Weymouth

Weymouth
/way"meuhth/, n.
a town in E Massachusetts, S of Boston. 55,601.

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      town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on Hingham Bay and the Weymouth Fore and Weymouth Back rivers, just southeast of Boston. The township embraces the villages of South, North, and East Weymouth. Settled in 1622 as the Wessaguscus (or Wessagusset) Plantation, it is the state's second oldest community, and it was the dispersal point for the earliest expeditions around Massachusetts Bay.

      Incorporated in 1635, it was named for Weymouth, England, and depended on farming and fishing (until water pollution ended the region's herring runs). Local bog iron, discovered in 1771, formed the basis of an early iron industry. Shoe manufacturing was begun in 1853. Much of Weymouth is now residential, with thousands of workers commuting daily to Boston or elsewhere. Health care and light manufacturing (electronic components) are important sources of local employment. Historical attractions include the Abigail Adams (Adams, Abigail) Birthplace, which has been restored with mid-18th-century furnishings. Area 17 square miles (44 square km). Pop. (1990) 54,063; (2000) 53,988.

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