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Beverly MA wrote:
Early Settlement
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Originally part of Salem, the area was first settled in 1626 by Roger Conant and other members of the Dorchester Company who came down from Gloucester, Massachusetts after a failed attempt at establishing a fishing station. They decided to settle in what was then called Naumkeag, part of the Agawam Indian Territory. Conant and other colonists built homesteads along the banks of the North River. Here they fished and farmed until 1628 when, a new wave of English colonists, led by John Endicott, arrived in Naumkeag. Endicott was sent by the Massachusetts Bay Company to govern the tiny settlement, replacing Conant. Disagreements between the “Old Planters” and the new arose, but were eventually resolved peacefully. In honor of this resolution, they changed the name of the settlement from Naumkeag to “Salem”— meaning the “village of peace”.

In 1635, Roger Conant and four other villagers, John Balch, Peter Palfrey, John Woodbury, and William Trask, petitioned the town of Salem for a land grant on the other side of the river, known as the “Bass River Side.” This grant was approved and each man was allotted 200 acres of farmland, totaling 1000 acres in all. These men and their wives and children soon settled the new region, building homesteads in what eventually became Beverly.

https://www.historicbeverly.net/about/beverly-history/

Read factbook

Lets see my town's history

Tyngsborough, was once part of the original Dunstable, Massachusetts Township initially settled in 1661 by Colonel Jonathan Tyng named in honor of his mother Mrs. Edward Tyng, who emigrated from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. The Tyngs were among the early settlers of the land purchased from the Wamisit and Naticook tribes in 1661 for £20 sterling. This 200 square miles area covered most of current day towns that surround Tyngsborough including Nashua and Hollis, New Hampshire.

Tyngsborough wrote:Lets see my town's history

Tyngsborough, was once part of the original Dunstable, Massachusetts Township initially settled in 1661 by Colonel Jonathan Tyng named in honor of his mother Mrs. Edward Tyng, who emigrated from Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. The Tyngs were among the early settlers of the land purchased from the Wamisit and Naticook tribes in 1661 for £20 sterling. This 200 square miles area covered most of current day towns that surround Tyngsborough including Nashua and Hollis, New Hampshire.

Nice history, I also have a Salem witch trials story. :)

Beverly MA wrote:Is everyone here? :)

Hello Beverly. Interesting to note that you're the second Beverly themed nation to arrive in this region.

Beverly wrote:Unfortunately, it turns out that we have now had our first five confirmed cases in Beverly. It's a public health emergency!
https://beverly.wickedlocal.com/news/20200322/public-health-emergency-declared-in-beverly-first-covid-19-cases-confirmed

I'm glad to see more activity here in Massachusetts, this region has been very much dead for a long time.

Framingham and Tyngsborough

Omg another beverly! 😂

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Tyngsborough

https://changethemassflag.com/2021/01/12/governor-baker-signs-the-bill-establishing-a-special-commission-to-change-the-mass-flag-and-seal/

Looks like Massachusetts is getting a new flag.

A new flag, a new seal, the new times, the new era?

John greenleaf whittier

What are they going to change it to?

John greenleaf whittier wrote:What are they going to change it to?

The governor created a committee to design a new flag/seal and they need to finish designing it by October 1st.

"Now that the governor has signed the resolve into law, S.2848 will establish a special commission which will include five members appointed by the director of the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs who descend from tribes with a historic presence in Massachusetts, five members appointed by the governor who have relevant “cultural and historical expertise,” and nine other seats to be filled by the heads of the Mass Commission on Indian Affairs, the Mass Historical Commission, the Mass Foundation for the Humanities, and the Mass Cultural Council, along with the chairs of the Joint Committee on State Administration in the Massachusetts House and Senate, and the minority leaders of the Massachusetts House and Senate."

Framingham, Exeter mass, and Beverly MA

Beauty of blackstone valley

Hello there, I accidentally CTEd. The region seems more active than usual. What's up?

Framingham, Winchester MA, Tyngsborough, and Beverly MA

Tyngsborough wrote:The governor created a committee to design a new flag/seal and they need to finish designing it by October 1st.

"Now that the governor has signed the resolve into law, S.2848 will establish a special commission which will include five members appointed by the director of the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs who descend from tribes with a historic presence in Massachusetts, five members appointed by the governor who have relevant “cultural and historical expertise,” and nine other seats to be filled by the heads of the Mass Commission on Indian Affairs, the Mass Historical Commission, the Mass Foundation for the Humanities, and the Mass Cultural Council, along with the chairs of the Joint Committee on State Administration in the Massachusetts House and Senate, and the minority leaders of the Massachusetts House and Senate."

New flag? As long as it’s not the state seal on a solid background...

Beauty of blackstone valley wrote:Hello there, I accidentally CTEd. The region seems more active than usual. What's up?

Not much!

Beauty of blackstone valley wrote:Hello there, I accidentally CTEd. The region seems more active than usual. What's up?

Beverly MA wrote:Not much!

Far more activity than you usually get here. I'm suprised.

Winchester MA wrote:Far more activity than you usually get here. I'm suprised.

Beverly has sunny clear skeis today! Cold weather.(From a weather app)

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Exeter mass

Beverly MA wrote:Beverly has sunny clear skeis today! Cold weather.(From a weather app)

It's snowing here in southeastern Massachusetts.

Exeter mass wrote:It's snowing here in southeastern Massachusetts.

Some rain for us and slight hail, calmed down, now its a cloudy cold morning.

Framingham, Tyngsborough, and Exeter mass

Exeter mass

So it looks like six children's books by Dr. Seuss are not going to be published anymore. Thoughts on this?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-seuss-books-deemed-offensive-will-be-delisted-from-ebay-11614884201

He was born in Massachusetts; I guess that makes this relavent to this region. His birthday was also 2 days ago. What a great (sarcastically) way to celebrate his birthday!

Exeter mass wrote:So it looks like six children's books by Dr. Seuss are not going to be published anymore. Thoughts on this?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-seuss-books-deemed-offensive-will-be-delisted-from-ebay-11614884201

He was born in Massachusetts; I guess that makes this relavent to this region. His birthday was also 2 days ago. What a great (sarcastically) way to celebrate his birthday!

It was a decision made by the company owned by Geisel's estate, so I really don't have much to say on the matter. And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street is a historic book, so I'm a little disappointed that they're scrapping the book, especially on his birthday. They aren't eradicating it though, it will remain online in libraries, and eventually in the public domain, so the books will live on.

Framingham, Exeter mass, and Beverly MA

John greenleaf whittier

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/malcom-x-home-boston.html

It seems Malcolm X's house will be considered a historic place.

John greenleaf whittier wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/malcom-x-home-boston.html

It seems Malcolm X's house will be considered a historic place.

Good to hear. More history being highlighted in Massachusetts is always a good thing.

Framingham and John greenleaf whittier

Unoficial ns region population celebrato

At 10 nations we thought ok

Today I am honored to congratulate Massachusetts

On reaching 20 nations!

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Exeter mass

Was not aware that Dr, Seuss was from here. Have to look up which books are talked about.

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Exeter mass

Hello everyone! Great weather, spring a head, pollen around, clear skies, warm weather. It looks like the start of spring!

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Exeter mass

Beverly MA wrote:Hello everyone! Great weather, spring a head, pollen around, clear skies, warm weather. It looks like the start of spring!

Yes! How pleasant.

Framingham, Exeter mass, and Beverly MA

Spring is here. I hope there is no reprise from winter from here on out.

Framingham, Winchester MA, and Exeter mass

Russia eagle warriors

Alright Im Here, Mass. But really the Dr. Suess fans are going crazy on televison. There even adding ADS! What should We do now?

Framingham and Exeter mass

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