 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 Lowell LineThe Lowell Line is a railroad line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from Boston to Lowell, Massachusetts. Originally built as the Boston and Lowell Railroad, and later operated as part of the Boston and Maine Railroad's Southern Division, the line was one of the first railroads in...
that currently has only limited reverse rush hour service.
- MBTA Bus
The 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...
routes also run through Woburn along its main roads, such as Main Street, Montvale Ave., Lexington Street and Cambridge Road. The routes run north to BurlingtonBurlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
and WilmingtonFor other towns and places named Wilmington, see Wilmington.Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,363 at the 2000 census.-History:...
and south to 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"...
.
Notable residents
- Col. Loammi Baldwin
Colonel Loammi Baldwin was a noted American engineer, politician, and a soldier in the American Revolutionary War....
, Revolutionary War engineer under Washington, engineer of the Middlesex Canal.
- John Carter
John Carter was a professional ice hockey player raised in Woburn, Massachusetts who played for the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks of the NHL.-Regular season and playoffs:-External links:...
, former Boston BruinsThe Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, entering the league as the first United States-based expansion franchise...
player.
- Fred Foy
Frederick William Foy is an American radio and television announcer, who uses Fred Foy as his professional name. He is best known for his narration of The Lone Ranger...
, announcer for radio and television (The Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger is an American radio and television show created by George W. Trendle and developed by writer Fran Striker.The eponymous character is a masked Texas Ranger in the American Old West, originally played by Paul Halliwell, who gallops about righting injustices with the aid of his...
, The Dick Cavett ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks, including:* ABC daytime ...
)
- Charles Goodyear
Charles Goodyear was the first American to vulcanize rubber, a process which he discovered in 1839 and patented on June 15, 1844...
, inventor of vulcanized rubberVulcanization or vulcanisation refers to a specific curing process of rubber involving high heat and the addition of sulfur or other equivalent curatives. It is a chemical process in which polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic bridges composed of sulfur atoms or carbon...
, lived on Montvale Avenue in the 1830s
- Reverend Richard Greenleaf, Teacher and Senior Chaplain at St. Paul's School, Concord, NH.
- John Martyn Harlow
John Martyn Harlow was an American physician primarily remembered for his attendance on brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage, and for his published reports on Gage's accident and subsequent history....
, doctor of Phineas GagePhineas P. Gage was a railroad construction foreman now remembered for his incredible survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying one or both of his brain's frontal lobes, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and...
, financier, civic leader
- Courtney Kennedy
Courtney Kennedy is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
, dual OlympicThe Olympic Games are a major international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in...
Medal Winner in Women's Ice Hockey
- Ebenezer Locke is reputed to have fired the famous shot heard 'round the world, the first shot fired by an American at the Battle of Lexington
- Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon and Darwin Lee Judge were the last two U.S. servicemen killed in the Vietnam War. Both Marines died in a rocket attack on April 29, 1975, while providing security for the Defense Attache Office, at the Tân Sơn Nhứt Airport in Saigon...
, MarineThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
Corporal, last casualty in VietnamThe Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
- David Robinson (musician)
David Robinson is an American rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands including The Modern Lovers, DMZ and The Cars.He attended Woburn Memorial High School....
, American rock drummer. He has performed with many rock bands including The Modern LoversThe Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s.The original band, billed simply as "The Modern Lovers", existed from 1970–74 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David...
, DMZ, and The CarsThe Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s. The band consisted of singer and rhythm guitarist Ric Ocasek, singer and bassist Benjamin Orr, guitarist Elliot Easton, keyboardist Greg Hawkes and drummer David Robinson...
.
- Benjamin Thompson
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford , FRS was an Anglo-American physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics....
, Count Rumford, scientist and inventor
- Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle Reynolds Wheeler, , was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture art director....
, Academy AwardThe Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
-winning art-director (Gone with the WindGone with the Wind is a 1939 American drama romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name and directed by Victor Fleming...
, The King and IThe King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s...
)
- Philemon Wright
Philemon Wright was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightville, the first settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wrightville later became Hull, Quebec....
, founder of OttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada and a municipality within the Province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the southern banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the Provinces of Ontario and...
, Canada
Points of interest
- 1790 House
The 1790 House, also called the Joseph Bartlett House or the Bartlett-Wheeler House, is a historic house located at 827 Main Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
- Baldwin House
The Baldwin House, also known as the Loammi Baldwin Mansion, is a fine Colonial American mansion located at 2 Alfred Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. On October 7, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places....
- Benjamin Thompson House
Benjamin Thompson House, also known as the Count Rumford Birthplace, located at 90 Elm Street, in the North Woburn area of Woburn, Massachusetts, is the birthplace of scientist and inventor Benjamin Thompson , who became Count Rumford of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Sir Benjamin Thompson of the...
- Winn Memorial Library
The Woburn Public Library is often mistakenly called the Winn Memorial Library. The building was designed as a public library by American architect H. H. Richardson. It is located at 45 Pleasant Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, and is now a National Historic Landmark...
- Woburn Memorial High School
Woburn Memorial High School is a public high school located in Woburn, Massachusetts. Woburn High is home to the Tanners and Tannerettes.- History :*1852: The first Woburn High School opened above a store on Main Street...
Further reading
- Chronological History of Woburn.
- Ebenezer Locke Revolutionary War soldier from Woburn.
- 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts by Wall & Gray Map of Massachusetts. Map of Middlesex County
- History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1 (A-H), Volume 2 (L-W) compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879-1880. 572 and 505 pages. Woburn article by George M. Chamney in volume 2, pages 526-554.
- The History of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, by Samuel Sewall, Charles Chauncy Sewall, Samuel Thompson; published 1868, 657 pages.
- Old USGS Maps of Woburn.
External links