History of Boxford, Massachusetts, USA

Journey back in time to Boxford, Massachusetts, USA

• Boxford was first settled in 1646 as part of Rowley Village by Abraham Redington.
  
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• 1685 - Boxford is incorporated
  
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• 1701 - The First Church was built in 1701 in East Boxford Village
  
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  Holyoke-French House - 1760
  
  "... Located at 2 Topsfield Road in East Boxford Village, it was built in 1760 for Rev. Elizur Holyoke. It remained in the Holyoke family until 1866, when it was sold to Elvin French..." boxfordhistoricalsociety.com
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• 1845 - BOXFORD. [Pop. 942. Inc. 1685.]
  Boxford was originally a part of Rowley.
  
  Although the soil is not generally good, the chief dependence of
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• 1854 - Boxford
  Boxford, a post-township of Essex county, Massachusetts, about 25 miles N. from Boston. Population, 982.
  A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
  
  
• Boxford Massachusetts, 1890
  Boxford is a large and long township of an irregular form, occupying a central position in Essex County. It has Bradford on the north; Groveland and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Boxford
  Box'ford, a post-village of Essex co, Mass., in Box: ford township, 1 mile from Boxford depot on the Danvers & Newburyport Railroad, which is 28...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  District School No. 2
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  Depot Hill, 1910
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  Congregational Church
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  Public Library, 1914
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• 1916
  Boxford, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Box- ford township (town), 1 mile from Boxford station on the Boston and Maine R., which is 28 miles...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Camp Alcott, 1936
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  Village Green
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