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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 3.. Search the whole document.
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Salem (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
Winter Hill (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
Medford (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 23
The early names of Medford's streets.
DOWN to 1829 the people of Medford apparently cared little for uniformity in the names of their highways.
It is probable that so long as ways were few, public convenience made no demand for names.
With the increase in numbers, however, a fixed method of designating the various ways becamMedford apparently cared little for uniformity in the names of their highways.
It is probable that so long as ways were few, public convenience made no demand for names.
With the increase in numbers, however, a fixed method of designating the various ways became important; and at the town meeting in April, 1829, the selectmen for that year were directed to assign names to the streets.
Their report, indorsed Names of the Streets, May, 1829, is still on the files in the office of the City Clerk.
It read as follows:
The Selectmen being appointed a Committee at April meeting for th rman.
Whether, as a matter offact, the town adopted all these names I do not know.
Certainly some of them did not last many years; for only old residents of Medford or students of her history will recognize all the ways now known as High, Salem, Main, Riverside avenue, South, South Winthrop, Medford, Harvard, Fulton, Cross, N
Galen James Chairman (search for this): chapter 23
John Brooks (search for this): chapter 23
Jon (search for this): chapter 23
Ebenezer Turell (search for this): chapter 23
John Howe (search for this): chapter 23
Benj (search for this): chapter 23
1829 AD (search for this): chapter 23
The early names of Medford's streets.
DOWN to 1829 the people of Medford apparently cared little for uniformity in the names of their highways.
It is probable that so long as ways were few, public convenience made no demand for names.
With the increase in numbers, however, a fixed method of designating the various ways became important; and at the town meeting in April, 1829, the selectmen for that year were directed to assign names to the streets.
Their report, indorsed Names of the Streets, May, 1829, is still on the files in the office of the City Clerk.
It read as follows:
The Selectmen being appointed a Committee at April meeting for the purpose of naming the Streets, report the following that the road leading from the Town pump (West) to Charlestown Line be called High St., from Town pump (east) to Malden Line Salem St. from Town pump (South) to foot of Winter Hill Main St., from porter's corner S. E. to Wellington Farm Ship St.— from Hotel (west) to where the ro