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56-659: Washington needed a navy to supply ships and troop transports, needing their provisions and military stores. At age 50, and having over two decades of seafaring, Captain Broughton enlisted 24 April 1775 in the Marblehead Regiment (along with Captain Robert Wormsted ). Broughton set sail in Hannah out of the harbor of Beverly, Massachusetts on 5 September 1775. HMS  Lively tried to catch Broughton but he found protection in

112-523: A sic' , emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax 's work in The Ethics of Socialism being an early example. On occasion, sic has been misidentified as an acronym (and therefore sometimes misspelled with periods): s.i.c. is said to stand for "spelled/said in copy/context", "spelling is correct", "spelled incorrectly", and other such folk etymology phrases. These are all incorrect and are simply backronyms from sic . Use of sic greatly increased in

168-524: A middle and high school. Constructed in 1923, the historic building lies near downtown Beverly. Its use for high school students from 1923 to 1964 came to an end when it was transformed to the towns Junior High School, serving grades 6–8. There, it lasted until 2017 when the newly built Beverly Middle School took in the students. Beverly is home to several K–12 private schools, including New England Academy , Landmark School , Harborlight-Stoneridge Montessori School, Kindercare Learning Center, Beverly School for

224-441: A parenthetical sentence only when used after a complete sentence, like so: ( Sic. ) Some guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style , recommend "quiet copy-editing " (unless where inappropriate or uncertain) instead of inserting a bracketed sic , such as by substituting in brackets the correct word in place of the incorrect word or by simply replacing an incorrect spelling with the correct one. Alternatively, to show both

280-509: A quarter-mile (400 m) stretch of factory buildings in Beverly. The stretch was an early landmark example of reinforced concrete construction, devised by concrete pioneer Ernest L. Ransome . In 1906 it went into production. Closed in 1987, the complex was bought by Cummings Properties in 1996, and developed into a campus of hi-tech companies, salons, restaurants, medical offices, and more. Parker Brothers , makers of Monopoly and other games,

336-406: A quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced as they appear in the source text being quoted; thus, sic is placed inside brackets to indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used derisively to direct the reader's attention to the writer's spelling mistakes and erroneous logic, or to show disapproval of the content or form of

392-411: A quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in the source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation , and grammar . Sic also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be interpreted as an error of transcription . The typical editorial usage of Sic is to inform the reader that any errors in

448-622: A result of the fire. Beverly has a former Nike missile site on L. P. Henderson Road, immediately east of the Beverly Municipal Airport . This site was in operation from March 1957 until August 1959, when the Army handed it over to the National Guard . It is now used by Beverly as a storage site and is under the scrutiny of many environmental organizations, due to concerns about polluted groundwater , which could be potentially hazardous to

504-684: A right to the land. So it was that in 1686, the town selectmen agreed to pay six pounds, six shillings, and eight pence to three grandchildren of Chief Masconomet , last sachem of the Agawam. They did not pay this sum until 1700. The first ship commissioned for the US military , by the US Army (the US Navy had yet to exist), was the armed schooner USS Hannah , under the command of Captain Nicholson Broughton . It

560-582: A suburb of Boston . The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census . A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore , Beverly includes Ryal Side, North Beverly, Centerville, Cove, Montserrat, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing . Beverly is a rival of Marblehead for the title of "birthplace of the U.S. Navy ". Native Americans inhabited what would become northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years before European colonization of

616-524: Is 14 miles (23 km) west-southwest of Gloucester and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Boston. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beverly has a warm-summer humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Accordingly, the city experiences generally cold and snowy winters (though temperature and precipitation can vary greatly) along with warm to hot and humid summers. A sea breeze will often keep much of

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672-450: Is Beverly Middle School, which finished construction in 2018. Beverly Middle School serves residents in grades 5–8. Beverly High School is a grade 9–12 public high school located in Beverly. It was founded in 1858, and currently enrolls over 1300 students. In September 2011, construction was completed on a new academic building, which is now in use by students and faculty. Prior to the current state of Beverly's schools, Briscoe served as

728-479: Is expected in 2027. 42°33′29″N 70°52′48″W  /  42.558°N 70.880°W  / 42.558; -70.880 Sic We are prepared, under appropriate circumstances, to provide information bearing on the credibly [ sic ] and veracity of any such source. Irin Carmon quoting a law firm The Latin adverb sic ( / s ɪ k / ; thus , so , and in this manner ) inserted after

784-730: Is home to Beverly Municipal Airport , though parts of the airfield itself lie within Danvers, as well as a very small portion of the north runway in Wenham. Logan International Airport provides the nearest national and international regularly scheduled air service. The Hall-Whitaker Bridge which spans the Bass River on Bridge Street was closed to vehicular traffic by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in June of 2023. A permanent replacement

840-462: Is home to Endicott College , which offers 23 bachelor programs, 27 concentrations, and 27 minors. Master programs are offered in business, education, nursing, computer science, and political science. Beverly is also home of Montserrat College of Art , a private four-year visual arts college. Route 128 , the chief circumferential highway of the Boston area, crosses Beverly from east to west and connects

896-403: Is most often inserted into quoted or reprinted material to indicate meticulous accuracy in reproducing the preceding text, despite appearances to the reader of an incorrect or unusual orthography ( spelling , punctuation , grammar, syntax, fact, logic, etc.). Several usage guides recommend that a bracketed sic be used primarily as an aid to the reader, not as an indicator of disagreement with

952-688: Is the site of the split between the separate lines of the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail , which provides service to Boston's North Station . South of the junction lies Beverly Depot near downtown, which is accessible along both lines. Along the Newburyport portion of the line is the North Beverly stop, just south of the Wenham town line. Along the Rockport portion of

1008-603: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km ), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km ) is land and 7.5 square miles (19.4 km ), or 33.19%, is water. Beverly is located on the North Shore , the name given to communities north of Boston along Massachusetts Bay . There are many smaller coves, as well as two islands, the Great and Little Misery Islands, which are part of

1064-692: The Acting Governor Phillips Callbeck , the Surveyor General Mr. Thomas Write and Senior naval commander on the Island Captain David Higgins. They ransacked Callbeck's home, emptied his stores and took the province silver Seal weight 59 ounces and Governor Patterson's Commission. They also broke into plundered Governor Patterson's House. Broughton also searched for the wives of Callbeck and Higgins, both of whom were daughters of prominent Boston loyalists. Callbeck's wife

1120-456: The Americas . At the time of contact in the early 1600s, the area that would become Beverly was between an important Naumkeag settlement in present-day Salem and Agawam settlements on Cape Ann , with probable indigenous settlement sites at the mouth of the Bass River. During the early contact period, virgin soil epidemics ravaged native populations, reducing the indigenous population within

1176-580: The Cabot Cinema. In 1976 it was purchased by Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company . For 37 years, The Cabot hosted Le Grand David’s long-running magic show that made seven White House appearances and won recognition in the Guinness Book of Records and TIME, Smithsonian and National Geographic World magazines. When the Magic Company wound down and they placed the theater up for sale, thanks to

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1232-598: The Deaf, Saints Academy, the Bright Horizons School, The Waring School, Glen Urquhart School, Shore Country Day, Mrs. Alexander's School, and several others. In addition, Northshore Academy offers K–12 alternative public education services. Many schools exist on campus, including schools for those struggling with learning disabilities, substance addiction, and a school for people with more severe mental and physical disabilities such as Down syndrome and paralysis The city

1288-536: The Mayors Climate Protection Awards recognizing mayors for their climate work. The award focused on two Beverly efforts: the conversion of its vehicle fleet to electric and its Green Schools Program, which involves making buildings more energy efficient. Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll also received an honorable mention for her work on Resilient Together, a Beverly-Salem collaboration to address climate change. Whether it involves vehicle electrification or

1344-499: The city to Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Peabody. Route 1A passes through Beverly from south to north, along main streets in downtown Beverly. The city is also the terminus of four different state routes: Route 22 , which heads northeast from Route 1A; Route 62 , which heads west from Route 127; Route 97 , which parts with Route 1A northwest of downtown before heading north; and Route 127 which heads east from Route 22. Beverly

1400-580: The city's principal public park, and in 1911 and 1912 he rented a different house a mile (1600 m) away, "Parramatta", from Mrs. Robert Peabody. Beverly Hills, California , was named in 1907 after Beverly Farms in Beverly because Taft vacationed there. In 1984, the deadliest arson fire in Massachusetts history occurred at the Elliott Chambers, a rooming house located on the corner of Rantoul and Elliott Streets in downtown Beverly. 15 people died as

1456-455: The city. From Woodbury Point westward lies Beverly Harbor, which lies at the mouth of the Danvers River. The Bass River empties into the Danvers River from within the city. Several other small streams lie within the city as well. A large portion of Wenham Lake, as well as several other lakes and ponds lie within the city. The city has its own city forest and reservation land as well. Much of

1512-513: The city. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 81.0% were over the age of 18. 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. The median household income was $ 84,354. The per capita income for the city was $ 47,494. The city has five K–4 elementary schools: Ayers Ryal Side, Centerville, Cove, Hannah, and North Beverly. The city's sole middle school

1568-442: The coldest temperature recorded was −13 °F (−25.0 °C) on February 4, 2023. As of the census of 2020, there were 42,670 people and 16,568 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 82.3% White , 4.0% African American , 0.1% Native American , 9.3% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , and 3.1% from two or more races. 5.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,158 households in

1624-571: The east, Wenham to the north, Danvers to the west and Salem to the south. Beverly and Salem are separated by the Danvers River and Beverly Harbor, with three bridges, the Veterans Memorial Bridge (former location of the historic Essex Bridge), the MBTA railroad bridge, and the Kernwood Bridge, connecting the two cities. Beverly's city center lies 2 miles (3 km) north of Salem's, and

1680-418: The efforts of the five “founders”: Henry Bertolon, Bill Howard, Rich Marino, Thad Siemasko, and Paul Van Ness, the theater was saved and became a non-profit. In October 2015, the new Cabot board welcomed its first Executive Director, J. Casey Soward. The Cabot has welcomed thousands through its hallowed halls. In 2016, The Cabot embarked on a multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation to not only restore parts of

1736-487: The first official naval engagement of the war. On October 10, Admiral Samuel Graves ordered HMS  Nautilus (16 guns, 125 men), under the command of Captain John Collins , to hunt down Hannah . Collins pursued Broughton off Marblehead until Broughton escaped by running his ship onto Beverly beach. Nautilus began firing at that ship. The local militia began to return fire. With a receding tide, Nautilus got stuck on

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1792-494: The following example from Fred Rodell 's 1955 book Nine Men : [I]n 1951, it was the blessing bestowed on Judge Harold Medina 's prosecution [ sic ] of the eleven so-called 'top native Communists,' which blessing meant giving the Smith Act the judicial nod of constitutionality. Where sic follows the quotation, it takes brackets : [ sic ]. The word sic is often treated as a loanword that does not require italics, and

1848-470: The greening of city buildings, the coastal city of Beverly has made climate work a central focus to protect its future. Beverly is home to The Cabot, one of only approximately 250 similar movie palaces left out of an estimated 20,000 theaters built in the 1920s. For its first 40 years, it served as a center of community life for downtown Beverly. In 1944, the venue was leased to movie chain giant E.M. Loew’s, which eventually purchased it in 1962, and renamed it

1904-508: The harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts . The same day Lively captured the American vessel Unity . Two days later, on 7 September, leaving Gloucester Harbor, Broughton re-captured HMS  Unity . The crew of Hannah did not get prize money because it was a re-capture. Broughton's crew mutinied. They were arrested and court martialied in Cambridge on September 22. Hannah was then engaged in

1960-698: The line are two working stops, Montserrat and Beverly Farms , as well as the Prides Crossing station to which service is indefinitely suspended. Additionally, MBTA bus Route 451 serves the city, with service to downtown Beverly and Salem from the North Beverly station. A local bus route called the Beverly Shoppers Shuttle serves downtown and western Beverly, and is contracted through the Cape Ann Transportation Authority . Beverly

2016-633: The material. In the English language, the Latin adverb sic is used as an adverb, and derivatively as a noun and as a verb. The adverb sic , meaning 'intentionally so written', first appeared in English c.  1856 . It is derived from the Latin adverb sīc , which means 'so', 'thus', 'in this manner'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the verbal form of sic , meaning 'to mark with

2072-627: The mid-20th century. For example, in United States state-court opinions before 1944, sic appeared 1,239 times in the Westlaw database; in those from 1945 to 1990, it appeared 69,168 times, over 55 times as many. Its use as a form of ridicule has been cited as a major factor in this increase. The immoderate use of sic has created some controversy, leading some editors, including bibliographical scholar Simon Nowell-Smith and literary critic Leon Edel , to speak out against it. The bracketed form [ sic ]

2128-519: The nearby Wenham Lake water supply. In April 2013, Bill Scanlon, Beverly's longest-serving mayor, announced that he would not be running for re-election in November. Scanlon first won election to the mayor’s seat in 1993 and held the office through 2013 (with the exception of a single term by Tom Crean from 2002–2003). In 2013, Michael Cahill beat Wes Slate to become Beverly's 34th mayor. In December 2021, Mayor Cahill received one of two top honors from

2184-629: The ocean floor for 2.5 hours while under fire. Two men were wounded and the ship suffered severe damage. After 2 months and 21 days, Hannah was also damaged and retired. Washington sent Broughton to lead an expedition off Nova Scotia to interrupt two British ships full of armaments bound for Quebec. Broughton commanded USS  Hancock (not the Lynch), joined by Captain John Selman in Frankin (4 guns). Broughton gathered intelligence at Canso, Nova Scotia that

2240-547: The original and the suggested correction (as they often are in palaeography ), one may give the actual form, followed by recte , then the correct form, in brackets. The Latin adverb recte means rightly . An Iraqi battalion has consumed [ recte assumed] control of the former American military base, and our forces are now about 40 minutes outside the city. According to the Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music Style Sheet , there should be no punctuation, for example no colon, before

2296-627: The patch of the city's police department. Beverly has also been called the "birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution ," as it was the site of the first cotton mill in America (1787) and largest cotton mill of its time. The town is the home of one of the country's first Sunday schools , which was built in 1810. Beverly was incorporated as a city in 1894. In 1902, the United Shoe Machinery Corporation built

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2352-549: The present boundaries of Beverly from an estimated 200 to less than 50 if there were any survivors. Europeans, under Roger Conant 's leadership, first colonized the area in 1626 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony . Initially part of Salem, Beverly would be set off and officially incorporated in 1668, when it was named after Beverley , the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . Surviving from

2408-668: The service of Goverment [ sic ] wherever they may be found." Afterward, Broughton became 2nd Major in the 5th Essex County Regiment in February 1776 and in December was Major in Colonel Pickering’s regiment, which was ordered to march to Danbury Connecticut. Broughton's home is still standing at 6 Lee Street, Marblehead. Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts , United States, and

2464-598: The settlement's early history is the Balch House , built, according to dendrochronological testing performed in 2006, about 1679. English colonists did not initially seek permission from indigenous inhabitants to settle in Beverly; however, when Charles II revoked colonial charters to establish the Dominion of New England in 1684, Beverly joined a number of Massachusetts municipalities in seeking out heirs to local sachems and paying them ex post facto in order to establish

2520-540: The sloop Phoebe commanded by Captain James Hawkins. The sloop was owned by Boston loyalist Enoch Rust. Broughton indicated that Rust was "contrary … to the Association of the united American Colonies." He also described Loyalist Boston as a "Den of Mischievous Violators of the rights of Humanity." Five days later, on 5 November, Broughton took the sloop Warren owned by Thomas Cochrane of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Warren

2576-420: The source. Sic may show that an uncommon or archaic expression is reported faithfully, such as when quoting the U.S. Constitution : "The House of Representatives shall chuse [ sic ] their Speaker ..." However, several writing guidebooks discourage its use with regard to dialect, such as in cases of American and British English spelling differences . The appearance of a bracketed sic after

2632-451: The southern part of the city cooler in the summer. Beverly is prone to thunderstorms and tropical rainstorms in the summer and nor'easters that can bring heavy rain and/or in the winter, fall, and spring. Generally, however, precipitation is relatively even throughout the year, with a slight increase around the spring and the fall. The hottest temperature recorded in Beverly was 98 °F (36.7 °C) on July 4, 2002 and July 25, 2022, while

2688-533: The style manuals of New Zealand, Australian and British media outlets generally do not require italicisation. However, italicization is common in the United States, where authorities including APA Style insist upon it. Because sic is not an abbreviation, placing a full stop /period inside the brackets after the word sic is erroneous, although the California Style Manual suggests styling it as

2744-478: The theater to its original 1920s grandeur and upgrade and modernize all current systems to better enhance the live experience, including replacement of all theater seating, opera box restoration, new sound and stage lighting systems, new heating and air conditioning, and most recently, the completion of the lobby renovation and restoration of the original rose window. In 2024, the successful non-profit welcomes comedian Jay Leno to its Big Night fundraiser. According to

2800-549: The two ships en route to Quebec had already gone to Quebec the month earlier. Broughton and Selman wrote Washington that "we are however something comforted in that no Vessel passes this season to Boston, Halifax or to any part of America from Quebec but must pass within gun Shot of us." Broughton and Selman captured seven British vessels around Canso. On 29 October Broughton captured the schooners Prince William (Capt. William Standley Cr) and Mary (Capt. Thomas Russell). Two days later, Broughton wrote to Washington, that he captured

2856-543: The western half of the city is relatively urbanized, while the eastern part of the city (roughly from Woodbury Point east) is more rural. Beverly is home to several parks, five beaches, the Beverly Golf & Tennis Club (est. 1910) and two yacht clubs, Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly Harbor and Bass Haven Yacht Club along the Bass River. Besides Massachusetts Bay to the south, Beverly is bordered by Manchester-by-the-Sea to

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2912-440: The word analyse in a book review led Bryan A. Garner to comment, "all the quoter (or overzealous editor) [sic] demonstrated was ignorance of British usage". Occasionally a writer places [ sic ] after their own words, to indicate that the language has been chosen deliberately for special effect, especially where the writer's ironic meaning may otherwise be unclear. Bryan A. Garner dubbed this use of sic "ironic", providing

2968-575: Was commanded by Captain John Denny, who Broughton described as not being in a "a very favorable light respecting their attachment to American Liberties." At Pictou, Broughton heard that the Governor of St. John Island was recruiting for the war efforts against the Americans. As a result, Broughton headed for Charlottetown. On 17 November, both captains landed with two parties. They took three prominent people:

3024-591: Was headquartered in Beverly, acquired by Hasbro , and eventually ceased operations in Beverly. In 2012, the Dunham Road property was acquired by Cummings Properties and named Dunham Ridge. President William Howard Taft rented a house for the summer White House from Mrs. Maria Evans in Beverly. In the summers of 1909 and 1910, he lived in a house located at what is now the site of the Italian Garden in Lynch Park,

3080-466: Was outfitted at Glover's Wharf and first sailed from Beverly Harbor on September 5, 1775. For this reason, Beverly calls itself the "Birthplace of America's Navy." Marblehead makes a similar claim, in part, because Broughton was from there and belonged to the Marblehead Regiment . However, official US Navy history and the naval history of Rhode Island contradict this. Hannah can be found on

3136-643: Was the daughter of Nathaniel Coffin Jr., who a few months earlier had ordered the felling of the Liberty Tree on the Boston Common . Higgins wife was the daughter of Job Princes of Boston. While George Washington censored Broughton and released his prisoners, John Adams supported Broughton stating, "Capt: Broaton [ sic ] may perhaps deserve censure for going counter to his orders, but I think in justice to ourselves we ought to seize every [Loyalist] officer in

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