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61-728: He was born in Southampton , Long Island , where his father, the Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.) , was the pastor of the Puritan ( Congregational ) church. At that time, Southampton and much of eastern Long Island were administered as part of the Connecticut Colony . It is commonly stated that Abraham Pierson (Jr.) was born in Lynn , Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1640 or 1641. This claim conflicts with his gravestone in present-day Clinton, Connecticut , as well as

122-674: A similarly named pond in Concord ). More than one-quarter of the town's land is covered by the Lynn Woods Reservation , which takes up much of the land in the northwestern part of the city. The city is also home to two beaches, Lynn Beach and King's Beach, both of which lie along Nahant Bay, as well as a boat ramp in Lynn Harbor. Lynn is located in the southern part of Essex County and is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Boston and 22 miles (35 km) west-southwest of Cape Ann . The city

183-400: A 20-year comprehensive planning project to expand Lynn's diversity and improve infrastructure further. In the following year and a half, Lynn's Planning Department held many opportunities for Lynners to discuss what they see for the future of the city. On April 10, 2023, a draft of the plan was shared on the planning departments website to allow for greater public comment. After May 15, 2023,

244-678: A 22,229 to 15,568 margin. On June 4, 1974, the city council, led by mayor David L. Phillips , voted 7–4 in favor of abolishing the existing rent control measures, replacing them with a "Rent Grievance and Elderly Assistance Board." During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Lynn suffered several large fires. On November 28, 1981, a devastating inferno engulfed several former shoe factories, located at Broad and Washington Streets. Seventeen downtown buildings were destroyed in less than twelve hours, with property losses estimated to be totaling at least $ 35,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 117,300,000 in 2023). At least 18 businesses were affected, resulting in

305-545: A boy who came ashore at Conscience Point. These men were Thomas Halsey , Edward Howell , Edmond Farrington, Allen Bread, Edmund Needham, Abraham Pierson the Elder , Thomas Sayre, Josiah Stanborough, George Welbe, Henry Walton and Job Sayre. By July 7, 1640, they had determined the town boundaries. During the next few years (1640–43), Southampton gained another 43 families; there are now thousands of people in Southampton. From 1644,

366-407: A further effort to rebrand the municipality, city solicitor Michael Barry proposed renaming the city Ocean Park in 1997, but the initiative was unsuccessful. Despite losing much of its industrial base during the 20th century, Lynn remained home to many companies, such as: In the early 2000s, the renovation and adaptive re-use of downtown historic structures, together with new construction, launched

427-573: A grammar school for the Polish-speaking community, beginning in 1906. St. Patrick's church and school was a focus of the Irish-American community in Lynn. St. George's Greek Orthodox Church was founded in Lynn in 1905. Later in the 20th century, the city became an important center of greater Boston's Latino community. Additionally, several thousand Cambodians settled in Lynn between 1975 and 1979 and in

488-654: A group of twenty Hasidic European families, mostly from Russia, formed the Congregation Anshai Sfard, a Hasidic, conservative Jewish synagogue in 1888. Catholic churches catering to the needs of specific language and ethnic groups also testify to the waves of immigrants. St. Jean Baptiste parish, eventually including a grammar school and high school, was founded in 1886, primarily for French-Canadians. Holy Family Church conducted services in Italian beginning in 1922, and St. Michael's church also provided church services and

549-582: A legal agreement with the Naumkeag over the use of their land in Lynn until 1686 after a smallpox epidemic in 1633, King Philip's War , and missionary efforts significantly reduced their numbers and confined them to the Praying Town of Natick . English colonists settled Lynn not long after the 1607 establishment of Jamestown, Virginia and the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower at Plymouth . European settlement of

610-545: A massive fire swept through the downtown of Lynn, and would not be matched in size until nearly 100 years later. At the time the loss was the third largest from fire in New England history. A total of 296 building were destroyed, including 142 homes, 25 stores, the Central Square railroad depot, four banks and four newspaper buildings. It was estimated that 200 families were made homeless and 10,000 jobs were lost. Estimates put

671-479: A renowned a female physician, and activist during the American Civil War , moved to Lynn becoming one of the three first female physicians in Lynn, providing her gynecology services to many women. Later on in 1874, opening her own practice. On February 1, 1866, Mary Baker Eddy experienced the " fall in Lynn ", often referred to by Christian Scientists as significant to the birth of their religion. In 1889

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732-584: A revitalization of Lynn, which remains ongoing. Arts, culture, and entertainment have been at the forefront of this revitalization, with new arts organizations, cultural venues, public art projects, and restaurants emerging in the downtown area. In 2012, the Massachusetts Cultural Council named downtown Lynn one of the first state-recognized arts and culture districts in Massachusetts. In 2015, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker established

793-583: A task force, composed of representatives of multiple state and municipal public agencies, to further Lynn's revitalization. Formerly vacant industrial buildings continue to be converted into loft spaces, and historic homes, particularly Lynn's Diamond Historic District , are being restored. In 2016, several large land parcels in Lynn were acquired by major developers. In November 2018, construction began on downtown Lynn's first luxury midrise—a 259-unit, 10-story building on Monroe Street. in December 2019, ground

854-718: Is Maria Z. Moore, a registered member of the Democratic Party , who was elected in November 2023 with 56.99% of the vote against Republican Cynthia Mc Namara. The Long Island Rail Road 's sole line in the Town of Southampton is the Montauk Branch , which includes stations in Speonk , Westhampton , Hampton Bays , Southampton and Bridgehampton . Quogue and Southampton Campus also had their own stations until 1998. The Town of Southampton

915-484: Is also divided into East Lynn and West Lynn, which are further divided into even smaller areas. Lynn is loosely segmented into the following neighborhoods: Central: West Lynn: East Lynn: Lynn experiences cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The climate is similar to that of Boston . According to the Köppen climate classification , Lynn has either a hot-summer humid continental climate (abbreviated Dfa ), or

976-617: Is bordered by Nahant to the southeast, Swampscott to the east, Salem to the northeast, Peabody to the north, Lynnfield to the northwest, Saugus to the west and Revere (in Suffolk County ) to the south. Lynn's water rights extend into Nahant Bay and share Lynn Harbor with Nahant. There is no land connection to Revere; the only connection is the General Edwards Bridge across the Pines River. Besides its downtown district, Lynn

1037-549: Is land and 154.3 square miles (400 km ) (52.59%) is water. Southampton contains seven incorporated villages and 16 unincorporated areas, which are called hamlets in New York state. Source: Source: The Town of Southampton has a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ) bordering a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ). It has one to two months averaging below freezing, six months above 50 °F (10 °C), and one to two months above 22 °C (72 °F). As of

1098-548: Is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km ) (19.87%) is water. Lynn is located beside Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Lynn's shoreline is divided in half by the town of Nahant , which divides Lynn Harbor to the south from Nahant Bay to the north. The city lies north of the Saugus River , and is also home to several brooks, as well as several ponds, the largest being Breed's Pond and Walden Pond (which has no relation to

1159-519: Is named after the port city of Southampton in Hampshire , England. Southampton operates an official historical web site. The site shows the locations of over 100 points of interest, historic markers, and historic districts as well as over 1500 photos. In 2005, the Shinnecock Indian Nation filed a lawsuit against the state seeking the return of 3,500 acres (14 km ) in Southampton near

1220-601: Is served primarily by Suffolk County Transit bus routes, although Hampton Jitney buses are available for trips to and from New York City . The town of Southampton contains the Francis S. Gabreski Airport north of Westhampton, and East Hampton Airport along the Southampton-East Hampton Town Line. The Southampton Heliport can also be found on the east side of the Shinnecock Inlet . The sole ferry in

1281-478: Is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however, the city is known for its contemporary public art, immigrant population, historic architecture , downtown cultural district, loft -style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include

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1342-585: The 1860 New England Shoemakers Strike , it was one of the earliest strikes of its kind in the United States. In 1841, abolitionist Frederick Douglass , moved to Lynn as a fugitive slave. Douglass wrote his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave , while living in Lynn. The publication would become Douglass's best-known work. Douglass, his wife, and their five children lived in Lynn until 1848. In 1870, Esther Hill Hawks ,

1403-586: The 2020 United States census . The area that is now known as Lynn was inhabited for thousands of years by Native Americans prior to English colonization in the 1600s. At the time of European contact, the area today known as Lynn was primarily inhabited by the Naumkeag people under the powerful sachem Nanepashemet who controlled territory from the Mystic to the Merrimack Rivers. Colonists would not establish

1464-478: The Natick Praying Town. Further European settlement of Lynn led to several independent towns being formed, with Reading created in 1644; Lynnfield in 1782; Saugus in 1815; Swampscott in 1852; and Nahant in 1853. The City of Lynn was incorporated on May 14, 1850. Colonial Lynn was an early center of tannery and shoe-making, which began in 1635. The boots worn by Continental Army soldiers during

1525-536: The Revolutionary War were made in Lynn, and the shoe-making industry drove the city's growth into the early nineteenth century. This legacy is reflected in the city's seal, which features a colonial boot. In 1816, a mail stage coach was operating through Lynn. By 1836, 23 stage coaches left the Lynn Hotel for Boston each day. The Eastern Railroad Line between Salem and East Boston opened on August 28, 1838. This

1586-702: The Town of Southampton , is a town in southeastern Suffolk County, New York , partly on the South Fork of Long Island . As of the 2020 U.S. census , the town had a population of 69,036. Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as the Hamptons . Stony Brook University has a campus in Southampton . The town was founded in 1640, when settlers from Lynn , Massachusetts , established residence on lands obtained from local Shinnecock Indian Nation . The first settlers included eight men, one woman, and

1647-547: The census of 2000, there were 54,712 people, 21,504 households and 13,805 families residing in the town. The population density was 394.0 inhabitants per square mile (152.1/km ). There were 35,836 housing units at an average density of 258.0 per square mile (99.6/km ). The town's racial makeup was 87.98% White , 6.62% Black or African American , 0.41% Native American , 0.89% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 2.28% from other races , and 1.73% from two or more races. There were 21,504 households, of which 27.1% had children under

1708-485: The 20th century, and the last shoe factory closed in 1981. In the early 1900s, the Metropolitan District Commission acquired several coastal properties in Lynn and Nahant, in order to create Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations, and to construct adjoining Lynn Shore Drive . When it opened to the public in 1910, Lynn Shore Drive catalyzed new development along Lynn's coastline, yielding many of

1769-845: The East End of Long Island, where he and several others founded the Town of Southampton, New York . The resulting Halsey House—the oldest extant frame house in New York State (1648)—is now open to the public, under the aegis of the Southampton Colonial Society. As English settlement pushed deeper into Naumkeag territories, disease , missionary efforts , and loss of access to seasonal hunting, farming, and fishing grounds caused significant disruption to Naumkeag lifeways. In 1675, Naumkeag sachem Wenepoykin joined Metacomet in resisting English colonization in King Philip's War , for which he

1830-592: The First Congregational Church in Newark. Abraham also inherited a library of over 400 books from his father. In 1691, the Congregational Church in Newark apparently chose to become Presbyterian . At that time, Abraham moved to Greenwich, Connecticut , to become the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich. In 1694, he moved to Killingworth (now Clinton, Connecticut ). Abraham Pierson

1891-567: The National Register-listed Diamond Historic District . Further inland, industrial activity contemporaneously expanded in Lynn. Shoe manufacturers, led by Charles A. Coffin and Silas Abbott Barton, invested in the early electric industry, specifically in 1883 with Elihu Thomson , Edwin J. Houston , and their Thomson-Houston Electric Company . That company merged with Edison Electric Company of Schenectady, New York , forming General Electric in 1892, with

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1952-632: The Town of Southampton takes NY 114 drivers across the Shelter Island Sound between North Haven and Shelter Island. Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts , United States, and the largest city in Essex County . Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs , Lynn is part of Greater Boston 's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn

2013-420: The age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under

2074-443: The age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The town's median household income was $ 53,887, and the median family income was $ 65,144. Males had a median income of $ 47,167 versus $ 32,054 for females. The town's per capita income

2135-636: The area was begun in 1629 by Edmund Ingalls , followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631. The area today encompassing Lynn was originally incorporated in 1629 as Saugus , the Massachusett name for the area. Three years after the settlement in Salem, five families moved onto Naumkeag lands in the interior of Lynn, then known as Saugus, and the Tomlin family constructed a large mill between today's Sluice and Flax Ponds. The mill not only supplied grains and sustenance for

2196-605: The city's downtown were transformed by a series of large-scale murals, painted on buildings by local, national, and international artists, as part of the city's inaugural Beyond Walls festival. Light-based interventions, including projections onto High Rock Tower , the installation of vintage neon signs on downtown buildings, and large-scale LED-illuminations of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail underpasses bisecting Lynn's Downtown, also have been deployed. In 2017, Mount Vernon Street, in

2257-569: The colonists established an organised whale fishery, significant in the history of whaling as the first in New England . They chased pilot whales ("blackfish") onto the shelving beaches for slaughter, a sort of dolphin drive hunting . They also processed drift whales they found on shore. They observed the Native Americans' hunting techniques , improved on their weapons and boats, and then went out to ocean hunting . The first meeting house

2318-471: The core of the downtown Central Square area, began to host block parties, food trucks, and other special events. In recent years, Lynn has attracted a substantial and growing LGBT population. In April 2018, The Boston Globe named Lynn one of the "Top spots to live in Greater Boston in 2018." On August 18, 2021, the new Frederick Douglass Park on Exchange Street was dedicated, directly across

2379-514: The early 1980s. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lynn was the world-leader in the production of shoes. 234 factories produced more than a million pairs of shoes each day, thanks in part to mechanization of the process by an African-American immigrant named Jan Ernst Matzeliger . From 1924 until 1974, the Lynn Independent Industrial Shoemaking School operated in the city. However, production declined throughout

2440-488: The early 20th century structures that constitute a majority of the contributing resources found in the National Register-listed Diamond Historic District . In 1970, Massachusetts authorized rent control in municipalities with more than 50,000 residents. Voters in Lynn, Somerville, Brookline, and Cambridge subsequently adopted rent control. Voters in Lynn approved a measure to continue rent control measures, which had been in place since February 1972, on November 7, 1972, by

2501-498: The estimated loss of 1,500 jobs. The Lynn campus of the North Shore Community College , planning for which was already underway at the time of the fire, now occupies much of the burned area. Some data suggest a reputation for crime and vice in Lynn. In order to counter its reputation as "the city of sin", Lynn launched a "City Of Firsts" advertising campaign in the early 1990s, which promoted Lynn as having: In

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2562-685: The following. a. Winthrop's Journal 'The History of New England' 1630-1649 , edited by James Savage, 1853. b. The Founding of Harvard College , Samuel Eliot Morison, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1935, pages 91 and 396. c. The History of Long Island , Peter Ross, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1902. d. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey , Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1913 e. Pierson Millennium , by Richard E. Pierson and Jennifer Pierson, Heritage Books, October 1997. ISBN   0-7884-0742-2 . Southampton, New York Southampton , officially

2623-535: The oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation ; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted -designed Lynn Woods Reservation ; and the High Rock Reservation and Park designed by Olmsted's sons . Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park , the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway , and the seaside, National Register -listed Diamond Historic District . The population was 101,253 at

2684-408: The period he spent as a student at Harvard College (1664 to 1668). Around 1647, Abraham's family moved from Southampton to Branford in what is now Connecticut . At that time, Branford was affiliated with the (unchartered) New Haven Colony . The plans to move from Southampton to Branford began in 1644 when Southampton chose to become affiliated with Connecticut instead of New Haven. Abraham's father

2745-593: The public comment window will be closed and the committee will release a final draft to be endorsed and adopted by the city. Lynn earned the moniker " Condom Capital of the USA" after Global Protection, a subsidiary of Karex , the world's largest condom manufacturer, relocated to the former Garelick Farms facility. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 13.5 square miles (35 km ), of which 10.8 square miles (28 km )

2806-465: The settlers and trade with the Naumkeag people, but was used to create brews and many fermented casks of hops and wines to send back to King George in England. Lynn takes its name from King's Lynn , Norfolk , England , in honor of Reverend Samuel Whiting (Senior) , Lynn's first official minister who arrived from King's Lynn in 1637. A noteworthy early Lynn colonist, Thomas Halsey, left Lynn to settle

2867-604: The street from the site of the Central Square railroad depot where Douglass was forcibly removed from the train in 1841. The park features a bronze bas-relief sculpture of Douglass. The park had been in the works since at least 2019 when a bill was filed in the Massachusetts Senate to designate the park area and its management by the Massachusetts DCR . On September 16, 2021, Mayor McGee introduced Vision Lynn ,

2928-451: The total loss as high as $ 6,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 203,470,000 in 2023). Lynn experienced a wave of immigration during the late 1800s and early 1900s. During the 30 years between 1885 and 1915, Lynn's immigrant population increased from 9,800 to 29,500, representing nearly one-third of the city's total population. Polish and Russian Jews were the largest single group, numbering more than 6,000. The first Jewish settlers in Lynn,

2989-533: The tribe finding the lawsuit was barred by laches . Southampton is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the Peconic Bay to the north, East Hampton to the east, and Brookhaven to the west. It also shares a small border with Riverhead to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of 293.5 square miles (760 km ), of which 139.1 square miles (360 km )

3050-414: The tribe in 1703. The suit charged that in 1859, a group of powerful New York investors conspired to break the lease by sending the state Legislature a fraudulent petition from a number of Shinnecock tribal members. Although other tribal members immediately protested that the petition was a forgery, the legislature approved the sale of 3,500 acres (14 km ) of tribal land. In 2006, the court ruled against

3111-513: The tribe's reservation, and billions of dollars in reparations for damages suffered by colonial land grabs. The disputed property includes the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, which Shinnecock say is the location of tribe burial grounds. The tribe challenged the state legislatures' approval of an 1859 sale of the 3,500 acres of tribal land. The tribe alleged this broke the terms of a 1,000-year-lease signed by Southampton colonial officials and

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3172-587: The two original GE plants being in Lynn and Schenectady. Coffin served as the first president of General Electric . Initially the General Electric plant specialized in arc lights, electric motors, and meters. Later it specialized in aircraft electrical systems and components, and aircraft engines were built in Lynn during WWII. That engine plant evolved into the current jet engine plant during WWII because of research contacts at MIT in Cambridge. Gerhard Neumann

3233-435: Was $ 31,320. About 5.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. In 2016, according to Business Insider , the 11962 zip code encompassing Sagaponack , within Southampton, was listed as the most expensive in the U.S., with a median home sale price of $ 8.5 million. Major employers in Southampton include The town supervisor

3294-479: Was a key player in jet engine group at GE in Lynn. The continuous interaction of material science research at MIT and the resulting improvements in jet engine efficiency and power have kept the jet engine plant in Lynn ever since. One of the largest strikes of the early labor movement began in the shoe factories of Lynn on February 22, 1860, when Lynn shoemakers marched through the streets to their workplaces and handed in their tools, protesting reduced wages. Known as

3355-403: Was broken on a 331-unit waterfront development on Carroll Parkway. Many of the recent and pending large real estate projects in Lynn are Transit-oriented developments , sited within a half-mile of Lynn station , which provides 20-minute train service to North Station . Lynn's revitalization has been bolstered by the city's emergence as a center of creative placemaking . In 2017, swaths of

3416-451: Was enslaved and sent to Barbados . In 1686, under pressure to demonstrate legal title for lands they occupied during the administrative restructuring of the Dominion of New England , the selectmen of Lynn and Reading purchased a deed from Wenopoykin 's heirs Kunkshamooshaw and Quonopohit for 16 pounds of sterling silver, though by this time they and most surviving Naumkeag were residents of

3477-554: Was later merged with the Boston and Maine Railroad and called the Eastern Division. In 1847 telegraph wires passed through Lynn, but no telegraph service station was built until 1858. During the middle of the nineteenth century, estates and beach cottages were constructed along Lynn's shoreline, and the city's Atlantic coastline became a fashionable summer resort. Many of the structures built during this period are today situated within

3538-604: Was named for him; and a bronze statue of him is located on East Main Street in Clinton, Connecticut. For the period of 1646 to about 1664, it has been assumed that Abraham Pierson, as a child, lived with his parents and followed the movements of his father, Rev. Abraham Pierson (Sr.). The Rev. Abraham Pierson Sr., was one of the most prominent figures in the New Haven Colony, and his activities are well-documented in many places, including

3599-533: Was on a hill that is the site of the current Southampton Hospital . The town's oldest existent house is the Halsey House at 249 Main Street, which was built by Thomas Halsey, one of the first Englishmen to trade with the Shinnecocks. Southampton has 47 public and private cemeteries, not including Shinnecock Hills Golf Club , which is claimed as an Indian burial ground that is no longer in active use. Southampton

3660-654: Was the minister of the Killingworth Congregational Church at the same time he started to teach the first classes of what would become Yale University. The new school was supposed to conduct its classes in Saybrook, but the Rev. Pierson could not be relieved of his duties as the pastor in Killingworth; thus, the classes were held in his parsonage. Abraham Pierson is today interred in Clinton, Connecticut. Abraham Pierson School in Clinton, Connecticut (grades 4–5),

3721-644: Was the pastor of the Puritan (Congregational) church in Branford from around 1647 to around 1667. In 1667, Abraham's family moved to New Jersey where his father established the community of New Ark, present-day Newark, New Jersey . At that time, Abraham (Jr.) was a student at Harvard College . After graduating from Harvard College in 1668, Abraham was ordained a minister and he joined his father in New Ark. After his father's death in 1678, Abraham succeeded his father as pastor of

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