Timeline of Haverhill, Massachusetts
The following is a timeline of the history of Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
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17th-18th centuries
- 1640 - European settlers arrive.[1]
- 1645
- 1679 - Town becomes part of Essex County.[3]
- 1697 - Hannah Duston captured during King William's War.
- 1708 - Town raided during Queen Anne's War.[1]
- 1735 - Diphtheria epidemic.
- 1789 - George Washington visits town.
- 1790 - Population: 2,408.
- 1796 - Haverhill Social Library organized.[4]
19th century
- 1803 - Bradford Academy founded.
- 1812 - Haverhill Musical Society organized.[5]
- 1814 - Merrimack Bank incorporated.[6]
- 1818 - Haverhill and Boston Stage Coach in operation.
- 1821 - Haverhill Gazette begins publication.
- 1826 - Influenza outbreak.
- 1835 - Farrington & Chace shoe manufactory in business.[6]
- 1837 - Andover and Haverhill Railroad begins operating.
- 1840 - Population: 4,336.[7]
- 1850 - Population: 5,877.
- 1851 - Macy's dry good shop in business.
- 1852 - Haverhill Athenaeum established.[4]
- 1853 - Smiley & Sons machinery dealer in business.[6]
- 1859 - Haverhill Library Association established.[4]
- 1868
- Primrose Street Schoolhouse built.
- Herman F. Morse & Co. picture store in business.[6]
- 1869 - Morse & Son's Circulating Library in business.[4]
- 1870 - City of Haverhill incorporated.
- 1871 - Haverhill Hat Company incorporated.[8]
- 1873 - Fire.[1]
- 1875 - Winnekenni Castle (residence) built.
- 1877 - Jennings & Spaulding and E.H. Emerson & Co. shoe manufactories in business.[6]
- 1878 - Haverhill Furniture Exchange in business.[6]
- 1880 - Population: 18,472.[1]
- 1882 - February - Fire.[1]
- 1883 - Merrimac Bridge constructed.[9]
- 1885
- 1889
- City Hall rebuilt.[8]
- Intervale Factory built.
- 1895 - Peabody School built.
- 1897 - Town of Bradford becomes part of Haverhill.
- 1898
- John C. Chase (socialist) becomes mayor.
- Haverhill Historical Society incorporated.[11][12]
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 37,175.[1]
- 1901 - St. Michael the Archangel Parish founded.
- 1906 - Board of Trade Building constructed.
- 1916 - Rotary Club established.[13]
- 1947 - WHAV radio begins broadcasting.
- 1961 - Northern Essex Community College opens.
- 1972 - Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School established.
- 1988 - Haverhill Community Television incorporated.[14]
- 1989 - Mason & Hamlin piano manufactory relocates to Haverhill.
- 1997 - John F. Tierney becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district.
- 1998 - Pentucket Lake School Opens
21st century
- 2003
- 2007 - Niki Tsongas becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
- 2008
- Spotlight Playhouse founded.[17][18]
- Zion Bible College relocates to Haverhill.
- 2010 - Population: 60,879.
See also
- Other cities in Massachusetts
- Timeline of Boston
- Timeline of Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Gloucester, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lowell, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts
- Timeline of New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Salem, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Somerville, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Waltham, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ Frank A. Gilmore (1895), Historical Sketch of First Parish, Haverhill, Mass, Haverhill, Mass: C.C. Morse & Son, printers, OCLC 15062015
- ↑ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Massachusetts: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ Bridgman 1879.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Industries 1886.
- ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- 1 2 Board of Trade 1889.
- ↑ "Merrimac Bridge, Spanning Merrimac River on Bridge Street, Haverhill, Essex County, MA". Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress). Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Outing (magazine)". Aug 1885.
- ↑ "List of Historical Societies in Massachusetts". Old-Time New England. July 1921.
- ↑ Works Progress Administration (1939). Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in Massachusetts (Preliminary ed.). Boston: Historical Records Survey – via Hathi Trust.
- ↑ "History". Rotary Club of Haverhill. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "City of Haverhill Official Website". Archived from the original on March 2003 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ↑ "History". Haverhill: Spotlight Playhouse. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Member Directory". Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- Jeremiah Spofford (1860), "Haverhill", Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of Massachusetts (2nd ed.), Haverhill: E.G. Frothingham
- George Wingate Chase (1861), History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill: Pub. by the author, OCLC 11267735
- "Haverhill Business Directory". Merrimack River Directory, for 1872 & 1873. Boston: Greenough, Jones. 1872.
- Elias Nason (1874), "Haverhill", Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, Boston: B.B. Russell, OCLC 1728892
- Haverhill: Foundation Facts, Haverhill, Mass: Bridgman & Gay, 1879, OCLC 7188408
- Benjamin L. Mirick (1882), History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill: A. W. Thayer, OCLC 6697842
- "City of Haverhill", Industries of Massachusetts, New York: International Pub. Co., 1886, OCLC 19803267
- Haverhill, Massachusetts: an Industrial and Commercial Center, Haverhill, Mass: Board of Trade, 1889, OCLC 11378334
- Published in the 20th century
- Haverhill and Groveland Directory. Boston. 1902.
- Haverhill (Mass.). Board of Trade. (1905), History of the City of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill, OCLC 5042345
- Charles A. Flagg (1907). "Essex County: Haverhill". Guide to Massachusetts Local History. Salem, Mass.: Salem Press.
- "Haverhill", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- "Haverhill, Mass.", Automobile Blue Book, Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co., 1917, OCLC 7442840
- Charles A. Richmond (1922), Haverhill Strangers' Directory, Haverhill, Mass: Telegram Press
- Federal Writers' Project (1937), "Haverhill", Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, American Guide Series, Boston: Houghton Mifflin
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Images
View of Haverhill, 1850
Map of Haverhill, 1876
City Hall, built 1889
Teddy Roosevelt addressing crowd in Haverhill, 1902
Aerial view of Haverhill, 2008
Coordinates: 42°47′00″N 71°05′00″W / 42.783333°N 71.083333°W
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