Haverhill, Massachusetts
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Haverhill (/ˈheɪvrɪl/ HAY-vril) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States census.[2]
Located on the Merrimack River, Haverhill began as a farming community of Puritans, largely from Newbury Plantation. The land was officially purchased from the Pentuckets on November 15, 1642 (One year after incorporation) for three pounds, and ten shillings.[3][4] Pentucket was renamed Haverhill (after the Ward family's hometown in England) and evolved into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the 18th and 19th century, Haverhill developed woolen mills, tanneries, shipping and shipbuilding. The town was home to a significant shoe-making industry for many decades. By the end of 1913, one tenth of the shoes produced in the United States were made in Haverhill, and because of this the town was known during the time as the "Queen Slipper City".
History
Haverhill has played a role in nearly every era of American history, from the initial colonial settlement, to the French and Indian Wars, and the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars.[5]
17th century
The town was founded in 1640 by settlers from Newbury, and was originally known as Pentuckett, which is for "place of the winding river". Settlers such as John Ward, Robert Clements, Tristram Coffin, Hugh Sheratt, William White, and Thomas Davis aided in the purchase of Pentuckett. The land was sold by Passaquo and Saggahew who claimed to have permission from Passaconaway, though nothing more is known of these two figures in the historical record and it is not clear whether they were at liberty to sell the land, or indeed whether they had a shared understanding of what such a contract would entail.[6]
Settlers Thomas Hale, Henry Palmer, Thomas Davis, James Davis and William White were Pentuckett's first
The town was renamed for the English town of Haverhill, Suffolk,[9] in deference to the birthplace of the settlement's first pastor, Rev. John Ward.[10] The original Haverhill settlement was located around the corner of Water Street and Mill Street, near the Linwood Cemetery and Burying Ground. The home of the city's father, William White, still stands, although it was expanded and renovated in the 17th and 18th centuries. White's Corner (Merrimack Street and Main Street) was named for his family, as was the White Fund at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.
Judge
One of the initial group of settlers,
Haverhill was for many years a frontier town, and was occasionally subjected to Indian raids, which were sometimes accompanied by French colonial troops from
18th century
In 1708, during
George Washington visited Haverhill on November 4, 1789. This tour was part of "A tour through the Eastern states in order to acquire knowledge of the face of the Country, the growth and agriculture thereof and the temper and disposition of the inhabitants toward the new government," according to Washington.[14]
19th century
The Bradford Academy was established in 1803. It began as a co-educational institution, then became women-only in 1836.[15]
In 1826, an
Haverhill residents were early advocates for the abolition of slavery, and the city still retains a number of houses which served as stops on the Underground Railroad. In 1834, a branch of the American Anti-Slavery Society was organized in the city. In 1841, citizens from Haverhill petitioned Congress for dissolution of the Union, on the grounds that Northern resources were being used to maintain slavery. John Quincy Adams presented the Haverhill Petition on January 24, 1842.[10] Even though Adams moved that the petition be answered in the negative, an attempt was made to censure him for even presenting the petition.[16] In addition, poet and outspoken abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier was from Haverhill.
The Haverhill and Boston Stage Coach company operated from 1818 to 1837 when the railroad was extended to Haverhill from Andover. It then changed its name and routes to the Northern and Eastern Stage company.
It was Ezekiel Hale Jr. and son Ezekiel James Madison Hale (descendants of Thomas Hale) that gave Haverhill a great head of steam. It was in the summer of 1835, the brick factory on Winter St was erected by Ezekiel Hale Jr. and Son. It was intended to run woolen flannel at a whopping six hundred yards of flannel per day. It was Ezekiel JM Hale, age 21 and graduate of Dartmouth College that came to the rescue when fire destroyed the operation in 1845. He rebuilt the mill at Hale's Falls, now more than twice as large produced nearly three times the output. Ezekiel JM Hale became Haverhill's Tycoon. EJM Hale served a term in the State Senate and was much revered in the area. Hale donated large sums of money to build the hospital and library.[17]
Haverhill was incorporated as a city in 1870.
In the early morning hours of February 17, 1882, a massive fire destroyed much of the city's mill section, in a blaze that encompassed over 10 acres (4.0 ha). Firefighting efforts were hampered by not only the primitive fire fighting equipment of the period, but also high winds and freezing temperatures. The nearby water source—the Merrimack River—was frozen, and hoses dropped through the ice tended to freeze as well. A New York Times report the next day established the damage at 300 businesses destroyed and damage worth approximately $2M (in 1882 dollars).[18][19][20]
Annexation
Bradford fits naturally into Haverhill but they were separate towns until January 1, 1897, when Bradford joined the City of Haverhill. Bradford was originally the western part of Rowley until it split from Old Rowley in 1672. In 1850, the East part of Bradford left and was founded as the independent town of Groveland. When Haverhill became a city in 1870, there were calls for Bradford to be annexed. This would go on for another 26 years. Neither town agreed to a plan, until in late 1896, the vote came up and both sides agreed to join.
There were many reasons for the decision. Finances played a part into the annexation; a lot of people who lived in Bradford had businesses in Haverhill and wanted lower taxes. Traditionalists wanted Haverhill to be a
wanted Haverhill to be a dry town so more business would show up and increase businesses in those towns. The demand for municipal services like hospitals, schools, and a new factory downtown were in Haverhill while Bradford had none of the three. The Bradford Center of town wanted to join Haverhill but the Ward Hill section of town did not at the time since it was a substantial distance from both Bradford and Haverhill.Finally, another reason why Haverhill wanted to annex Bradford was to return the town to majority English instead of the plurality of Irish, French Canadians and Central Europeans (Hungarians, Slovaks, Germans, and Italians) it had become with the influx of mill workers. Haverhill gladly approved with the first ballot in 1870 and Bradford was no more starting January 1, 1897. Bradford remains the only town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be annexed to a neighboring city other than Boston.
Haverhill became the first American city with a socialist mayor in 1898 when it elected former shoe factory worker and cooperative grocery store clerk John C. Chase.[21] Chase was re-elected to this position in 1899 but was defeated the following year.
20th century
Haverhill was the site of a riot in 1915 as well as the eponymous Haverhill fever, also known as rat-bite fever, in 1926.
In the early part of the 20th century, the manufacturing base in the city came under pressure as a result of lower priced imports from abroad. The Great Depression exacerbated the economic slump, and as a result city leaders enthusiastically embraced the concept of
In 1932, French residents erected a statue of
During Urban Renewal, the iconic high school—the inspiration for Bob Montana's Archie Comics[22]—was declared "unsound" and slated for demolition. Instead, the historic City Hall on Main Street was demolished, and city began using the High School of Archie's Gang as the new City Hall.
Urban Renewal was controversial. Several leading citizens argued to use the funds for preservation rather than demolition. Their plan was not accepted in Haverhill, which chose to demolish much of its historic downtown, including entire swaths of Merrimack Street, River Street, and Main Street. However, examples of the city's architecture, spanning nearly four centuries, abound: from early colonial houses (the White residence, the Dustin House, the 1704 John Ward House, the 1691 Kimball Tavern, and the historic district of Rocks Village) to the modernist 1960s architecture of the downtown Haverhill Bank. The city's Highlands district, adjacent to downtown, is a fine example of the variety of Victorian mansions built during Haverhill's boom years as a shoe manufacturing city.[citation needed]
21st century
Throughout the 21st century, Haverhill has undergone a substantial renaissance of many sorts. Housing trends, combined with a rezoning by the city led by longtime Mayor James Fiorentini and the use of Federal and State brownfield's money to clean up abandoned factories, resulted in the conversion of several abandoned factories in downtown into
In recent years,[when?] the city completed a rezoning of downtown proposed by Mayor Fiorentini designed to encourage artist loft live work space and educational uses for the downtown area. Despite the city's efforts, old buildings remain vacant or underutilized, such as the former Woolworth department store, which has been boarded up for over 40 years at the intersection of Main Street and Merrimack Street. The building was eventually purchased, with plans put into place to renovate and repurpose the site; however, this never actually happened.[24] On March 19, 2015, the Woolworth building was demolished to make way for a $68 million (~$85.5 million in 2023) development.[25]
In 2018, it was announced that the mayor's administration was successful in acquiring $13 million (~$15.5 million in 2023) in state funding to go towards increasing pedestrian safety on North Avenue, a major northern route connecting the city to Plaistow, New Hampshire.[26]
Timeline
- 1640 - European settlers arrive.[10]
- 1645
- 1679 - Town becomes part of Essex County.[28]
- 1697 - Hannah Duston captured during King William's War.
- 1708 - Town raided during Queen Anne's War.[10]
- 1735 - Diphtheria epidemic.[citation needed]
- 1789 - George Washington visits town.
- 1790 - Population: 2,408.
- 1796 - Haverhill Social Library organized.[29]
- 1803 - Bradford Academy founded.
- 1812 - Haverhill Musical Society organized.[30]
- 1814 - Merrimack Bank incorporated.[31]
- 1818 - Haverhill and Boston Stage Coach in operation.
- 1821 - Haverhill Gazette begins publication.
- 1826 - Influenza outbreak.[citation needed]
- 1835 - Farrington & Chace shoe manufactory in business.[31]
- 1837 - Andover and Haverhill Railroadbegins operating.
- 1840 - Population: 4,336.[32]
- 1850 - Population: 5,877.
- 1851 - Macy's dry good shop in business.[citation needed]
- 1852 - Haverhill Athenaeum established.[29]
- 1853 - Smiley & Sons machinery dealer in business.[31]
- 1859 - Haverhill Library Association established.[29]
- 1868
- Primrose Street Schoolhouse built.
- Herman F. Morse & Co. picture store in business.[31]
- 1869 - Morse & Son's Circulating Library in business.[29]
- 1870 - City of Haverhill incorporated.
- 1871 - Haverhill Hat Company incorporated.[33]
- 1873 - Fire.[10]
- 1875 - Winnekenni Castle (residence) built.
- 1877 - Jennings & Spaulding and E.H. Emerson & Co. shoe manufactories in business.[31]
- 1878 - Haverhill Furniture Exchange in business.[31]
- 1880 - Population: 18,472.[10]
- 1882 - February - Fire.[10]
- 1883 - Merrimac Bridge constructed.[34]
- 1885
- 1889
- City Hall rebuilt.[33]
- Intervale Factory built.
- 1890 - John C. Tilton Elementary School was built.
- 1895 - Peabody School built.
- 1897 - Town of Bradford becomes part of Haverhill.
- 1898
- John C. Chase (socialist) becomes mayor.
- Haverhill Historical Society incorporated.[36][37]
- 1900 - Population: 37,175.[10]
- 1901 - St. Michael the Archangel Parish founded.
- 1906 - Board of Trade Building constructed.
- 1916 - Rotary Club established.[38]
- 1947 - WHAVradio begins broadcasting.
- 1961 - Northern Essex Community College opens.
- 1972 - Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School established.
- 1988 - Haverhill Community Television incorporated.[39]
- 1989 - Mason & Hamlinpiano manufactory relocates to Haverhill.
- 1997 - U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district.
- 1998 - Pentucket Lake School Opens
- 2003
- 2007 - U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
- 2008
- 2010 - Population: 60,879.
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View of Haverhill, 1850
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Map of Haverhill, 1876
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City Hall, built 1889
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Teddy Roosevelt addressing crowd in Haverhill, 1902
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Aerial view of Haverhill, 2008
Geography
According to the
Haverhill is bordered by
Climate
Climate data for Haverhill, Massachusetts (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
77 (25) |
90 (32) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
98 (37) |
89 (32) |
84 (29) |
76 (24) |
105 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.8 (13.8) |
58.8 (14.9) |
67.8 (19.9) |
80.6 (27.0) |
88.6 (31.4) |
91.9 (33.3) |
94.0 (34.4) |
92.5 (33.6) |
88.7 (31.5) |
79.2 (26.2) |
70.4 (21.3) |
61.1 (16.2) |
95.7 (35.4) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.9 (1.6) |
37.6 (3.1) |
45.0 (7.2) |
57.0 (13.9) |
67.5 (19.7) |
76.4 (24.7) |
82.4 (28.0) |
81.1 (27.3) |
73.5 (23.1) |
61.8 (16.6) |
50.5 (10.3) |
40.2 (4.6) |
59.0 (15.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
34.7 (1.5) |
45.6 (7.6) |
56.1 (13.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
71.8 (22.1) |
69.9 (21.1) |
62.3 (16.8) |
50.7 (10.4) |
40.5 (4.7) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
48.4 (9.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.2 (−8.8) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
34.3 (1.3) |
44.8 (7.1) |
54.4 (12.4) |
61.1 (16.2) |
58.8 (14.9) |
51.1 (10.6) |
39.6 (4.2) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
37.9 (3.3) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.8 (−18.8) |
0.8 (−17.3) |
8.4 (−13.1) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
42.6 (5.9) |
51.2 (10.7) |
48.1 (8.9) |
37.4 (3.0) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
6.8 (−14.0) |
−4.1 (−20.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−17 (−27) |
−4 (−20) |
9 (−13) |
24 (−4) |
36 (2) |
41 (5) |
36 (2) |
22 (−6) |
19 (−7) |
−2 (−19) |
−19 (−28) |
−21 (−29) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.53 (90) |
3.59 (91) |
4.80 (122) |
4.29 (109) |
4.08 (104) |
4.23 (107) |
3.55 (90) |
3.76 (96) |
4.01 (102) |
5.32 (135) |
3.90 (99) |
4.52 (115) |
49.58 (1,260) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16.2 (41) |
15.6 (40) |
11.9 (30) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.4 (3.6) |
10.8 (27) |
57.8 (146.45) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 9.4 (24) |
9.7 (25) |
9.5 (24) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.1 (2.8) |
7.1 (18) |
16.0 (41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.6 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 130.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 20.2 |
Source 1: NOAA[46] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[47] |
Geology
The overall terrain within Haverhill is heavily influenced by various glacial formations. With drumlins, moraines, eskars, glacial erratics, and kettle ponds being common. Gravel mining operations are conducted along eskars and glacial deposites of readily accessible gravel.
Much of the soil within Haverhill is consolidated glacial till; inceptisols with moderate pedological development being the most common, as well as spodidols seen within the coniferous forests local to the area. Various fluvial deposits can be seen surrounding the river banks of the Merrimack and its tributaries.
The river systems within Haverhill have also been heavily altered by glacial activity, with drainage patterns being inconsistent and variable. Because of this inconsistency, and examples of each drainage pattern in some capacity being observable, streams and rivers within Haverhill would be classified as having a deranged drainage pattern.
Within close proximity of the Clinton-Newbury fault line, the bedrock topography of Haverhill is part of the Berwick Formation, consisting of metasandstone quartzite and sulfuric mica schists dating from the Silurian period. However other metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and shale are relatively common. Granite, feldspars, and other igneous silicates are also abundant.
Points of interest
- Main Street Historic District
- Museum of Printing
- Winnekenni Park Conservation Area, including Winnekenni Castle and Lake Saltonstall
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1790 | 2,408 | — |
1800 | 2,730 | +13.4% |
1810 | 2,682 | −1.8% |
1820 | 3,070 | +14.5% |
1830 | 3,896 | +26.9% |
1840 | 4,336 | +11.3% |
1850 | 5,877 | +35.5% |
1860 | 9,995 | +70.1% |
1870 | 13,092 | +31.0% |
1880 | 18,472 | +41.1% |
1890 | 27,412 | +48.4% |
1900 | 37,175 | +35.6% |
1910 | 44,115 | +18.7% |
1920 | 53,884 | +22.1% |
1930 | 48,710 | −9.6% |
1940 | 46,752 | −4.0% |
1950 | 47,280 | +1.1% |
1960 | 46,346 | −2.0% |
1970 | 46,120 | −0.5% |
1980 | 46,865 | +1.6% |
1990 | 51,418 | +9.7% |
2000 | 58,969 | +14.7% |
2010 | 60,879 | +3.2% |
2020 | 67,787 | +11.3% |
2022* | 67,153 | −0.9% |
* = population estimate. Source: United States census records and Population Estimates Program data.[48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] Source: U.S. Decennial Census[60] |
As of the
There were 22,976 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,833, and the median income for a family was $59,772. Males had a median income of $41,197 versus $31,779 for females. The
Crime
Haverhill | |
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Crime rates* (2020) | |
Violent crimes | |
Larceny-theft | 411 |
Motor vehicle theft | 83 |
Arson | 6 |
Total property crime | 638 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. 2020 population: 67,787 Source: 2020 FBI UCR Data |
In 2019, Haverhill's violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants was higher than the average rate of violent crime in both the state of Massachusetts and the nation as a whole.[62] The rate of violent crime in Haverhill has declined in the past several years, however, from a recent peak of 391 in 2017 to a low of 304 in 2020.[63]
Government
City government
Haverhill operates under a mayor–council form of government. The current mayor is Melinda Barrett, who has been Mayor of Haverhill since 2024. She is the first female mayor of Haverhill, The city council has nine members, elected every two years. The most recent election was in 2023.
State representation
Haverhill is represented in the state legislature by officials elected from the following districts:[64]
- Massachusetts Senate's 1st Essex district.[65]
- Massachusetts House of Representatives' 2nd Essex district
- Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Essex district
- Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Essex district
- Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Essex district
Education
Haverhill is the home of the main campus of
Public schools in the city are operated by the Haverhill Public Schools District.[67]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Haverhill lies along
Notable people
- John Mapes Adams, Medal of Honor recipient during the Boxer Rebellion
- Mabel Albertson (1901–1982), actress
- Louis Alter (1902–1980), songwriter ("Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?")
- Daniel Appleton (1785–1849), publisher[69]
- William Henry Appleton (1814–1899), Daniel Appleton's son, publisher[69] of Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Darwin, Thomas Henry Huxley, Herbert Spencer, and John Stuart Mill
- Gerald Ashworth (1942- ) Track athlete and Olympic gold medal winner [70]
- Bailey Bartlett (1750–1830), member of the United States Constitutional Convention
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), Scottish-born inventor, who spent considerable time in Haverhill initially as a tutor to the deaf son of a prominent shoe magnate who later invested in Bell's telephone concept
- John Bellairs (1938–1991), author of gothic horror fiction for children and young adults
- William Berenberg (1915–2005), Harvard University professor and pediatrician
- Tom Bergeron (born 1955), television personality, comedian, and game show host.
- Peter Breck (1929–2012), actor[71]
- Isaac Newton Carleton(1832–1902), educator
- Walter Tenney Carleton (1867–1900), businessman
- Stuart Chase (1888–1985), economist
- Tristram Coffin, among the town's first settlers, who later left to settle Nantucket
- Russ Conway (1949–2019), investigative journalist and Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award recipient[72]
- David Crouse, writer
- Andre Dubus III (born 1959), novelist and short story writer
- Hannah Duston (1657–1736), colonial heroine, first woman in the United States to be honored with a statue
- Frank Fontaine (1920–1978), comedian, Crazy Guggenheim on The Jackie Gleason Show
- Jeff Fraza, boxer and contestant on reality television show The Contender
- Charlotte Fullerton, author and Emmy-winning children's television writer/producer
- Jordan Harris (born 2000), NHL hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens
- Moses Hazen (1733–1803), Continental Army general
- Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss Alabama USA 1967, Miss USA 1967, Miss Universe 1967
- Red Howard (1900–1973), football player
- Rowland H. Macy (1822–1877), merchant
- Louis Burt Mayer (1884-1957) American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayerstudios (MGM)
- Karen McCarthy, Missouri politician
- Charles Minot (1810–1866), railroad executive at Erie Railroad
- Bob Montana, Archie Comics co-creator
- William Henry Moody (1853–1917), Supreme Court justice, and prosecutor in the Lizzie Borden trial
- Carlos Peña, Major League Baseball player
- Anthony Purpura (born 1986), USA Rugby National Team player
- Effie Alberta Read (c. 1873–1930), scientist at the US Food and Drug Administration
- Oppenheimer & Co., former Chancellor of Brown University
- Seth Romatelli, actor, host of Uhh Yeah Dude
- James E. Rothman, notable cell biologist and Nobel Prize winner[73]
- Joseph Ruskin (1924–2013), née Joseph Richard Schlafman, actor, had roles in four Star Trek series and films including The Magnificent Seven and Prizzi's Honor[74]
- Mike Ryan, Major League Baseball player
- Nathaniel Saltonstall (1639–1707), judge at the Salem witch trials
- Jon Shain (born 1967), folk musician
- Spider One, née Michael Cummings, musician, brother of Robert Cummings a.k.a. Rob Zombie
- Charles Augustus Strong (1862–1940), philosopher, of the American school of critical realism
- Noah Vonleh, professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics
- John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892), poet; his poem Snow-Bound is set in Haverhill
- Charlotte White (1782–1863), first unmarried American woman missionary, arrived India 1816
- Rob Zombie (born 1965), born Robert Cummings, musician and founding member of White Zombie, film director, mainly horror genre
See also
Notes
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- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Haverhill city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts by George Wingate Chase, pp. 46, 47
- ^ COCO+CO. (August 21, 2016). "How Haverhill Was Really Founded". WHAV. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ George Wingate Chase, History of Haverhill, Massachusetts.
- ^ Perley, Sidney (1912). The Indian land titles of Essex County, Massachusetts. The Library of Congress. Salem, Mass. : Essex Book and Print Club.
- ^ George Wingate Chase, The History of Haverhill, Massachusetts, p. 46–47, 63–65.
- ^ "History of Universalist Unitarian Church of Haverhill". uuhaverhill.org. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 152.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Chisholm 1911, p. 81.
- ^ Mason, Amelia (May 1, 2021). "Town's Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate". NPR News. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "ExecutedToday.com » 1693: Elizabeth Emerson". Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Throat Distemper in Haverhill from Essex Antiquarian Vol.3 1899 page 10". Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "George Washington's 1789 Visit to Haverhill". Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Kingsbury, J. D. (1883). Memorial History of Bradford, Mass (PDF). C.C. Morse & Son. pp. 119, 120.
- ISBN 0-394-56922-9.
- ^ Arthurs Gazette http://arthursgazette.blogspot.com/2010/02/ejm-was-married-to-lucy-lapham-daughter.html
- ^ "The Great Fire At Haverhill" (PDF). The New York Times. February 20, 1882.
- ^ "Haverhill's Great Loss" (PDF). The New York Times. February 19, 1882.
- ^ Haverhill, MA City Fire, Feb 1882 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. .gendisasters.com (2009-11-02). Retrieved on 2013-08-02.
- ^ Frederic C. Heath, Social Democracy Red Book. Terre Haute, IN: Debs Publishing Co., 1900; p. 108.
- ^ "A Search For The Real-Life Archie, Betty And Friends Began In Haverhill". www.wbur.org. Retrieved December 24, 2019.https://www.wbur.org/artery/2015/05/30/archie-betty-haverhill-geary
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External links
- City of Haverhill official website
- Geographic data related to Haverhill, Massachusetts at OpenStreetMap
- Haverhill, Massachusetts at Curlie