Timeline of Haverhill, Massachusetts
The following is a timeline of the history of Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
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.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- 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.
- 1890 - John C. Tilton Elementary School was 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]
- 1900 - Population: 37,175.[1]
20th century
- 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
- Haverhill history
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Timelines of other municipalities in Essex County, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Lawrence, Lynn, Newburyport, Salem
References
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b c d Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Bridgman 1879.
- ^ a b c d e f g Industries 1886.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ a b 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)". August 1885.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "City of Haverhill Official Website". Archived from the original on March 2003 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ "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.
Bibliography
- Published in the 19th century
- Jeremiah Spofford (1860), "Haverhill", Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of Massachusetts (2nd ed.), Haverhill: E.G. Frothingham
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - Elias Nason (1874), "Haverhill", Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, Boston: B.B. Russell, OCLC 1728892
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Haverhill (Mass.). Board of Trade. (1905), History of the City of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Haverhill, OCLC 5042345
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Charles A. Flagg (1907). "Essex County: Haverhill". Guide to Massachusetts Local History. Salem, Mass.: Salem Press.
{{cite book}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help) - "Haverhill", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|chapterurl=|chapterurl=ignored (|chapter-url=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "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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External links
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- Materials related to Haverhill, Mass., various dates (via Digital Commonwealth)
- Haverhill Public Library. Local History.
- Haverhill Matters news co-op expected to launch in 2014 [2]
- Items related to Haverhill, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
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Aerial view of Haverhill, 2008
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