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Medford MA Community Profile & History
Medford, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city located on the Mystic River. The city's fortunes have long been tied to its water sources, with the Mystic River and several small tributaries providing waterpower for early industries. Originally the site of estates owned by Governors Craddock and Winthrop, Medford became a town in 1695 and a city in 1892.
The city enjoyed great prosperity as a tidewater seaport with shipbuilding and distilling during the colonial era. After the decline of the shipbuilding industry, printed cloth, carpets, linseed oil, hats and rum became the major products of the city. Tufts University, now one of the foremost liberal arts and engineering universities in the United States, was founded here in 1852. The establishment of several major transportation routes in the 18th and 19th centuries prompted major population growth and industrial expansion; the Middlesex Canal, a barge canal connecting the Merrimack River to the port of Boston, was completed in 1803, while the railroads and a horse-powered street railway arrived in subsequent decades.
Fueled by its industrial prosperity, Medford grew quickly; between 1870 and 1910 the city doubled in population every 20 years. Residents manufactured shoe-making machines, chemicals, covered buttons and brass soda fountains.
The city retains a rich architectural legacy, with the nationally important Isaac Royall Estate as well as Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian buildings among its many notable structures. The earliest homes remaining in the community are the Peter Tufts House of 1678 and the Jonathan Wade House of 1689, but at least one outstanding example of each architectural period remains on display in the city today. Just minutes from downtown Boston, the city offers a bounty of historic scenery, excellent educational opportunities, a thriving economy and a wide array of opportunities for recreation and leisure.
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