Bibliograph

Middleton, Shirley Paul Raynard [with the Middleton Historical Society]

Type

Label

Middleton, Shirley Paul Raynard [with the Middleton Historical Society]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Middleton

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

515398276

Responsibility statement

Shirley Paul Raynard [with the Middleton Historical Society]

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

Middleton was first settled in 1651. The town derives its name from its location midway between Danvers and Andover, on a road well traveled in early times. It was once known as Will's Hill, an outlying part of Salem Village. In 1692, Middleton lost one of its residents to a witch hunt. The town grew as a farming community, yet it also had an important ironworks industry in the 1700s. Though a largely bucolic and agrarian community, two railroad lines and one trolley line ran through town, serving bustling industries and people looking for recreational activities. Middleton includes in its quaint history an ancient white oak tree reputed to be over 400 years old; an innovative seed farm, J. H. Gregory's; and an old domicile some say still smells of baked beans. Middleton captures the history of this community's pleasant and social people.--back cover

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