Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts
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The following is a timeline of the history of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
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17th-18th century
- 1629 - Saugus founded.
- 1637 - Saugus renamed "Lynn."[1]
- 1642 - Saugus Iron Works in business.
- 1644 - Reading separates from Lynn.[1]
- 1720 - Lynnfield burying-ground established.[2]
- 1732 - Saugus burying-ground established.[2]
- 1782 - Lynnfield separates from Lynn.[1]
- 1793 - Post office in operation.[2]
- 1797 - Population: 2,291.[3]
19th century
- 1803 - Floating Bridge constructed on Salem-Boston turnpike.[2]
- 1812 - Eastern Burial-Place established.[2]
- 1814 - Town House built.[4]
- 1815
- 1830 - Lynn Record newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1838
- Eastern Railroad in operation.[4]
- Lynn Natural History Society formed.[7]
- 1841
- Lyceum building constructed.[8]
- Frederick Douglass moves to Lynn.[9]
- 1848 - High Rock Tower built.[10]
- 1850
- City of Lynn incorporated.
- George Hood becomes mayor.
- Pine Grove Cemetery consecrated.[2]
- 1851 - High School built.
- 1852
- May - Swampscott separates from Lynn.[1]
- June - Benjamin Franklin Mudge becomes mayor.
- 1853
- February - Saugus Branch Railroad opens for passengers with four stations in Lynn. Lynn's Andrews Breed is the railroad's first superintendent.[11][12]
- March - Nahant separates from Lynn.[1]
- April - Daniel C. Baker becomes mayor.
- 1854 - Lynn Weekly Reporter newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1855
- Andrews Breed becomes mayor.
- Lynn Library Association organized.[5]
- 1856
- Ezra W. Mudge becomes mayor.
- African Methodist Episcopal Church established.[4]
- 1858
- William F. Johnson becomes mayor.
- Telegraph in service.
- St. Mary's Cemetery consecrated.[2]
- 1859 - Edward S. Davis becomes mayor.
- 1861 - Hiram N. Breed becomes mayor.
- 1862
- Peter M. Neal becomes mayor.
- Free Public Library established.[13]
- 1863 - Boston & Lynn Horse Railroad begins operating.[14]
- 1866
- Roland G. Usher becomes mayor.
- Mary Baker Eddy experiences the fall in Lynn, believed by Christian Scientists to mark the birth of their religion.[15]
- 1867
- 1868 - Young Men's Christian Association organized.[8]
- 1870
- Edwin Walden becomes mayor.
- Music Hall opens.[8]
- 1872
- James N. Buffum becomes mayor.
- Odd Fellows Hall built.[4]
- Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad chartered.[12]
- 1873
- Jacob M. Lewis becomes mayor.
- Soldiers' Monument installed.[4]
- 1876 - Lynn City Item newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1877 - Samuel M. Bubier becomes mayor.
- 1879
- January - George Plaisted Sanderson becomes mayor.
- June - 250th anniversary of settlement.[17]
- 1880 - Lynn Masonic Hall built.
- 1881
- Henry B. Lovering elected mayor.
- Lynn Woods established.[18]
- St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church built.
- Saint Mary's Boys High School established.
- 1882 - Lynn's Henry B. Lovering is elected to the United States House of Representatives.
- 1883
- William L. Baird becomes mayor.
- Thomson-Houston Electric Company in business.
- 1885
- John R. Baldwin becomes mayor.
- G.A.R. Hall built.
- 1886 - George D. Hart becomes mayor.
- 1887
- English High School established.
- Henry Cabot Lodge becomes Massachusetts's 6th congressional district representative.[19]
- 1888 - George C. Higgins becomes mayor.
- 1889
- Asa T. Newhall becomes mayor.
- A fire sweeps through the downtown, destroying a large swath of commercial and retail space.
- 1890 - Fabens Building and Tapley Building constructed.
- 1891
- E. Knowlton Fogg becomes mayor.
- Lynn Bank Block and Mowers' Block built.
- 1892
- Elihu B. Hayes becomes mayor.
- General Electric formed by a merger of Edison General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York and Thomson-Houston Electric Company of Lynn.[20]
- Lynn Classical High School opened.
- 1893 - Lynn Armory built.
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Emblem of Lynn Historical Society, 1898
- 1894 - Charles E. Harwood becomes mayor.
- 1895 - Boston and Maine's Central Square station rebuilt.[21]
- 1896
- Eugene A. Besson becomes mayor.
- Post Office built.
- 1897
- Walter L. Ramsdell becomes mayor.
- Lynn Historical Society incorporated.
- 1898 - Lynn Public Library built.
- 1899 - William Shepherd becomes mayor.
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 68,513.[1]
- 1903
- Henry W. Eastham becomes mayor.
- Vamp Building constructed.
- 1905
- St. Michael the Archangel Parish established.
- 431 factories in Lynn.[1]
- 1906 - Charles Neal Barney becomes mayor.
- 1907 Lynndyl, Utah, a town named after Lynn, is founded.
- 1908 - Thomas F. Porter becomes mayor.
- 1909 - James E. Rich becomes mayor.
- 1911 - William P. Connery, Sr. becomes mayor.
- 1913
- George H. Newhall becomes mayor.
- Chamber of Commerce established.[2]
- 1918 - Walter H. Creamer becomes mayor.
- 1921 - Bridge rebuilt on Salem-Boston turnpike.[2]
- 1922
- Harland A. McPhetres becomes mayor.
- Lynn's William P. Connery, Jr. is elected to the United States House of Representatives.
- 1926 - Ralph S. Bauer becomes mayor.
- 1930
- Population: 102,320.
- J. Fred Manning becomes mayor.
- 1933 - United States Post Office–Lynn Main built.
- 1937
- June - Congressman William P. Connery, Jr. dies.
- September - Lawrence J. Connery elected to fill his late brother's Congressional seat.
- November - Manning Bowl stadium opens.
- 1938 - Capitol Diner in business.
- 1940
- Albert Cole becomes mayor.
- Fraser Field opens.
- 1943
- River Works plant opens.
- Mayor Albert Cole resigns to serve in U.S. Army. Arthur J. Frawley becomes acting mayor.
- 1944
- Arthur J. Frawley elected mayor.
- 1946
- Albert Cole becomes mayor.
- Lynn Red Sox baseball team active.
- 1947
- Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute established (approximate date).[citation needed]
- WLYN goes on the air.
- 1949
- City Hall built.
- Lynn Tigers baseball team active.
- 1948 - Stuart A. Tarr becomes mayor.
- 1952
- Arthur J. Frawley becomes mayor.
- Boston and Maine's Central Square station rebuilt.[21]
- 1953 - Lynn's Harry Agganis signs with the Boston Red Sox.
- 1955 - Harry Agganis dies at the age of 26.
- 1956 - Thomas P. Costin, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1959 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in the Cardinal Cushing Charity Game held at the Manning Bowl.
- 1960 - Lynn Sunday Post begins publication.[6]
- 1961
- July - Mayor Thomas P. Costin, Jr. resigns to become Postmaster of Lynn. M. Henry Wall becomes acting mayor.
- November - M. Henry Wall elected mayor.
- 1963 - WBWL begins broadcasting.
- 1965 - North Shore Community College established
- 1966
- Irving E. Kane becomes mayor.
- The Rolling Stones kick off their North American Tour at the Manning Bowl.
- 1970 - J. Warren Cassidy becomes mayor.
- 1972
- January - Pasquale Caggiano becomes mayor.
- April - Pasquale Caggiano dies. Walter F. Meserve becomes acting mayor.
- July - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.
- 1974 - David L. Phillips becomes mayor.
- 1975
- Lynn's Thomas W. McGee becomes Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Great Stew Chase footrace begins.
- 1976 - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.
- 1980 - Lynn Sailors baseball team formed.
- 1981 - November - Fire.
- 1982 - Lynn Sailors relocate to Burlington, Vermont.
- 1986 - Albert V. DiVirgilio becomes mayor.
- 1990 - The Bay State Titans, a semi-pro football team, is established. The team's Defensive Tackle, Eric Swann, would be selected with the 6th overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft.
- 1992
- Patrick J. McManus becomes mayor.
- Central Square - Lynn MBTA station rebuilt.[21]
- 1999 - New Lynn Classical High School building opened.
21st century
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- 2001 - City website online (approximate date).[22]
- 2002 - Edward J. Clancy, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 2003 - North Shore Spirit baseball team begins play.
- 2004 - KIPP Lynn Academy opens.
- 2007 - North Shore Spirit cease operations.
- 2008 - North Shore Navigators baseball team relocates to Lynn.
- 2010
- Population: 90,329.
- Judith Flanagan Kennedy becomes Lynn's first female mayor.
- 2011 - KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (High School) holds its first class.
- 2012 - KIPP Academy Lynn opens doors the Highlands.
See also
- Lynn history
- List of mayors of Lynn, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynn, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Massachusetts[23]
- Other cities in Massachusetts
- Timeline of Boston
- Timeline of Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Gloucester, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Lowell, Massachusetts
- Timeline of New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Salem, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Somerville, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Waltham, Massachusetts
- Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Arrington 1922.
- ↑ Morse 1797.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Industries of Massachusetts 1886.
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- ↑ Johnson 1880.
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- ↑ Nichols 1869.
- ↑ Anniversary 1880.
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Bibliography
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