Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately from

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. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 after the

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. In 1914, the Town of Revere was incorporated as a city. As of the

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, the city has a population of 62,186 inhabitants.

Geography

Revere borders the towns of Winthrop and

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, and the Boston neighborhood of

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to the south, Everett and Malden to the west, Saugus and Lynn to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (40.98%) is water.

Neighborhoods and districts

Revere is home to several distinct neighborhoods and districts: Beachmont: Beachmont is Revere's most easterly neighborhood, situated between Revere Beach Boulevard and

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. It is home to a diverse ethnic population and a mixture of single and multi-family homes, apartments, and local businesses. Broadway: Broadway is Revere's central civic, commercial, and travel artery. It is home to a variety of small businesses, residences, and public buildings like Revere City Hall. It is accessible from all sides of the city and is a popular route for those traveling to neighboring municipalities like Saugus, Lynn, and

. Oak Island: Oak Island is located near the Point of Pines and the end of Revere Beach. It is primarily home to single and multi-family homes and neighbors Revere's marsh and wetlands. Point of Pines: Point of Pines is located at the end of Revere Beach and is primarily home to single and multi-family homes. Residents of the Point of Pines neighborhood have access to their own private portion of

Revere Beach Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, located about north of downtown Boston. The beach is over long. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area, and in ...

. Revere Beach Boulevard: Revere Beach Boulevard runs directly along

. It is home to a mixture of apartment complexes, restaurants, and single-family homes. New development along the beach has also brought the rise of luxury apartments and fine-dining restaurants to the district. Revere Street: Connecting Broadway to Revere Beach, Revere Street is a main travel artery for those commuting across both sides of the city. It is home to a number of local businesses restaurants, barbershops, and convenience stores. Shirley Avenue: The Shirley Avenue neighborhood has a long history of welcoming Revere's immigrant populations. Over time, it has been home to the has been home to the city's Jewish, European, Latin American, African, and Cambodian communities. It is the most ethnically diverse part of the city and is home to various ethnic grocery stores, restaurants, and community services. West Revere: West Revere primarily consists of single and multi-family homes. Aside from residential development, West Revere is also home to the Squire Road business district which contains a mixture of large shopping plazas, restaurants, and hotels.

History

Revere's first inhabitants were Native Americans who belonged to the Pawtucket tribe and were known to colonists as the Rumney Marsh Indians. The Rumney Marsh was named by the English after

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Nanepashemet Nanepashemet (died 1619) was a sachem and ''bashabe'' or great leader of the Pawtucket Confederation of Abenaki peoples in present-day New England before the landing of the Pilgrims. He was a leader of Native peoples over a large part of what is ...

, known to colonists as "Sagamore George," was the leader, or Great

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of the Pawtucket Confederation of

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of Lynn (which at that time included present day Revere). Nanepashemet is thought to have sometimes lived near the Rumney Marsh. One branch of his family took "Rumney Marsh" as their surname. In 1616, an epidemic, probably

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, swept the region, killing thousands in its wake. Nanepashemet retired to the Mystic River, in what is now Medford, but was found murdered in 1619 at his fort on the brow of Rock Hill overlooking the river. Three sons succeeded him in his reign. One of them,

Wonohaquaham Wonohaquaham also known as Sagamore John was a Native American leader who was a Pawtucket Confederation Sachem when English began to settle in the area. Early life Wonohaquaham was the oldest son of Nanepashemet and the Squaw Sachem of Mistick. ...

, also called "Sagamore John," had jurisdiction over the Native Americans at Winnisemmit (later

) and Rumney Marsh. In 1624,

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became the first colonist to settle in the area. He built his house at the site of the former Chelsea Naval Hospital (or Admiral's Hill). On June 17, 1630,

John Winthrop John Winthrop (January 12, 1587/88 – March 26, 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led t ...

, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company in New England joined him there for dinner. On September 25, 1634, Rumney Marsh was annexed to

, which had received its name only four years earlier. Winnisemmet (current

) and Pullen Point (current Winthrop) were also annexed to Boston. Rumney Marsh was originally divided and allotted to twenty-one of Boston's most prominent citizens. By 1639, the original allotments had been consolidated into seven great farms. Farming was the principal industry of Winnisemmet, and Rumney Marsh in particular. The first

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in North America stretched across Rumney Marsh from the Winnisemmet Ferry to Olde Salem in 1641. During

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(also known as

Metacomet Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,Deer Island, where half of those imprisoned died of starvation or exposure. Some were enlisted to help the colonists defeat other native tribes. In 1739, Rumney Marsh, Winnisemmet and Pullen Point were set off from Boston and established as the Town of Chelsea. The largest of the three settlements, Rumney Marsh (later to become North Chelsea) was selected as the Town Center. In 1775, the area played a role in the

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as Rumney Marsh was the site of the first naval battle. In 1846, the town of North Chelsea was established. In 1852, Pullen Point seceded from North Chelsea and was established as the town of Winthrop. That same year, Chelsea became its own city. On March 24, 1871, a petition went into effect, changing the name of North Chelsea to the Town of Revere in honor of

(1735–1818), the son of an immigrant who took part in the

. Revere had gained popularity after the publication of

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's 1860 poem "

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". In 1914, the Town of Revere became the City of Revere.

21st century

On the morning of July 28, 2014, an EF2 tornado touched down in nearby Chelsea and intensified as it entered the city of Revere, causing major damage to many buildings, including the Revere City Hall. It was the first tornado to hit Suffolk County since the

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began keeping records in 1950.

Demographics

As of the 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there were 53,692 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 78.1%

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, 5.5%

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, 4.9%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0%

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, 6.0% some other race, and 5.3%

multiracial Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ...

. Those of

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origin made up 33.6% of the population (9.4%

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, 8.3% Colombian, 3.8% Puerto Rican, 2.3% Guatemalan, 2.0% Dominican, 1.9% Honduran, and 1.3% Mexican). The population density was 9,420 people per square mile (3,635/km). There were 20,181 housing units at an average density of 3,372/sq mi (1,301/km). There were 19,223 households and 12,196 families living in the city. Of the households, 43.8% had children under the age of 18, 42.0% were headed by married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.41. The age distribution of the population had 20.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For adults 18 and over, for every 100 females there were 95.9 males. The median household income in the city was $62,568, and the median family income was $72,656. Males had a median income of $36,881 versus $31,300 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,587. About 10.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over. Following the

, Revere became the fastest growing city in Massachusetts.

Climate

In a typical year, Revere, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50F° for 184 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 43.4 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 0 days per year or 0% of the year (the lowest in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining 9 straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 34.4 days or 9.4% of the year.

Immigrant population

1600s–1800s

"In 1637 the Massachusetts General Court adopted an order that no person or town should receive or entertain a newcomer for more than three weeks without permission. In addition to the desire to keep their colony Puritan, they were also concerned with the immigration of paupers. In subsequent years a law was passed that restricted the immigration of 'lame, impotent, or infirmed persons.' Hardly any immigrants came to Massachusetts during the second half of the 17th century." English immigration came to a near-complete stop in 1642 as a result of the English Civil War, but was replaced with immigration from other European countries. In 1687, only 31 people lived in the settlements of Winnisimmit, Rumney Marsh, and Pullen Point. In 1739, when these settlements were separated from Boston and formed the Town of Chelsea, there were 10 homes in Winnisimmit (Chelsea), 26 in Rumney Marsh (Revere), and 4 homes in Pullen Point (Winthrop), with 267 inhabitants in total. This number quadrupled by 1837, at which time 1,201 people resided on the land. Rumney Marsh Burying Ground in Revere contains the graves of 16 formerly enslaved Black people; a plaque there lists their names, dates of death, and approximate ages.

Second wave

Between 1837 and 1840, the population nearly doubled due to the second major wave of immigration into the area. "During this period of time more than 750,000 Irish, British and German immigrants arrived in America; and another 4.3 million immigrants came from these countries during the next 20 years. Of the total number of immigrants to America during the second wave, 40 percent were from Ireland, escaping poverty and famine in their native country."

Third wave

"By 1905 the Italian population in Revere had grown large enough that the first Italian Catholic Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua was founded in a three-family dwelling on Revere Street. It was clear in 1905 that the Italian population of Revere was rapidly becoming the fastest growing ethnic group in the town." At this time, "only 19 percent of the immigrants entering the U.S. were from northern Europe, while 81 percent were from southern, eastern, and central Europe," and "nearly 60 percent of the births in the Town of Revere were to foreign born parents."

Jewish immigration

The first Jewish residents of Revere were Russian and Polish immigrants, of whom there were 137 in 1885 and 1,646 by 1915. Revere's first Jewish congregation was established in 1906, when the Temple B’Nai Israel was founded. The second was established ten years later when "Congregation Tiffereth Israel purchased the Methodist Episcopal Society's church at the corner of Shirley and Nahant Avenue." In 1940, Jewish residents accounted for about 25% of the City of Revere's population. "Most of the Jews in Revere were concentrated around Shirley Avenue, which was the center of activity at that time. With Jewish businesses, synagogues and kosher markets, it represented the vibrancy of Jewish life, faith and culture in Revere. On Saturday night, all of the Jewish-owned businesses on Shirley Ave. would reopen after Shabbat and the streets would once again be filled with the vibrancy of Jewish life at that time."

21st century

As of 2000, the city had the 19th highest percentage of Brazilians in the U.S. (tied with

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and Malden, Massachusetts) at 1.7% of the population. As of 2010, 27% of the residents of Revere were born outside of the United States. Many of them originate from North Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The 2010 percentage of foreign born residents is twice that of 1990.Sacchetti, Maria. "A melting pot stretches out to the suburbs." ''

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. Retrieved September 23, 2014. In May 2017, the city was host to its first Moroccan Cultural Day celebration, which took place on Shirley Avenue. The city's Moroccan community was estimated to account for at least 10% of the population, as of May 2019. Following the outbreak of the

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, the community organization, "Moroccan American Connections in Revere" (MACIR) supplied the city with hand-made protective masks.

Government

Local

The City of Revere elects a mayor, city council, and school committee. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and also serves as chair of the school committee. The current Mayor of Revere is Brian Arrigo. Mayor Arrigo is currently serving his second four year-term, which began in 2020. The Revere City Council is made up of eleven members, five at-large councillors and six ward councillors. Revere also elects its own school committee, which is made up of seven members total.

State

Revere has two representatives in the

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and one in the

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. State Representatives Jessica Giannino, Sixteenth Suffolk District, and

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, Nineteenth Suffolk District, represent Revere in the House. State Senator Lydia Edwards, First Suffolk and Middlesex District, represents Revere in the Senate.

Economy

Economic development

In 2018, the City of Revere announced the launch of 'Next Stop, Revere' the city's first comprehensive master plan in over 40 years, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. 'Next Stop, Revere' involved input from residents, officials, and community partners, and outlined a vision for the next 10-20 years of the city's future. A main focal point of this plan involved economic development. A number of goals were outlined including developing Revere's workforce, supporting small businesses, attracting science and technology industries, supporting industry, and supporting local entrepreneurs.

Employment

According to the City of Revere's 2021 Budget proposed by the Mayor's Office, the top employers in the city are:

Sites of interest

Revere Beach

is the oldest public beach in the United States. It has a fairly active beach front district. From its inception, Revere Beach was used mostly by the working class and the many immigrants who settled in the area. The Revere Beach Reservation Historic District was listed on the

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in 1998, including the full Revere Beach Reservation in 2003. The Beach began to deteriorate in the 1950s and by the early 1970s it had become a strip of bars and abandoned buildings. The

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proved to be the final death knell for the "old" Revere Beach, as many of the remaining businesses, amusements, pavilions, sidewalks, and much of the

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were destroyed. The area once boasted an extensive array of amusement rides and attractions. The Whip, the

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, Bluebeard's Palace, the Fun House, Hurley's Dodgems, the Pit, Himalaya, Hippodrome, Sandy's, the Wild Mouse, the Virginia Reel and many more provided hours of enjoyment for residents and visitors alike. The biggest attraction was the

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, among the largest roller coasters in the United States. Built in 1925, its cars traveled at speeds of up to and its height reached . Also notable was the

Derby Racer Derby Racer was the name of two wooden roller coasters that operated at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts. The first coaster was built in 1911 and demolished in 1936. The second coaster of the same name was built in 1937 and demolished in 194 ...

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, which had a series of accidents that killed or critically injured riders between 1911 and 1936.

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was another roller coaster at Revere Beach, and was a member of

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's infamous "Terrifying Triplets". In addition, there were two roller skating rinks, two bowling alleys, and numerous food stands. There were also ballrooms, including the most famous, the Oceanview and the Beachview, each the site of many dance marathons which were popular in the 1930s. The Beach was the focus of a major revitalization effort by the

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and the City in the 1980s and was officially reopened in May 1992. It now boasts high-rise housing units, a re-sanded beach, restored pavilions, and a renovated boulevard. Revere commemorated the centennial of the first opening of Revere Beach on the weekend of July 19, 1996.

Rumney Marsh Reservation

The

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is a Massachusetts state park occupying 600 acres within Revere and the town of Saugus.

Historic places

Revere has eight places on the

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Kelly's Roast Beef

Kelly's Roast Beef is a fast food eatery founded in Revere in 1951. Its main location is along the Revere Beach shoreline. Kelly's claims to have invented the modern roast beef sandwich, saying it was unknown as such before they introduced it in 1951.

St. Anthony's of Padua

St. Anthony's was the city's first national Italian Parish. The church was first built across the street from its current location, the site of today's Friendly Garden, in 1906. The site of a larger church was constructed in 1924, the first mass of the new church was offered in 1926. Its current structure was completed in 1943.

Necco

Considered the oldest continuously operating candy company in the United States at the time of its 2018 closure,

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was best known for its namesake candy,

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, its seasonal Sweethearts Conversation Hearts, and brands such as the

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and

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. The company maintained headquarters at 135 American Legion Highway in Revere, where it offered tours of the facilities.

Wonderland Greyhound Park

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was a greyhound racing track located in the city owned by the Westwood Group. It was constructed on the site of the former Wonderland Amusement Park. Wonderland opened on June 12, 1935, and formerly offered 361 performances during its 100-day, April to September racing period.

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wagering was legalized by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1934. The Park opened the following year and offered

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racing from June 1935 until September 2009. It ran its last program on September 18, 2009, as a result of a statewide referendum that banned greyhound racing. The future of the land is uncertain.

Revere Post Office

From 1934 to 1943 murals were produced in the United States through the

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, later called the

Section of Fine Arts The Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture was a New Deal art project established on October 16, 1934, and administered by the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury. Commonly known as the Section, it was rena ...

, of the United States Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department. The intended purpose of the murals was to boost the morale of the American people from the effects of Great Depression in the United States, the Depression. Competitions that determined commissioned works were open to all artists in the United States. division. Muralist Ross Moffett painted the mural ''The First Store and Tavern'' in 1939 at the U.S. Post Office in Revere.

Transportation

The completion in 1838 of the Eastern Railroad (Massachusetts), Eastern Railroad (later the Boston & Maine Railroad, Boston & Maine), and in 1875 of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad, signaled the beginning of rapid population growth for the town and the development of the beach as a summer resort. By 1885, ten years later, the town had increased to 3,637 inhabitants, more than tripling in size over 15 years. By 1890, the population had grown to 5,668. In 1871, Revere was the site of The Great Revere Train Wreck of 1871, the deadliest railroad incident in Massachusetts history up to that point, when the Eastern Railroad's "Portland Express" slammed into the back of a stopped local commuter train at Revere Station. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, MBTA Blue Line (MBTA), Blue Line terminates in Revere, with stops at Wonderland (MBTA station), Wonderland, Revere Beach (MBTA station), Revere Beach, and Beachmont (MBTA station), Beachmont. U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts, U.S. Route 1 and state highways Massachusetts State Highway 1A, 1A, Massachusetts State Highway 16, 16, Massachusetts State Highway 60, 60, Massachusetts State Highway 107, 107, and Massachusetts State Highway 145, 145 run through Revere.

Education

Revere Public Schools operates the city's public schools. High school (North America), High school students attend either the Revere High School (Massachusetts), Revere High School, Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School or the Seacoast School. Some students attend local charter schools in other cities such as the Pioneer Charter School of Science. There are three public middle schools: the Garfield School, Susan B. Anthony Middle School, and the Rumney Marsh Academy. Private Pre-K–8 schools include Eagle Heights Academy and Immaculate Conception.

Notable people

* Horatio Alger Jr., author * Elliot Aronson, psychologist * Ray Barry (ice hockey), Ray Barry, ice hockey player * Elizabeth Bishop, poet * John Cazale, actor * Robin Christopher, actress * Billy Conigliaro, professional baseball player * Tony Conigliaro, professional baseball player * Glenn Danzig, singer-songwriter * Sugar Pine 7, James DeAngelis, comedian, actor, and YouTuber * Adio diBiccari, sculptor * Jim Del Gaizo, professional American football, football player * Michael 'M-Dot' Januario, musician * Gerald Jordan, businessman * Bill Macy, actor * Joseph Malta, soldier * Gino Martino, professional wrestler * Roland Merullo, author * Zack Norman, actor, producer, and financier * James Porter (Catholic priest), James Porter, pedophile * James Sokolove, attorney * Beverly Swerling, novelist * Henry Waitt, cigar manufacturer

Sister city

Mayor Brian Arrigo signed a sister city agreement on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, with Former Mayor Shoji Nishida of Date City, Fukushima.

References

External links

Official website

Revere Chamber of Commerce

Revere Society for Cultural and Historic Preservation
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