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Timeline of Somerville, Massachusetts

Coordinates: 42°23′15″N 71°06′00″W / 42.3875°N 71.1°W / 42.3875; -71.1
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The following is a timeline of the history of Somerville, Massachusetts, US.

Prior to 19th century

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19th century

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1800s–1860s

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1870s–1890s

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  • 1870
    • Somerville Journal newspaper begins publication.[5]
    • St. Thomas Episcopal Church built.[7]
    • Boston and Lowell Railroad connected through West Somerville to the Lexington Branch.
  • 1871
    • City incorporated.[6] [3]
    • Somerville Samaritan Society organized.[7]
  • 1872
    • Somerville city government inaugurated.[6]
    • City seal design adopted.
    • Population: 16,000 (approximate).[6]
  • 1873
    • Public Library established.[12]
    • Luther V. Bell School built.[7]
    • Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church organized.[7]
  • 1874
    • West Somerville Baptist Church organized.[7]
    • West Somerville Congregational Church organized.[7]
    • Sprague & Hathaway Portrait Copying House established.[5]
  • 1876 - Somerville Citizen newspaper begins publication.[13]
  • 1886 - Third Universalist Church established.[14]
  • 1890
  • 1891 - Somerville Hospital founded.
  • 1892 - McLean Hospital relocates to Belmont.
  • 1898
    • Somerville Historical Society incorporated.[15]
    • Historic Festival.[16]
  • 1899
  • 1900 - Population: 61,643.[3]

20th century

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21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Francis J. Bremer, John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003), p. 248.
  2. ^ Robert C. Winthrop, Life And Letters Of John Winthrop: Governor Of The Massachusetts Bay Company At Their Emigration To New England 1630, (Kessinger Publishing, LLC), p. 64.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Britannica 1910.
  4. ^ The History of Prospect Hill, part 2 Retrieved 2014-10-11
  5. ^ a b c d e Haley 1903.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Fiftieth Anniversary 1922.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Greenough 1875.
  8. ^ Ueda 1984.
  9. ^ Harvard University. First Universalist Church (Somerville, Mass.). Records, 1861-1984: A Finding Aid
  10. ^ Catalogue of Books in the Somerville Circulating Library, Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1864, OCLC 704271104, OL 24617840M
  11. ^ Greenough 1883.
  12. ^ Finding list of the Public Library of the City of Somerville, Mass., Somerville, Mass.: Somerville Journal Print, 1895, OL 22094495M
  13. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  14. ^ Harvard University. West Somerville Universalist Church (Somerville, Mass.). Records, 1884-1950: A Finding Aid
  15. ^ Galpin 1901.
  16. ^ Somerville Historical Society (1898), Ye olden times at the foot of Prospect Hill: handbook of the historic festival in Somerville Massachusetts, November 28, 29, 30, December 1, 2, and 3 MDCCCXCVIII; Margaret MacLaren Eager, director, Somerville Journal, OCLC 11271884, OL 6940324M
  17. ^ Harvard University. Forthian Club of Somerville (Mass.) Records, 1889-1979: A Finding Aid
  18. ^ Boston Evening Transcript - Nov 11, 1899
  19. ^ Frederick A. Wilmot (1915), Somerville Pageant of World Peace: to foster and prophesy world peace; Tufts Oval, Somerville, Mass., July 3 and 5, 1915, West Somerville, Mass, OL 7194701M{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  20. ^ a b c Pluralism Project. "Somerville, Massachusetts". Directory of Religious Centers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  21. ^ "Timeline". Massachusetts: Somerville Community Access Television. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  22. ^ "Community Media Archive". Internet Archive. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. ^ "Brickbottom Artists Association". Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  24. ^ "reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio", Exhibitions, Boston Public Library, 2012
  25. ^ "Somerville Museum". Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  26. ^ "City of Somerville". Archived from the original on 1998-11-11 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  27. ^ "History". Somerville Open Studios. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  28. ^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Somerville, Massachusetts". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  29. ^ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
  30. ^ "Photos: Honk! Marching Band Festival In Somerville". The Artery. WBUR. October 13, 2013.
  31. ^ "Munch Madness 2015", Boston Globe, retrieved 26 March 2015
  32. ^ "Somerville Nordeste Finalize Sister City Agreement". City of Somerville. 2010.

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