Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
1854 - Lynn

Lynn, a city and seaport of Essex co., Massachusetts, on the Eastern railroad, 9 miles N. N. E. from Boston. Lat. 42° 27' 51" N.. Ion. 70° 67' 27" W. It is situated on the north-eastern shore of Massachusetts bay, in the midst of the most varied and picturesque scenery. The beaches and Nahant, in the vicinity, are noted places of resort, both for pleasure and health. Lynn was incorporated a city in 1850, and is handsomely built on wide and pleasant streets. The principal public edifices are the City Hall, Lyceum Hall, and the churches, of which there arc fifteen, of the various denominations. Among the institutions, the Society for the cultivation of Natural History deserves notice. It has a library, and a valuable collection of curiosities. An efficient system of education has been provided, similar to that generally adopted in the state. There are in the city an academy, a high- school, 9 principal, 6 intermediate, and 18 primary schools, besides several private ones. The press consists of two weekly issues. Lynn has long been celebrated for the manufacture of ladies' shoes. This branch of business was pursued here before the Revolution. The sales were then chiefly confined to New England ; but since that period the business has been greatly extended, and shoes are now exported in large quantities to almost every part of the United States. It is estimated that at the present time there are 150 manufactories in the city, giving employment to about 10,000 persons, more than half of which are females; and that 4,500,000 pairs of ladies' and misses' shoes are annually made, amounting in value to some $3,500,000. From 400,000 to 500,000 pairs are also purchased from neighboring towns. Besides the above, there are manufactories of leather, morocco, cotton prints, chocolate, glue, machinery, tinware, &c. There are 2 banks in Lynn, with a capital of $250,000, a savings' institution, and 2 insurance offices. Settled in 1629, and incorporated as a town in 1682. Population in 1830, 6188; 1840, 9867; 1850, 14,257.

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.

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