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Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts

The following is a timeline of the history of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.

Contents

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.

    • References

    Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts Wikipedia
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