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The Weymouth Historical Commission unanimously voted to declare 864-884 Broad St. as a “preferably preserved significant building,” meaning no demolition permit can be issued for six months.
Wessagusset Colony (sometimes called the Weston Colony or Weymouth Colony) was a short-lived English trading colony in New England located in Weymouth, Massachusetts.It was settled in August 1622 by between 50 and 60 colonists who were ill-prepared for colonial life.
Heritage Park has hosted a lot of Weymouth history Hedlund said the park is at the geographic center of town and is the site of many historical events, such as the first town meeting.
After Naval Air Station South Weymouth closed in 1997, the Patriot Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviation created a historical society to establish a museum. [1] That year the group dedicated the Shea Memorial Grove, named after Lieutenant Commander John J. Shea, consisting of a park with a Douglas A-4B Skyhawk mounted on a pedestal. [2]
On June 13, 1670, Saunders, then a Province of Maine planter situated in Cape Porpoise, had grown increasingly ill, compelling him to write a will.His wife inherited his "house and lands for life," and his son, John, inherited 1,000 acres "eight or nine miles above Cape Porpus River Falls.”
The Weymouth Historical Commission and Weymouth Public Libraries will hold a Weymouth history lecture series this fall.
North Weymouth is considered anything north of the intersection of Church Street, North Street and Green Street. Some of the sites around North Weymouth are Great Esker Park, George Lane Beach, Webb State Park, the Wessagusset Yacht Club, Boston skyline views, and the Abigail Adams Historical Society. Historically North Weymouth was a blue ...
The Weymouth Meeting House Historic District encompasses one of the oldest sections of Weymouth, Massachusetts.This area, centered on a cluster of properties near Church, East, Green, North, and Norton Streets, includes the city's oldest cemetery (the North Cemetery, established c. 1636), the site of its first meeting house, the 1833 church of its first congregation, the birthplace of ...