Newburyport is a coastal city in
Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County is a County (United States), county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, making it the third-most populous county in the stat ...
, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the
2020 census.
A historic
seaport
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of
Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage, and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A
Coast Guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...
station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...
.
At the edge of the Newbury Marshes, delineating Newburyport to the south, an industrial park provides a wide range of jobs. Newburyport is on a major north-south highway,
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
. The outer circumferential highway of Boston,
Interstate 495, passes nearby in
Amesbury
Amesbury () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settle ...
. The Newburyport Turnpike (
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
) still traverses Newburyport on its way north. The
Newburyport/Rockport MBTA commuter rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over of track to 141 different stations, with 58 statio ...
from Boston's
North Station
North Station is a commuter rail and intercity rail terminal station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by four MBTA Commuter Rail lines – the Fitchburg Line, Haverhill Line, Lowell Line, and Newburyport/Rockport Line – and the Amtrak ...
terminates in Newburyport. The earlier
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022).
At the end of 1970, B ...
leading farther north was discontinued, but a portion of it has been converted into a recreation trail.
History
![Mary L](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Mary_L._Cushing.jpg)
On January 28, 1764, the
General Court of Massachusetts
The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...
passed "An act for erecting part of the town of Newbury into a new town by the name of Newburyport." The act begins:
Whereas the town of Newbury is very large, and the inhabitants of that part of it who dwell by the water-side there, as it is commonly called, are mostly merchants, traders and artificers, and the inhabitants of the other parts of the town are chiefly husbandmen; by means whereof many difficulties and disputes have arisen in managing their public affairs – Be it enacted ... That that part of the said town of Newbury ... be and hereby are constituted and made a separate and distinct town ....
The act was approved by Governor
Francis Bernard on February 4, 1764. The new town was the smallest in Massachusetts, covering an area of , and had a population of 2,800 living in 357 homes. There were three
shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
s, no bridges, and several
ferries
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water tax ...
, one of which at the foot of Greenleaf Lane, now State Street, carried the Portsmouth Flying Stage Coach, running between
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...
, and Boston.
The town prospered and became a city in 1851. Situated near the mouth of the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...
, it was once a fishing,
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befor ...
and shipping center, with an industry in silverware manufacture. In 1792, a bridge was built two miles above the town where the river contained an island. Merrimack Arms and Brown Manufacturing Company made Southerner
Derringer
A derringer is a small handgun that is neither a revolver nor a semi/ fully automatic pistol. It is not to be confused with mini-revolvers or pocket pistols, although some later derringers were manufactured with the pepperbox configuration. ...
pistols in their Newburyport factory from 1867 to 1873. The sea captains of old Newburyport (as elsewhere in Massachusetts) had participated vigorously in the
triangular trade
Triangular trade or triangle trade is trade between three ports or regions. Triangular trade usually evolves when a region has export commodities that are not required in the region from which its major imports come. It has been used to offset t ...
, importing
West Indian
A West Indian is a native or inhabitant of the West Indies (the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago). For more than 100 years the words ''West Indian'' specifically described natives of the West Indies, but by 1661 Europeans had begun to use it ...
molasses
Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...
and exporting
rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phili ...
made from it. The
distilleries
Distillation, or classical distillation, is the process of separating the components or substances from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation, usually inside an apparatus known as a still. Dry distillation is the heating ...
were located around Market Square near the
waterfront. Caldwell's Old Newburyport rum was manufactured locally until 1961.
Newburyport once had a fishing fleet that operated from
Georges Bank
Georges Bank (formerly known as St. Georges Bank) is a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada). It separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean.
Th ...
to the mouth of the Merrimack River. It was a center for
privateering
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...
during the Revolutionary War and
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
. Beginning about 1832, it added numerous ships to the
whaling
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution.
It was practiced as an organized industry ...
fleet. Later,
clipper
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "C ...
ships were built there. Today, the city gives little hint of its former maritime importance. Notably missing are the
docks, which are shown on earlier maps extending into the channel of the Merrimack River, and the shipyards, where the waterfront parking lot is currently located.
George Whitefield, the well-known and influential English preacher who helped inspire the
First Great Awakening
The First Great Awakening (sometimes Great Awakening) or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its thirteen North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. The revival movement permanently affecte ...
in America, arrived in Newburyport in September 1740. The revival that followed his labors, brought into existence Old South Church, where he was buried after his death in 1770.
The city's historical highlights include:
Historic events:
* First of many
clipper
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "C ...
ships built here
* First "Tea Party" rebellion to oppose British Tea Tax
* First state mint and treasury building
* Newburyport Superior Courthouse, the oldest continuously active courthouse in Massachusetts
The
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank on State Street was founded in 1854, and is one of the oldest banks in the United States still in operation.
Historic houses and museums:
* Cushing House Museum & Garden ()
* Newburyport Custom House Museum (1835), designed by
Robert Mills
Literary interests:
* Was referred to in the
H. P. Lovecraft story, "
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
''The Shadow over Innsmouth'' is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using
its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared ...
", as being located near
Innsmouth
Lovecraft Country is a term coined for the New England setting used by H. P. Lovecraft in many of his weird fiction stories, which combines real and fictitious locations. This setting has since been elaborated on by other writers working in the ...
. Lovecraft in fact based his depiction of Innsmouth largely on Newburyport.
* Subject of the most ambitious community study ever undertaken, the Yankee City project conducted by anthropologist
W. Lloyd Warner
William Lloyd Warner (October 26, 1898 – May 23, 1970) was a pioneering anthropologist and sociologist noted for applying the techniques of British functionalism to understanding American culture.
Background
William Lloyd Warner was born in ...
and his associates
Timeline
* 1635: Newbury incorporated.
* 1761: Belleville Congregational Church founded.
* 1764: Newburyport incorporated (formerly part of Newbury).
* 1772: Marine Society of Newburyport established.
* 1773
**
Isaiah Thomas opens "a printing house in King Street."
** ''Essex Journal'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1790: Population: 4,837.
* 1793: ''Impartial Herald'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1794
** ''Morning Star'' newspaper begins publication.
** Newburyport Woolen Manufacturing Co. established.
* 1795
** ''Political Gazette'' newspaper begins publication.
** Merrimack Bank incorporated.
* 1797: ''
Newburyport Herald
The ''Newburyport Herald'' (1797–1915) was a newspaper published in Newburyport, Massachusetts in the 19th century. It began in 1797 with the merger of two previous newspapers, William Barrett's ''Political Gazette'' and Angier March's ''I ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1799: Newburyport Marine Insurance Co. incorporated.
* 1801: ''American Intelligencer'' newspaper published.
* 1802: Merrimac Humane Society established.
* 1803
** ''Merrimack Gazette'' and ''New England Repertory'' newspapers begin publication.
** Newburyport Female Charitable Society organized.
** Merrimack Fire and Marine Insurance Co. incorporated.
* 1804: ''Political Calendar'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1805: ''Merrimack Magazine'' begins publication.
* 1807: ''Newburyport Gazette'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1808: ''Statesman'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1810
** Newburyport Mechanick Association and Newburyport Athenaeum incorporated.
** ''Independent Whig'' newspaper begins publication.
** Merrimack Bible Society organized.
* 1812: Washington Benevolent Society organized.
* 1818: Howard Benevolent Society instituted "for the relief of the sick and destitute."
* 1825: Newburyport Hosiery Co. established.
* 1829: Newburyport Lyceum organized.
* 1835
** Society for the Relief of Aged Females founded.
**
U.S. Custom House built.
* 1836
** Newburyport Linnean Society and Newburyport Steam Cotton Co. incorporated.
** Newburyport Silk Co. and Newburyport Ladies' Bethel Society established.
* 1837: Bartlet Steam Mills incorporated.
* 1840: Pleasant Street Christian Church organized.
* 1841: Essex North District Medical Society organized.
* 1842: James Steam Mills incorporated.
* 1844: Essex Steam Mills incorporated.
* 1845: Globe Steam Mills and Ocean Steam Mills incorporated.
* 1850
** Ladies' General Charitable Society instituted.
** Newburyport Gas Co. incorporated.
* 1851: June 18: Essex North Musical convention held.
* 1852: Merrimack Library Association organized.
* 1854
**
Newburyport Public Library founded.
** Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank incorporated.
* 1855: Newburyport Library Association organized.
* 1857: Mechanic Library Association incorporated.
* 1865: Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church organized.
* 1869: Merrimack Marine Railway Co. incorporated.
* 1874: Newburyport Mutual Benefit Association organized.
* 1877: Antiquarian and Historical Society of Old Newbury established.
* 1878: Newburyport Athenaeum organized.
* 1884: Newburyport YMCA incorporated.
* 1886: Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Men incorporated.
* 1887: Newburyport Electric Light & Power Co. incorporated.
* 1888: ''Daily News'' established.
* 1890
** YWCA of Newburyport incorporated.
** City Improvement society organized.
* 1896: Newburyport Choral Union organized.
* 1904: South End Reading Room Association formed.
* 1906: Newburyport Homeoepathic Hospital opens.
* 1917:
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport is a Greek Orthodox Church in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1917 by 60 Greek-American
Greek Americans ( el, Ελληνοαμερικανοί ''Ellinoamerikanoí'' ''Elli ...
founded.
* 1968: Newburyport Maritime Society established.
* 1971:
Market Square Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places.
* 1971-1979: Downtown undergoes major renewal and historic preservation effort.
* 1991: Actors Studio of Newburyport founded.
* 1994: Sister city relationship established with
Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
Bura is a town in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya.
Location
The town is located in Mwatate sub-county, approximately , north-west of Mwatate, where the county headquarters are located. This is about west of Voi, the largest town in the county. Thi ...
.
Historic preservation
Despite its former prosperity, in the 1950s and 1960s Newburyport's center fell into disrepair because of several factors, most notably
strip mall
A strip mall, strip center or strip plaza is a type of shopping center common in North America where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are typically developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. ...
s taking away from local business and increased use of the automobile. At this time, construction of major highways brought larger cities such as
Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
and
Lowell into shopping range. Consequently, by 1970 Newburyport's historic downtown section was scheduled to be razed prior to reconstruction with federal money. Ideas to rebuild the city's downtown were numerous, ranging from hotels and new stores to, ironically, a strip mall, with few buildings left for historical reasons. At the last moment, however, the city changed its mind and signed a federal grant that allowed it to keep most of its historic architecture. Renovation and restorations began during the early 1970s, and continued throughout most of the decade, initially along State Street, and culminating with creation of a
pedestrian mall
Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in whi ...
along Inn Street. Newburyport is often cited as an example by preservationists of how to maintain a city's architecture and heritage, while still having it remain functional and liveable.
Image:American Yacht Club House Newbury Port Mass c 1894.JPG, American Yacht Club House
Image:State Street from Market Square, Newburyport, MA.jpg, State Street . Except for the trolley, the store fronts, and the pavement, the street has not changed.
Image:Lord Timothy Dexter Place, Newburyport, MA.jpg, Dexter House , once home to eccentric "Lord" Timothy Dexter
Image:Frog Pond, Newburyport, MA.jpg, Frog Pond . High Street is visible in the background. The building in the center is the old court house.
Image:Joppa Landing, Newburyport, MA.jpg, Joppa Landing . The boats are fishing dories
A dory is a small, shallow-draft boat, about long. It is usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. It is easy to build because of its simple lines. For centuries, the dory has been used as a traditional fishin ...
. The houses remain but the landing and the boats are gone and the street has been improved.
Image:Newburyport City Hall.jpg, City Hall . The building looks about the same today. It was constructed 1850–1851. The corner of Brown Square is visible across the street. The view is from where the Post Office now stands.
Image:View of Brown Square, Newburyport, MA.jpg, Brown Square in 1913, viewed from before the City Hall. The statue is that of "Garrison the Liberator". The houses and church still stand but the street has been paved and more modern buildings inserted.
Geography
![Hunter in the Meadows of Old Newburyport Massachusetts](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Hunter_in_the_Meadows_of_Old_Newburyport_Massachusetts.jpeg)
Newburyport is located at (42.812391, −70.877440).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (20.77%) is water.
The city is part of Massachusetts'
North Shore; Newburyport was laid out on the elevated south bank of the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Mas ...
between the river and
Newbury marshes. The shipyards, now boatyards (and still vigorously active), extended along the bank at the edge of the river. They were connected by Merrimac Street, which ends upriver where the bank merges into bluffs covered with pine forest. Colonial residences extend up the bank from Merrimac Street to High Street running parallel to it near the top of the ridge. The homes of the seafaring entrepreneurs line High Street. Many feature
widow's walk
A widow's walk, also known as a widow's watch or roofwalk, is a railed rooftop platform often having an inner cupola/turret frequently found on 19th-century North American coastal houses. The name is said to come from the wives of mariners, who ...
s, structures on the roof where the residents could watch for the return of sailing vessels. Nearly every home maintains a splendid flower garden, most dating to colonial times. Various cross streets, such as State Street, Green Street and Market Street, connect Merrimac Street and High Street. The top of the ridge proved an ideal location for later institutions, such as
Newburyport High School
Newburyport High School (NHS) is a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of ...
and nearby Anna Jaques Hospital. The ridge drops more sharply to the marsh on the other side. Along its margin a third parallel street developed, Low Street.
The river bank gradually descends to marshes at Joppa Flats beyond downtown Newburyport. The Plum Island Turnpike was pushed out over the marsh on a causeway to a narrow part of the Plum Island River just to the south of where it connects to the mouth of the Merrimack. A
drawbridge
A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word ''drawbridge'' commonly refers to all types of moveable ...
was built there, the only access to the island by road. On the Newburyport side a small airport,
Plum Island Airport
Plum Island Airport, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a privately owned, public-use airport owned by Historic New England and operated by Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., a non-profit corporation. It has two runways, ave ...
, was built at the edge of the marsh. The portion of Plum Island that is in the city has no direct access to the rest of the city; similarly, there is no access between the mainland and Woodbridge Island or Seal Island, west of Plum Island (the latter being shared between Newburyport and Newbury). Several parks and beaches dot the city, including Plum Island Point Beach, Simmons Beach, Joppa Park, Waterfront Park, Woodman Park, Cashman Park, Moseley Pines Park and Atkinson Common and March's Hill Park. Newburyport Forest is located in the southwest corner of the city, and
Maudslay State Park
Maudslay State Park is a Massachusetts state park located in Newburyport. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is available (by permit) for weddings and other programs.
Description
Maudslay State Park is a ...
lies along the northwest part of the city, along the banks of the Merrimack.
Newburyport is located north-northeast of Boston, east-northeast of
Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
, and south-southeast of
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...
. Situated south of the
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
border, the city is bordered by the
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America. It is bounded by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and by Cape Sable Island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast ...
(Atlantic Ocean) to the east,
Newbury to the south and southeast,
West Newbury
West Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Situated on the Merrimack River, its population was 4,500 at the 2020 census.
History
Originally inhabited by Agawam or Naumkeag peoples, West Newbury was settled by Eng ...
to the west and southwest,
Amesbury
Amesbury () is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It is known for the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge which is within the parish. The town is claimed to be the oldest occupied settlement in Great Britain, having been first settle ...
to the north and northwest, and
Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
to the northeast.
Neighborhoods
Joppa:
Joppa is bordered by
Newbury to the southeast, the South End to the southwest, and Downtown to the Northwest. This is the closest neighborhood to
Plum Island Airport
Plum Island Airport, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a privately owned, public-use airport owned by Historic New England and operated by Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., a non-profit corporation. It has two runways, ave ...
located in Newbury.
South End:
The South End is bordered by
Newbury to the south, Joppa to the northeast, and Downtown to the northwest. The border between the South End and Joppa is just behind Hancock Street, Chestnut Street, and, Part of Prospect Street.
Climate
Demographics
As of the census
of 2010, there were 17,416 people, 8,264 households, and 4,428 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,086.2 people per square mile (792.0/km
2). There were 7,897 housing units at an average density of 942.0 per square mile (363.8/km
2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.2%
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...
, 3.6%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
, 0.1%
Native American, 0.61%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...
, 0.16% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 1.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
people of any race were 2.7% of the population. The top five ethnic groups are: (United States 2010 Census quickfacts)
* Irish – 25%
* English – 16%
* Italian – 11%
* French (except Basque) – 7%
* German – 6%
There were 7,519 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. Of all households 33.1% were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $78,557, and the median income for a family was $103,306. Males had a median income of $51,831 versus $37,853 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,187. About 2.8% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Upon adopting a new charter in 2011 which took effect in 2013, Newburyport has been run by a mayor with a four-year term and an eleven-member City Council (prior to that, the mayor's term lasted for two years). During the mid-twentieth century, Newburyport enjoyed a typical "small community" approach, conducted, most notably, by city mayor and activist Ed Molin, who died in 2005. The current mayor of Newburyport is Sean Reardon, and the next election year for mayor is 2025.
Newburyport is part of the
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district
Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district in the United States is one of 40 legislative districts of the Massachusetts Senate. It covers 23.0% of Essex county population. Democrat Diana DiZoglio of Methuen has represented the district since 2019 ...
.
Transportation
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
passes through the western side of town, with one exit at
Route 113. Route 113 itself has its eastern terminus at
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
and
Massachusetts Route 1A
Route 1A is a north–south state highway in Massachusetts. It is an alternate route to U.S. 1 with three signed sections and two unsigned sections where the highway is concurrent with its parent. Due to the reconfiguration of tunnel intercha ...
, with Route 1A continuing along the same right of way as 113 towards Newbury. Route 1 and 1A cross the river along the Newburyport Turnpike Bridge; it had originally followed State Street and ended at Merrimac and Water streets before crossing the river via ferry to Salisbury. The Turnpike Bridge is the easternmost crossing of the Merrimack; upstream the river is crossed by the Newburyport Railroad Bridge (just west of the Turnpike Bridge), the
Chain Bridge
A chain bridge is a historic form of suspension bridge for which chains or eyebars were used instead of wire ropes to carry the bridge deck. A famous example is the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest.
Construction types are, as for other suspens ...
, one of the oldest bridges along the river, and the Whittier Memorial Bridge, which brings Interstate 95 to Amesbury.
The
Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority
The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, United States, charged with providing public transportation to an area consisting of the cities and towns of Amesbury, Andover, Boxfo ...
provides regular bus service between the city and Haverhill, which includes access to the commuter rail station in Newburyport. The bus costs $1.25 for adults paying cash and $1 for adults paying with
CharlieCard
The CharlieCard is a contactless smart card used for fare payment for transportation in the Boston area. It is the primary payment method for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and several regional public transport systems in ...
. C&J and Coach Company, privately operated coach carriers, operate commuter bus services between Newburyport and Boston.
Newburyport
Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mo ...
is the northern terminus of the
Newburyport/Rockport Line
The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore. The first leg, operating via the Eastern Rou ...
of the
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over of track to 141 different stations, with 58 statio ...
system, providing access through several North Shore cities to Boston's
North Station
North Station is a commuter rail and intercity rail terminal station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by four MBTA Commuter Rail lines – the Fitchburg Line, Haverhill Line, Lowell Line, and Newburyport/Rockport Line – and the Amtrak ...
.
Plum Island Airport
Plum Island Airport, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a privately owned, public-use airport owned by Historic New England and operated by Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., a non-profit corporation. It has two runways, ave ...
is a privately owned
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
airport located within the city limits. It is open to the public and managed by Plum Island Aerodrome, Inc., a not-for-profit organization. The nearest scheduled commercial air service can be found at Boston's
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport , also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially ...
, Worcester's
Worcester Regional Airport
Worcester Regional Airport is three miles (5 km) west of Worcester, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The main property lies within municipalities of Worcester and Leicester, with supporting facilities in Paxton. Once ow ...
, Portsmouth's Pease International Tradeport or Manchester's
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
Education
The current site of Newburyport High School was purchased from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
early in the 20th century. Newburyport High School is
one of the oldest public high schools in the United States.
Newburyport is served by several public schools, belonging to the Newburyport School District, and several private schools.
* Francis T. Bresnahan Lower Elementary School: pre-kindergarten to grade 3
* Edward G. Molin Upper Elementary School: grades 4 and 5
* Rupert A. Nock Middle School: grades 6 to 8
*
Newburyport High School
Newburyport High School (NHS) is a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of ...
: grades 9 to 12
* River Valley Charter School: grades kindergarten to 8
* Immaculate Conception Catholic School: grades pre-kindergarten to 8
* Newburyport Montessori School: pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
On Monday, November 4, 2019, the Newburyport School Committee unanimously (with one member absent) voted to implement a
Start School Later policy, the first of the
Cape Ann League
The Cape Ann League (CAL) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league is based mainly on or around Cape Ann, a small cape on the North Shore of Massachusetts
Member s ...
to do so.
The times will be:
* Francis T. Bresnahan Lower Elementary School: pre-kindergarten to grade 3; 8:20–2:50
* Edward G. Molin Upper Elementary School: grades 4 and 5; and Rupert A. Nock Middle School: grades 6 to 8; 7:45–2:15
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Newburyport High School
Newburyport High School (NHS) is a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of ...
: grades 9 to 12; 8:15–2:45
Newburyport is served by the
Newburyport Public Library, part of the
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium.
Newburyport High School
Newburyport High School (NHS) is a public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States and is part of the Newburyport Public School System. It was established in 1831 and is one of ...
competes in the
Cape Ann League
The Cape Ann League (CAL) is a high school athletic conference in District A of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The league is based mainly on or around Cape Ann, a small cape on the North Shore of Massachusetts
Member s ...
, an athletic conference in District A of the
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is an organization that sponsors activities in thirty-three sports, comprising 374 public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The MIAA is a member of the Nat ...
. The athletics program offers a variety of sports for girls and boys during the fall, winter, and spring seasons. The school colors are
Crimson
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It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, ''Kermes vermilio'', but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colo ...
and
Old Gold
Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow, generally on the darker side of this range.
The first recorded use of ''old gold'' as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact ...
and the mascot is a
Clipper Ship
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century Merchant ship, merchant Sailing ship, sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had ...
.
Activities
Newburyport makes activities available for its residents, including a year-round ice skating rink and a beautiful waterfront and boardwalk. Many Newburyport residents love boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports. The city's picturesque downtown shopping district also makes it a great location to enjoy boutique shopping. The city sponsors several youth sports leagues, including baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and hockey. The city's youth services program also provides classes, campouts, and activities in robotics, music, rock climbing, chess, fencing, sewing, dance, skateboarding, judo, academics, cooking, yoga, cheerleading, art, fashion design, photography, biking, and frisbee.
Annual events
Yankee Homecoming
Yankee Homecoming, run not by the city, but by the non-profit Yankee Homecoming, Inc., is the annual festival celebrating the natives coming home to Newburyport. The event was initiated in 1957 by native Newburyporter George Cashman, who sought to stimulate the economy and lift the spirit of the citizens.
It lasts one week. The first Sunday of the festival, known as "Olde Fashioned Sunday", is celebrated at the Bartlet Mall in Newburyport, and features many activities, including an art show, an appearance by the city's oldest
fire engine
A fire engine (also known in some places as a fire truck or fire lorry) is a road vehicle (usually a truck) that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an i ...
, the "Neptune #8", and the participation of many local businesses. There is also an antique car parade. Each Yankee Homecoming features a grand marshal and numerous street vendors.
The festival includes eight days and over 200 events. There are concerts every night at Market Landing Park. Other popular events include the Newburyport Lions' and 5-kilometer road races, which run through the city's downtown streets and neighborhoods. There is also a 45-minute
fireworks
Fireworks are a class of Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a l ...
show on Saturday night, which is followed the concluding Sunday by the famous Yankee Homecoming parade.
First held in 1958, Newburyport's "Yankee Homecoming" is the second-oldest homecoming festival in the United States. Many charities raise their funds during this time.
Waterfront Concert Series
This was held Friday evenings in Waterfront Park in downtown Newburyport, these free concerts were intended for all ages. The concerts were presented by the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and the Waterfront Trust and were sponsored by a local insurance agency, Arthur S Page Insurance.
Newburyport Literary Festival
Held during the last weekend of April, the Newburyport Literary Festival was started in 2006 as a new effort by the city to increase interest in reading and literary arts. Many local authors are invited to sign and chat about their books, and schoolchildren create projects to show to an author who visits their school. Among the authors who regularly visit are
Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Early life and education
Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) an ...
,
Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen (born Terry Tom; June 12, 1953) is the pseudonym of Terry Gerritsen, an American novelist and retired general physician.
Early life
Tess Gerritsen is the child of a Chinese immigrant and a Chinese-American seafood chef. While grow ...
and
Rhina Espaillat
Rhina Polonia Espaillat (born January 20, 1932, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a bilingual Dominican-American poet and translator who is affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. She has published ele ...
.
Points of interest
Over the years, the town has cultivated a significant tourist population. The quaint downtown shopping center includes businesses that appeal to all ages. Local businesses and restaurants surround Market Square and along State Street. During festivals throughout the year, visitors are invited to enjoy concerts, food, and entertainment. An old mill building on Liberty Street is home to other small businesses and a local farmers' market during both the summer and winter seasons. The historic area has a charming feel and upbeat atmosphere.
High Street is a remarkable street of fine old Federal-style houses, linking the Atkinson Common (1893–1894) with the Bartlett Mall, site of the
Charles Bulfinch
Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice.Baltzell, Edward Digby. ''Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia''. Tra ...
-designed ''Essex County Superior Courthouse'' (1805). Laid out in 1801, the Bartlett Mall was redesigned in the 1880s by noted Boston landscape architect
Charles Eliot, with later improvements by
Arthur Shurcliff Arthur Asahel Shurcliff (1870–1957) was a noted American landscape architect. Born Arthur Asahel Shurtleff, he changed his last name in 1930 in order, he said, to conform to the "ancient spelling of the family name". After over 30 years of success ...
.
First Presbyterian Church dates from 1756. The clock tower bell was cast by
Paul Revere
Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, Sons of Liberty member, and Patriot and Founding Father. He is best known for his midnight ride to ale ...
. One of the most famous individuals in 18th-century America, evangelist
George Whitefield
George Whitefield (; 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.
Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke College at th ...
, before dying in Newburyport in 1770, asked that his remains be buried under the pulpit of the "Old South" church, and they are there to this day.
Some other points of interest are the city's historic waterfront, Atwood Park located in the south end of Newburyport, Market Square & Inn Street, Cashman Park, and
Brown Square, graced with a statue to "
Garrison the Liberator", before the City Hall. The recently restored City Hall itself is a fine old building featuring in the first floor corridor a portrait gallery of some of those who have fallen in service of their country. Others are listed on the central monument in Atkinson Common.
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Chain Bridge
A chain bridge is a historic form of suspension bridge for which chains or eyebars were used instead of wire ropes to carry the bridge deck. A famous example is the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest.
Construction types are, as for other suspens ...
*
Cushing House Museum & Garden
* Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
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Maudslay State Park
Maudslay State Park is a Massachusetts state park located in Newburyport. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is available (by permit) for weddings and other programs.
Description
Maudslay State Park is a ...
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Newburyport Brewing Company
Newburyport Brewing Company is a brewery in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
History
Newburyport Brewing Company was founded in 2012 by recently arrived area residents Chris Webb and Bill Fisher along with Brewmaster Mike Robinson. The brewery is h ...
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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing the majority of Plum Island in northeastern Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 miles southeast of Newburyport. It was established in 1942 primarily to provide feeding, rest ...
In popular culture
Newburyport was the inspiration for the city of
Innsmouth
Lovecraft Country is a term coined for the New England setting used by H. P. Lovecraft in many of his weird fiction stories, which combines real and fictitious locations. This setting has since been elaborated on by other writers working in the ...
, the setting of the
H. P. Lovecraft story ''
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
''The Shadow over Innsmouth'' is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using
its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared ...
'', part of the
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth
August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an ...
. The narrative also cameos the actual Newburyport in the first chapter. It is where the protagonist sets out from on his journey to Innsmouth.
It was also mentioned in Stephen King's, "Doctor Sleep," when it explains Dan's drinking. Also, the 2019
Goldsmiths Prize
The Goldsmiths Prize is a British literary award, founded in 2013 by Goldsmiths, University of London, in association with the ''New Statesman.'' It is awarded annually to a piece of fiction that "breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of ...
winner, "
Ducks, Newburyport
''Ducks, Newburyport'' is a 2019 novel by British author Lucy Ellmann. The novel is written in the stream of consciousness narrative style, and consists of a single long sentence, with brief clauses that start with the phrase "the fact that" more ...
", featured the city.
Notable people
![Firstreligioussocietynbpt](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Firstreligioussocietynbpt.jpg)
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States S ...
(1767–1848), U.S. president, resided in Newburyport 1787–1788
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Charlotte Johnson Baker (1855–1937), physician
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Nikole Beckwith
Nikole Beckwith is an American director, screenwriter, and playwright. She has also performed live with a handful of bands and sings on Tiger Saw's 2005 record ''Sing!'' and Sam Rosen's 2006 release "The Look South".
Early life
Beckwith grew-up i ...
(born 1980), Newburyport-born writer and filmmaker
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Kate Bolick
Kate Bolick (born 1972) is the author of New York Times bestseller ''Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own''. She is also a contributing editor for ''The Atlantic,'' and host of "Touchstones at The Mount," an annual literary interview series at Edi ...
(born 1972), Newburyport-born and raised author and essayist
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John Parker Boyd
John Parker Boyd (December 21, 1764 – October 4, 1830) was an officer in the United States Army at various periods from 1786 to the end of the War of 1812. He attained the rank of brigadier general and commanded during the American defeat at th ...
(1764–1830), U.S. Army Brigadier General in the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
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John Bromfield, Jr.
John Bromfield Jr. (11 April 1779 – 9 December 1849) was a Boston merchant and benefactor of the Boston Athenæum.
Biography
John Bromfield Jr. was the second son and fourth child of John Bromfield Sr. and Ann Roberts. He was home schooled by ...
(1779–1849), merchant
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John H. Couch (1811–1870), sea captain, pioneer and a founder of
Portland, Oregon
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Osmond Richard Cummings
Osmond Richard Cummings (May 17, 1923 – January 15, 2013) was an American author and historian. He published several histories of railroad systems in New England.
Life and career
Cummings was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the son of Or ...
(1923–2013), author and historian
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Caleb Cushing
Caleb Cushing (January 17, 1800 – January 2, 1879) was an American Democratic politician and diplomat who served as a Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce. He was an eager proponent of territoria ...
(1800–1879), diplomat and politician
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Timothy Dexter (1748–1806), businessman noted for his writing and eccentricity
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Andre Dubus III
Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Early life and education
Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) an ...
(born 1959), novelist
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William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison (December , 1805 – May 24, 1879) was a prominent American Christian, abolitionist, journalist, suffragist, and social reformer. He is best known for his widely read antislavery newspaper '' The Liberator'', which he found ...
(1805–1879), abolitionist
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Edmund Pike Graves
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(1891–1919), aviator who served as a fighter pilot during
WWI
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and the
Polish-Soviet War
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Áine Greaney
Áine Greaney (born c. 1962), is a writer and editor from Ireland, based in Boston.
Biography
Áine Greaney was raised on a farm in County Mayo. She became a primary school teacher but in 1986 she gave that up and moved to the United Sta ...
(born ), writer and editor
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Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Washington Greely (March 27, 1844 – October 20, 1935) was a United States Army officer and polar explorer. He attained the rank of Major general (United States), major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
A native o ...
(1844–1935), polar explorer
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Edwin A. Grosvenor
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(1845–1936), author and professor of history
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Laura Coombs Hills
Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952) was an American artist and illustrator who specialized in watercolor and pastel still life paintings, especially of flowers, and miniature portrait paintings on ivory. She became the first miniature painter elected ...
(1859–1952), painter
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Judith Hoag (born 1968) actress
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Lucy Hooper
Lucy Hooper (February 4, 1816 – August 1, 1841) was a 19th-century American writer known for her poetry and newspaper accounts. Her interests included botany and poetry. Though she died of consumption at the age of 25, she is remembered for wri ...
(1816–1841), poet
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Charles Tillinghast James
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(1805–1862), mechanical engineer, designer, senator
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Benjamin H. Jellison (1845–1904), Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War
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Joe Keery
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(born 1992), actor
* Rufus King (1755–1827), diplomat and politician
* Thomas B. Lawson (1807–1888), artist
* Francis Cabot Lowell (businessman), Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817), manufacturer
* John Lowell (1743–1802), congressman and federal judge
* George Lunt (1803–1885), editor, lawyer, author, politician
* John P. Marquand (1893–1960), author
* Donald McKay (1810–1880), shipbuilder
* Jonathan Meath (born 1955), television producer
* Johnny Messner (actor), Johnny Messner (born 1970), actor
* Robert S. Mulliken (1896–1986), recipient of 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
* Theophilus Parsons (1750–1813), jurist
* James Parton (1822–1891), biographer
* Edmund Pearson (1880–1937), librarian and true crime writer
* Jacob Perkins (1766–1849), early American inventor
* Timothy Pilsbury (1789–1858), congressman from Texas
* Harriet Prescott Spofford (1835–1921), writer
* Charles A. Spring (1800–1891), influential Presbyterian leader in Iowa and Illinois
* Gardiner Spring, Rev. Gardiner Spring (1785–1873), author of the Gardiner Spring Resolutions, which gained Abraham Lincoln the support of the Presbyterian Church
* Samuel Spring, Rev. Samuel Spring (1746–1819), religious leader, chaplain in Benedict Arnold's army
* Clara F. Stevens (1855–1934), English professor at Mount Holyoke College
* Matthew Thornton (1714–1803), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence
* William S. Tilton (1828–1889), Civil War brigade commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
* Peter Tolan (born 1958), television/film producer and writer
* Charles Henry Turner (painter), Charles Turner (1848–1908), painter, born in Newburyport
* William Gordon Welchman (1906–1985) English Mathematician, University Professor, Second World War codebreaker at Bletchley Park, United Kingdom
* William Wheelwright (1798–1873), sea captain, US consul in Chile, steamship and railroad promoter in South America
* Lothrop Withington (1856-1915), genealogist, historian, and book editor who was killed in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania
* Martha Wright (actress), Martha Wright (1923–2016), singer and Broadway actress
See also
* The Daily News of Newburyport
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Newburyport Public Library
* List of newspapers in Massachusetts in the 18th century: Newburyport
References
Bibliography
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* Newburyport: Stephen H. Fowle, 1874
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* Two volumes, 957 and 1173 pages. Newburyport is in Volume II; however, there are scattered facts throughout. The first half of Volume I is downloadable from Google Books. Republished (1992) by Higginson Book Company, . In that edition, Hurd is called an editor.
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; Published in 20th century
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* Two volumes. Reprints and facsimiles exist.
* Oliver B. Merrill. North End Papers, 1618–1880, Newburyport, Massachusetts. ''Newburyport Daily News'', 1906–1908.
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v.2
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* Fanny Louise Walton. Historic nuggets of Newburyport. Newburyport, Mass.: Newburyport Press, 1958
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