History of Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

Saugus, Massachusetts
Essex county. Saugus was taken from Lynn in 1815, and derives its name from the Indian name of the river which passes through it. That river is exceedingly crooked in its course, and forms large tracts of meadow. The uplands are uneven and rocky. It lies 10 miles S.W. from Salem and 9 N. by E. from Boston. Population, 1837, 1,123.
The value of the manufactures of Saugus, the year ending April 1, 1837, was about $200,000. They consisted of shoes, ($150,000) chocolate, morocco leather, snuff, cigars, bricks, wool cleaning, and silk and woolen dyeing.

Saugus was once the Indian name of all Lynn, of which this town was the west parish.

Saugus River divides the town, and agreeably diversifies the landscape.

Saugus, like its parent, Lynn, is celebrated for its manufacture of shoes.

Saugus, Nantucket, Pawtucket, Seekonk, and Natick are probably the only towns in the State that retain their Indian names.

Saugus, a post-township in Essex co., Massachusetts, intersected by the Eastern railroad, 11 miles N. from Boston. Pop., 1562.

Saugus occupies the southwestern extremity of Essex County, and has Lynnfield on the north, Lynn on the northeast, Revere on the southeast, the latter and Melrose on the southwest, and Wakefield on the northwest. The post-offices are Saugus (centre), East Saugus and Cliftondale; and these, with Pleasant Hill, are stations on the Saugus Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Other villages are Bowkerville, Oaklandvale and North Saugus.

The assessed area of the town is 6,009 acres; and there are about 800 acres of woodland. The southeastern extremity consists of salt creeks and marshes; the latter yielding annually many hundred tons of hay. The remaining part, though having some nearly level areas, is in general rolling and broken, and abounds in picturesque scenery. The geological basis is sienite and porphyry. The notable elevations are Castle Hill in the northwest, 288 feet in height, and Vinegar Hill near the middle of the eastern border. South of the latter is Pirate's Glen, a ...

Saugus, saw'güs, a post-village in Saugus township, Essex co., Mass., on the Saugus Branch of the Eastern Railroad, 4 miles W. of Lynn, and 93 miles N.N.E. of Boston. It is about 1 mile from an inlet of the sea. It has manufactures of flannel and of boots and shoes. The township is on Lynn Harbor, and also contains villages named East Saugus and Cliftondale. Total pop. in 1890, 3673.