Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts

17th-18th century

1629 - Saugus founded.

1637 - Saugus renamed "Lynn."

1642 - Saugus Iron Works in business.

1644 - Reading separates from Lynn.

1720 - Lynnfield burying-ground established.

1732 - Saugus burying-ground established.

1782 - Lynnfield separates from Lynn.

1793 - Post office in operation.

1797 - Population: 2,291.

19th century

1803 - Floating Bridge constructed on Salem-Boston turnpike.

1810 - Population: 4,087.

1812 - Eastern Burial-Place established.

1814 - Town House built.

1815

Saugus separates from Lynn.

Social Library formed.

1830 - Lynn Record newspaper begins publication.

1838

Eastern Railroad in operation.

Lynn Natural History Society formed.

1840 - Population: 9,367.

1841

Lyceum building constructed.

Frederick Douglass moves to Lynn.

1848 - High Rock Tower built.

1850

City of Lynn incorporated.

George Hood becomes mayor.

Pine Grove Cemetery consecrated.

1851 - High School built.

1852

May - Swampscott separates from Lynn.

June - Benjamin Franklin Mudge becomes mayor.

1853

February - Saugus Branch Railroad opens for passengers with four stations in Lynn. Lynn's Andrews Breed is the railroad's first superintendent.

March - Nahant separates from Lynn.

April - Daniel C. Baker becomes mayor.

1854 - Lynn Weekly Reporter newspaper begins publication.

1855

Andrews Breed becomes mayor.

Lynn Library Association organized.

1856

Ezra W. Mudge becomes mayor.

African Methodist Episcopal Church established.

1858

William F. Johnson becomes mayor.

Telegraph in service.

St. Mary's Cemetery consecrated.

1859 - Edward S. Davis becomes mayor.

1860 - New England Shoemakers Strike of 1860 begins in Lynn

1861 - Hiram N. Breed becomes mayor.

1862

Peter M. Neal becomes mayor.

Free Public Library established.

1863 - Boston & Lynn Horse Railroad begins operating.

1866

Roland G. Usher becomes mayor.

Mary Baker Eddy experiences the fall in Lynn, believed by Christian Scientists to mark the birth of their religion.

1867

City Hall dedicated.

Lynn Transcript newspaper begins publication.

1868 - Young Men's Christian Association organized.

1870

Edwin Walden becomes mayor.

Music Hall opens.

1872

Labor strike by shoemakers.

James N. Buffum becomes mayor.

Odd Fellows Hall built.

Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad chartered.

1873

Jacob M. Lewis becomes mayor.

Soldiers' Monument installed.

1876 - Lynn City Item newspaper begins publication.

1877 - Samuel M. Bubier becomes mayor.

1879

January - George Plaisted Sanderson becomes mayor.

June - 250th anniversary of settlement.

1880 - Lynn Masonic Hall built.

1881

Henry B. Lovering elected mayor.

Lynn Woods established.

St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church built.

Saint Mary's Boys High School established.

1882 - Lynn's Henry B. Lovering is elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1883

William L. Baird becomes mayor.

Thomson-Houston Electric Company in business.

1885

John R. Baldwin becomes mayor.

G.A.R. Hall built.

1886 - George D. Hart becomes mayor.

1887

English High School established.

Henry Cabot Lodge becomes Massachusetts's 6th congressional district representative.

1888 - George C. Higgins becomes mayor.

1889

Asa T. Newhall becomes mayor.

A fire sweeps through the downtown, destroying a large swath of commercial and retail space.

1890 - Fabens Building and Tapley Building constructed.

1891

E. Knowlton Fogg becomes mayor.

Lynn Bank Block and Mowers' Block built.

1892

Elihu B. Hayes becomes mayor.

General Electric formed by a merger of Edison General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York and Thomson-Houston Electric Company of Lynn.

Lynn Classical High School opened.

1893 - Lynn Armory built.

1894 - Charles E. Harwood becomes mayor.

1895 - Boston and Maine's Central Square station rebuilt.

1896

Eugene A. Besson becomes mayor.

Post Office built.

1897

Walter L. Ramsdell becomes mayor.

Lynn Historical Society incorporated.

1898 - Lynn Public Library built.

1899 - William Shepherd becomes mayor.

20th century

1900 - Population: 68,513.

1903

Henry W. Eastham becomes mayor.

Vamp Building constructed.

1905

St. Michael the Archangel Parish established.

431 factories in Lynn.

1906 - Charles Neal Barney becomes mayor.

1907 Lynndyl, Utah, a town named after Lynn, is founded.

1908 - Thomas F. Porter becomes mayor.

1909 - James E. Rich becomes mayor.

1911 - William P. Connery, Sr. becomes mayor.

1913

George H. Newhall becomes mayor.

Chamber of Commerce established.

1918 - Walter H. Creamer becomes mayor.

1921 - Bridge rebuilt on Salem-Boston turnpike.

1922

Harland A. McPhetres becomes mayor.

Lynn's William P. Connery, Jr. is elected to the United States House of Representatives.

1926 - Ralph S. Bauer becomes mayor.

1930

Population: 102,320.

J. Fred Manning becomes mayor.

1933 - United States Post Office–Lynn Main built.

1937

June - Congressman William P. Connery, Jr. dies.

September - Lawrence J. Connery elected to fill his late brother's Congressional seat.

November - Manning Bowl stadium opens.

1938 - Capitol Diner in business.

1940

Albert Cole becomes mayor.

Fraser Field opens.

1943

River Works plant opens.

Mayor Albert Cole resigns to serve in U.S. Army. Arthur J. Frawley becomes acting mayor.

1944

Arthur J. Frawley elected mayor.

1946

Albert Cole becomes mayor.

Lynn Red Sox baseball team active.

1947

Lynn Vocational and Technical Institute established (approximate date).

WLYN goes on the air.

1949

City Hall built.

Lynn Tigers baseball team active.

1948 - Stuart A. Tarr becomes mayor.

1952

Arthur J. Frawley becomes mayor.

Boston and Maine's Central Square station rebuilt.

1953 - Lynn's Harry Agganis signs with the Boston Red Sox.

1955 - Harry Agganis dies at the age of 26.

1956 - Thomas P. Costin, Jr. becomes mayor.

1959 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in the Cardinal Cushing Charity Game held at the Manning Bowl.

1960 - Lynn Sunday Post begins publication.

1961

July - Mayor Thomas P. Costin, Jr. resigns to become Postmaster of Lynn. M. Henry Wall becomes acting mayor.

November - M. Henry Wall elected mayor.

1963 - WBWL begins broadcasting.

1965 - North Shore Community College established

1966

Irving E. Kane becomes mayor.

The Rolling Stones kick off their North American Tour at the Manning Bowl.

1970 - J. Warren Cassidy becomes mayor.

1972

January - Pasquale Caggiano becomes mayor.

April - Pasquale Caggiano dies. Walter F. Meserve becomes acting mayor.

July - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.

1974 - David L. Phillips becomes mayor.

1975

Lynn's Thomas W. McGee becomes Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives

Great Stew Chase footrace begins.

1976 - Antonio J. Marino becomes mayor.

1980 - Lynn Sailors baseball team formed.

1981 - November - Fire.

1982 - Lynn Sailors relocate to Burlington, Vermont.

1986 - Albert V. DiVirgilio becomes mayor.

1990 - The Bay State Titans, a semi-pro football team, is established. The team's Defensive Tackle, Eric Swann, would be selected with the 6th overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft.

1992

Patrick J. McManus becomes mayor.

Central Square - Lynn MBTA station rebuilt.

1999 - New Lynn Classical High School building opened.

21st century

2001 - City website online (approximate date).

2002 - Edward J. Clancy, Jr. becomes mayor.

2003 - North Shore Spirit baseball team begins play.

2004 - KIPP Lynn Academy opens.

2007 - North Shore Spirit cease operations.

2008 - North Shore Navigators baseball team relocates to Lynn.

2010

Population: 90,329.

Judith Flanagan Kennedy becomes Lynn's first female mayor.

2011 - KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (High School) holds its first class.

2012 - KIPP Academy Lynn opens doors the Highlands.