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The Wanderer (Massachusetts Newspaper)
''The Wanderer'' is a weekly newspaper that serves the "Tri-town area "of Marion, Massachusetts, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Mattapoisett is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,508 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the village of Mattapoisett Center, please see the article Mattapoisett Center, Ma ..., and Rochester, Massachusetts in southeastern Massachusetts. ''The Wanderer'' is published by Wanderer Com Inc., at 55 County Road in Mattapoisett. History The Wanderer was first published in 1992 It was named after ''Wanderer'' (1879), the last whaling ship built in Mattapoisett.Jim Bernhard. ''Porcupine, Picayune, and Post: How Newspapers Get Their Names.'' 2007. References External links Official site Newspapers published in Massachusetts Publications established in 1992 1992 establishments in Massachusetts Weekly newspapers published in the United States {{massachusetts-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion, Massachusetts
Marion is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,347 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the village of Marion Center, please see the article Marion Center, Massachusetts. History Marion was first settled in 1679 as "Sippican", a district of Rochester, Massachusetts. The name, which also lends itself to the river which passes through the north of town and the harbor at the heart of town, was the Wampanoag name for the local tribe. The town was mostly known for its many local sea captains and sailors whose homes were in town, although there were also some small shipbuilding operations on the harbor as well. By the late 1840s, however, tensions between the village of Mattapoisett and the town led to a battle which sought to redraw the town lines and effectively take over Sippican Village. This caused the villagers to form a committee, which went to Boston to petition for incorporation as its own town. Thus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
