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Weymouth (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 13 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.2167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 56 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -70.9333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was one of the earliest settlements in Massachusetts; was dispersal point for earliest European expeditions in the area; expanded with discovery of iron ore in 1771; today produces shoes, fertilizers, lacquers & electronic equipment. |
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| Weymouth (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Weymouth, England |
| Weymouth Centre (C,V)
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| Waymothe (H,V)
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............ | early spelling; name changed from "Wessaguscus" on September 2, 1635 (old style calendar) |
| Wessagusset (H,V)
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| Wessaguscus (H,V)
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............ | name of original European settlement, used until 1635 |
| Wessaguscus Plantation (H,V)
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Weymouth (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Europeans as plantation of Wessaguscus or Wessagusset in 1622 |
| town (C) |
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incorporated in 1635 |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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