Bemis is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of

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, United States. It is bounded by Main Street to the north, the

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to the south, and the City of Waltham to the west. The neighborhood derives its name from

Seth Bemis Seth Bemis (January 23, 1775 - April 4, 1851) was an American entrepreneur, active along the Charles River in the early Industrial Revolution. It is claimed that he was the first to manufacture cotton duck cloth. He was also father to attorney G ...

(1775–1851), who ran mills on both sides of the river near Bridge Street, including the

Bemis Mill The Bemis Mill is a historic former industrial building at 1-3 Bridge Street, in the village of Nonantum, in Newton, Massachusetts. It is now a general office building called the Meredith Building.Boston Realty Advisers listing with picture/ref> ...

, which is located just across the Charles River at 1–3 Bridge Street, in

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, and is listed on the

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. Seth was the father of

George Bemis George Pickering Bemis (March 15, 1838 – December 11, 1916) worked for nearly two decades as private secretary to his wealthy cousin, George Francis Train. He also acted as a real estate, loan and collection agent, and was later elected to o ...

(October 13, 1816 – January 5, 1878), a successful lawyer and legal scholar. Bemis Park is located in this neighborhood.

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Neighborhoods in Massachusetts Populated places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Watertown, Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-geo-stub