70-652: The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House , also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum (and formerly as the American China Trade Museum ), is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts . It is now a National Historic Landmark , and is open to the public. This house museum displays the history of an American entrepreneurial family involved in the China Trade , primarily in opium, in
140-503: A council-manager system. The current town manager is Brian P. Howard. Randolph has a high school serving grades 9–12 ( Randolph High School ), a middle school serving grades 6, 7, and 8 (Randolph Community Middle School), and four elementary schools serving grades K–5: Pre-elementary education (kindergarten) is provided at the respective home schools, the Charles G. Devine Early Childhood Center having been closed in 2007. As part of
210-454: A representative town meeting form of government. Under the representative town meeting, the town would be divided into four precincts that would elect 60 town meeting members each. The new form of government went into effect March 7, 1949. In a special election on April 7, 2009, the town adopted a new charter that became effective in January 2010, changing the town's form of government to
280-600: A baking operation in Milton, selling "water crackers" or biscuits made of flour and water that would not deteriorate during long sea voyages from the Port of Boston . A crackling sound occurred during baking, hence the common American term "cracker". His company later sold the original hardtack crackers used by troops during the American Civil War due to their low potential for spoil. The company, Bent's Cookie Factory ,
350-504: A cupola to view ships arriving at Boston Harbor . It has walls 18 inches (46 cm) thick, which were originally sheathed with shiplap siding. A partial upper floor was originally illuminated by porthole windows; this was altered in the 1880s, when the roof was raised and sash windows were installed. The interior has been little altered, primarily by the addition of 20th-century conveniences, including plumbing and electricity. Interior additions (1872) include tiled fireplace surrounds in
420-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.31. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
490-609: A large hill, today called Hancock Hill, in the Blue Hills Reservation and planted orchards as well as harvested wild blueberries which grow abundantly at the summit. Two royal governors of Massachusetts, Jonathan Belcher and Thomas Hutchinson , had houses in Milton. The Governor Belcher House dates from 1777, replacing the earlier home destroyed by a fire in 1776, and it is privately owned on Governor Belcher Lane in East Milton. Thomas Hutchinson maintained
560-424: A log cabin replica and a collection of Lincoln memorabilia acquired by the daughter of Forbes as a result of her adoration and admiration of Abraham Lincoln . During the mid to late 20th century, the character of the town changed from that of agriculture, industry, and rural retreat for the wealthy to suburban. The population of the town exploded following World War II as the suburbs of America grew rapidly. By
630-576: A mean house price of $ 1.02 million, it has one of the highest costs of living in Massachusetts and the United States more generally. After incorporation, Milton was governed by an open town meeting until 1928. In 1927, citizens voted to adopt a representative town meeting form of government. Voters elect 279 representatives, divided among ten precincts, to three year terms in the town's legislative branch. The town's executive branch
700-543: A paratransit service for the elderly and disabled. The Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT) provides bus service to Brockton from Ashmont and vice versa. Most area residents use Logan International Airport for air transportation. Locally, Norwood Memorial Airport is easily accessible; it has two runways, each approximately 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in length. Randolph was originally governed by an open town meeting form of government. In an annual town meeting held on March 11, 1947, attendees voted unanimously to adopt
770-705: A representative to the Provincial Congress. The house was moved to a new location at 1370 Canton Avenue in Western Milton in order to save it from demolition at its previous location in "Milton Village" at Lower Mills. They were the "Suffolk Resolves" because Milton was part of Suffolk County until 1793, when Norfolk County split off, leaving only Boston and Chelsea in Suffolk County. Milton became an active site for important power players in colonial Massachusetts . John Hancock purchased
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#1732781124685840-655: A steam railway prior to becoming a trolley line. Massachusetts Route 28 and Massachusetts Route 138 run north and south across Milton, and Interstate 93 , which is also U.S. Route 1 and Massachusetts Route 3 , loops around the town near the southern and eastern borders. Cycling is a popular form of transportation and recreation in Milton. The opening of the Neponset River Greenway reconnected Milton with Boston Harbor via Port Norfolk , Dorchester. Other cycling routes and locations include Turner's Pond, Brook Road, Blue Hills Parkway, Milton Cemetery , and
910-479: A suburb of Boston . The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census . Milton is located in the relatively hilly area between the Neponset River and Blue Hills , bounded by Brush Hill to the west, Milton Hill to the east, Blue Hills to the south and the Neponset River to the north. It is also bordered by Boston's Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods to the north and its Hyde Park neighborhood to
980-632: A summer estate called Unquity at the peak of Milton Hill, and during the increasingly violent revolutionary insurrections in Boston , he fled to Milton after his townhouse in the North End was burned by a mob and he was driven from the city after citizens learned he supported the suppression of Massachusetts by the British following the Boston Tea Party . Although Hutchinson's mansion house
1050-606: A whole. A powder mill established in 1674 may have been the earliest powder mill in the colonies, taking advantage of the town's water power sites. Boston investors, seeing the potential of the town and its proximity to the city, provided the capital to develop 18th-century Milton as an industrial area, including an iron slitting mill and sawmills, and the first chocolate factory in New England (the Walter Baker Chocolate Factory) in 1764, which
1120-544: Is a suburban city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts , United States. At the 2020 census, the city population was 34,984. Randolph adopted a charter effective January 2010 providing for a council-manager form of government instead of the traditional town meeting . Randolph is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have applied for, and been granted, city forms of government but wish to retain "The town of" in their official names. Before European colonization
1190-605: Is entirely intact is the W.E.C Eustis Estate at the base of the Blue Hills on Canton Avenue. The town was also home to America's first piano factory. Revolutionary Milton is the setting of the opening of the 1940 bestselling historical novel Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts . The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory is located in the town, home of the nation's oldest continuously kept meteorological records. The Granite Railway passed from granite quarries in Quincy to
1260-638: Is made up of a five-member Select Board and a town administrator. There are six public schools in Milton, including four elementary schools: Collicot, Cunningham, Glover, and Tucker; one middle school, Pierce Middle School; and a public high school, Milton High School . Milton is one of the few school systems in the United States to offer a French immersion program, starting in grade 1. Private schools include Milton Academy , Fontbonne Academy , Thacher Montessori School , Carriage House School, and Delphi Academy . Catholic schools include St. Mary of
1330-479: Is still located in Milton and continues to sell these items to Civil War reenactors and others. However, the original 1801 mill has been turned into residential and commercial space. Robert Bennet Forbes , a descendant of an old Massachusetts family, was a noted China Trade merchant, sea captain, and philanthropist during the Irish Famine , supporting the large influx of Irish immigrants in Boston despite
1400-500: Is the ha-ha wall , once a part of the estate's opulent gardens. Both Governor Belcher's house and Governor Hutchinson's field are on the National Register of Historic Places . Following the revolution, Milton continued to be a thriving agricultural and industrial town, greatly influenced both socially and economically by the prosperity of Boston and the newly-forged American identity . The town grew extremely wealthy in
1470-509: The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory . As of the census of 2010, there were 27,002 people, 9,274 households, and 6,835 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 77.4% White , 14.3% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 4.1% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , 0.6% from other races , and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of
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#17327811246851540-530: The Chicago World's Fair in 1893. East Milton Square developed as a direct result of the Granite Railway. Quincy granite was seen as of remarkably high quality, and there was an incredibly high demand for it not only in Boston but abroad. Four sheds in East Milton were used to dress the raw granite stone prior to it being brought by rail to the wharf for transfer to boats to send the stones to
1610-648: The Continental Congress . Randolph was formerly the home of several large shoe companies. Many popular styles were made exclusively in Randolph, including the "Randies". At the time of Randolph's incorporation in 1793, local farmers were making shoes and boots to augment household incomes from subsistence farming. In the next half century, this sideline had become the town's major industry, attracting workers from across New England , Canada and Ireland and later from Italy and Eastern Europe, each adding to
1680-641: The Holbrook /Randolph Town line and Union Street (Route 139). The MBTA Red Line is accessible in Braintree and Quincy . Randolph is a member of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) which provides fixed route service to Quincy Adams , Quincy Center and Ashmont Stations. Randolph is served by Bus 240 from Ashmont Station and the 238 Bus from Quincy Center Station. The MBTA also provides THE RIDE,
1750-534: The Ponkapoag tribe, who historically inhabited the area. Graves found during roadwork were said to have been oriented east to west, potentially reflecting cultural or religious practices of the tribe. Nearby pits, possibly used for cooking or religious ceremonies, were also reported, and evidence of long-term use, such as fire-scorched rocks and charcoal, was observed. The namesake of the Massachusett people
1820-689: The Port of Boston to be sent abroad. East Milton Square was originally termed the "Railway Village" and a train station was located there after 1871 when the Granite Railway became a passenger line of the Old Colony Railroad . The Blue Bell Tavern, which was also a hotel, served as the headquarters of the Granite Railway and it was later named the Russell House. It was located on the site of the current United States Post Office in East Milton Square. In 1801 Josiah Bent began
1890-562: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27.2 km ), of which 10.1 square miles (26.1 km ) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.1 km ) (4.10%) is water. It is drained by the Cochato River and Blue Hill River, which flow into the Neponset River . As of the census of 2010, there were 32,158 people, 11,564 households, and 8,038 families residing in
1960-480: The West Indies as slaves. By the 1670s, the threat of violent resistance from the Massachusett was effectively eliminated, affording the developing town comparative safety and consequent prosperity compared to other regions of New England . As a result of this, colonists fleeing the villages and towns destroyed in the war settled in the town, establishing farms and nascent industries. This wave of migration from
2030-500: The poverty line , including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Randolph is situated in the Greater Boston Area , which has rail, air, and highway facilities. State Route 128 and Interstate Route 495 divide the region into inner and outer zones, which are connected by numerous "spokes" providing direct access to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of Boston . The principal highways are
2100-456: The 1950s, many of the big estates were broken into subdivisions as the town's residential growth continued to this day. George Herbert Walker Bush was born at 173 Adams Street on Milton Hill on June 12, 1924. He became the 41st President of the United States , serving from 1989 to 1993, and his son would become the 43rd President. Coincidentally, Adams Street is named for the family of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams , who lived on
2170-414: The 19th and 20th centuries, further corroborating the area’s long-standing significance to Indigenous peoples. The Ponkapoag tribe largely resided in the surrounding areas, including Canton and Stoughton, though some members, such as Mingo and his descendants, are recorded as having lived in Milton well into the 18th century. The area that became Milton began to be sparsely settled by English colonists in
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2240-728: The American colonists with the British Empire were signed in Milton in 1774, and were used as a model by the drafters of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Suffolk Resolves House , where the Resolves were passed, still stands and it is maintained as the headquarters of the Milton Historical Society. At the time of the Resolves it was owned by Capt. Daniel Vose, a well-known businessman, and later
2310-579: The China trade. The brothers built this house for their mother in honor of their brother, Thomas Tunno Forbes, who died in a typhoon at the age of 26. Both lived on Adams st., but not in this house. James Murray Forbes (1845–1937) and Alice Francis Bowditch (1848–1929) After the deaths of Mary Perkins and her daughters, the Captain's son James and his wife occupied the House. They are responsible for many of
2380-594: The High Victorian Gothic style. The house was used by four Forbes family generations, until 1962. It was opened as a museum by descendant H. A. Crosby Forbes in 1964. Today it is furnished with the family's furniture, art, and American, European, and Old China Trade heirlooms. The museum also contains a large collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia collected by Captain Forbes's granddaughter, Mary Bowditch Forbes. A replica of Lincoln's birthplace cabin
2450-613: The Hills School and St. Agatha's School. Curry College , a small liberal arts institution, is located here. Milton lies within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority district. Fixed-route service includes the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line , a light rail extension of the Red Line . Milton has 4 stops: Milton , Central Avenue , Valley Road , and Capen Street . This was originally
2520-790: The Pine Tree Brook greenway. The Milton Yacht Club began in 1902, with a small building in the Lower Mills area beside the Neponset River that was formerly the police department for the town of Milton. Various boats continue to be anchored there or stored on the dock during the winter. "TOTAL POPULATION Survey/Program: Decennial Census, Years: 2010, U.S. Census Bureau." Retrieved 2020-06-03 https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=population%20milton,%20ma&g=1600000US2541725&hidePreview=false&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_160_00_PY_D1&cid=DP05_0001E Randolph, Massachusetts The Town of Randolph
2590-503: The Randolph Rotary Club, to have local smokers give it up for a day and put the savings toward a college scholarship fund. The event went national in 1977. Randolph is home to four Nationally Registered Historic Places : Randolph is located at 42°09′24″N 71°2′56″W / 42.15667°N 71.04889°W / 42.15667; -71.04889 (42.173417, −71.049124). Located fifteen miles south of Boston, at
2660-528: The Town of Dorchester which is situated on the south side of the Neponset River commonly called 'Unquatiquisset' was incorporated as an independent town and named Milton in honor of Milton Abbey , Dorset , England." After incorporation, the population continued to increase during the late 17th century in the wake of King Philip’s War which had devastated much of New England . The town was unscathed by
2730-413: The United States per capita—38%. There were 8,982 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. Of all households 21.2% were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2800-407: The area that is now Randolph was occupied by the Massachusett , Wampanoag , and Pokanoket tribes. It was called Cochaticquom by the local Cochato and Ponkapoag tribes . The town was incorporated in 1793 from what was formerly the south precinct of the town of Braintree . According to the centennial address delivered by John V. Beal, the town was named after Peyton Randolph , first president of
2870-462: The area, translated to "Lower Falls" was adapted as "Lower Mills" after the establishment of Israel Stoughton's Grist Mill in 1634, the earliest mill in the United States . Furthermore, in 1640, English settlers began shipbuilding at Gulliver's Creek, a tributary of the Neponset , using the innumerable quantity of Eastern white pines found in early Milton's dense forests. In 1662, "that part of
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2940-498: The city. The population density was 3,184 inhabitants per square mile (1,229/km ). There were 11,564 housing units at an average density of 1,145.4 per square mile (442.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 41.6% White , 38.3% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 12.4% Asian (6.3% Vietnamese, 3.3% Chinese, 0.9% Filipino, 0.8% Asian Indian) 0.0% Pacific Islander , 3.7% from other races , and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of
3010-640: The concurrent Interstate 93 and U.S. Route 1 , which clips the northern edge of the town; parallel north–south State Massachusetts Route 24 (otherwise known as the Fall River Expressway) and Massachusetts Route 28 . Massachusetts Route 139 runs east–west through Randolph. Commuter rail service to South Station , Boston, is available on the Middleboro line from the Holbrook/Randolph Rail Station located on
3080-496: The early 1990s, the population shrank to about 6,000. The inspiration for the nationally observed Great American Smokeout came from a Randolph High School guidance councilor, who observed in a 1969 discussion with students that he could send all of them to college if he had a nickel for every cigarette butt he found on the ground. This touched off an effort by the Randolph High School class of 1970, supported by
3150-595: The elites' distaste for the immigrants. He built a Greek Revival mansion in 1833 at 215 Adams Street on Milton Hill, adjacent to the former site of Thomas Hutchinson's estate. As a prominent example of Greek Revival architecture and possessing many artifacts from the China Trade period, the Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open for tours. The museum's grounds include
3220-601: The ideologies and culture of the colonists. Many of the initial English settlers arrived during the 1650s, fleeing the aftermath of Oliver Cromwell's deposition from power and the English Civil War . Several early Puritan families of Milton would later become influential in the culture and politics of Massachusetts Bay Colony , these families including the Sumners , Houghtons, Hutchinsons, Stoughtons, Tuckers, Voses, Glovers, and Babcocks. The original name for
3290-428: The intersection of Routes 128 and 24, Randolph's location has been an important factor in its economic and social history. Randolph is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Milton and Quincy on the north, Braintree and Holbrook on the east, Canton on the west, and Avon and Stoughton on the south and southwest. Randolph is 15 miles south of downtown Boston and 211 miles from New York . According to
3360-564: The late 1620s and early 1630s as a part of Dorchester , formally established as an organized settlement in 1640 by Puritans from England. Richard Collicott , one of the first English settlers, built a trading post near the Neponset River , and negotiated the purchase of Milton from Sachem Cutshamekin . John Eliot , an English missionary, published a Massachusett translation of the Bible in 1640, facilitating rapid conversion of indigenous inhabitants to convert to Christianity and assimilate to
3430-399: The late 18th and early 19th century with the booming China Trade and the industrialization of Massachusetts during the early Industrial Revolution . As a result, much of Boston's elite built opulent country estates set on vast grounds throughout the idyllic hills and meadows of the town's more rural sections. Like many other coastal American cities, high society would leave the cities for
3500-451: The median income for a household in the town was $ 103,373, wealthy compared to Massachusetts and the United States as a whole. The median income for a family was $ 131,025. Males had a median income of $ 85,748 versus $ 61,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 47,589. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over. With
3570-467: The metropolitan area. Starting in the 1950s, Randolph saw significant growth in its Jewish community with the exodus of Jews from Boston's Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods. In 1950, fifteen or twenty Jewish families lived in the town; by 1970, Randolph had about 7,000 Jewish residents, and about 9,000 in 1980, the largest such community south of Boston. At its peak, Randolph had a kosher butcher, Judaica shop, kosher bakery, and two synagogues. By
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#17327811246853640-645: The mid to late 19th century. The house was built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins, by her sons Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and John Murray Forbes , and their sisters. It was designed in an unusual Greek Revival style by Boston architect Isaiah Rogers . It is now one of two surviving examples of Rogers' early domestic work. Rogers and Captain Forbes collaborated on the design, which included nautical elements. Its interior retains many original features, including an elliptical staircase (resembling those of lighthouses) rising through three stories, leading to
3710-460: The population. As of the census of 2000, the population density was 1,999.1 inhabitants per square mile (771.9/km ). There were 9,161 housing units at an average density of 702.7 per square mile (271.3/km ). The top six ancestries of Milton are Irish (38.0%), Italian (11.3%), English (8.6%), West Indian (4.8%), and German (4.7%). Milton also has been cited as having the highest percentage of residents citing Irish lineage of any town in
3780-455: The population. Randolph is one of the fastest growing minority-municipalities in the United States. 60% of all students attending Randolph elementary schools are of African descent (black), 21% Hispanic descent, (predominately Dominican), 11% Caucasian descent (white), and 8% East Asian descent. There were 11,564 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had
3850-565: The quality of life in the town. By 1850, Randolph had become one of the nation's leading boot producers, shipping boots as far away as California and Australia. The decline of the shoe industry at the beginning of the twentieth century led to Randolph's evolution as a suburban residential community. Boot and shoe making has been supplanted by light manufacturing and service industries . The town's proximity to major transportation networks has resulted in an influx of families from Boston and other localities who live in Randolph but work throughout
3920-428: The renovations to the house that took place in the 1870s. Mary Bowditch Forbes (1878–1962) The last person to live in this house was Mary Bowditch Forbes. She admired President Lincoln and collected many memorabilia attached to his name. She even had a replica of Lincoln's log cabin built on the property in 1923. Milton, Massachusetts Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts , United States and
3990-454: The rest of the colony marked the settlement of several prominent families in the town. For example, Ralph Houghton, a Puritan from England who had helped establish the town of Lancaster fled to Milton with his family after Lancaster was destroyed by the indigenous Nashua people who razed the town and massacred almost every inhabitant during the war. The Houghton family would later become prominent not just in Milton, but Massachusetts as
4060-452: The same street just a few miles southeast in Quincy, Massachusetts . The 19th-century Victorian house where President Bush was born is now privately owned and not open to the public. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 13.3 sq mi (34.4 km ), of which 13.1 sq mi (33.8 km ) is land and the balance is water. As a result of its glacial geological history, many kettle ponds dot
4130-468: The summer, and in the case of Boston , many would move to Milton due to its rural qualities, proximity to Boston , its highly active mercantile wharf, and the families' factories in Lower Mills which allowed the tycoons to continue business in the summer months. Most of these estates were concentrated on Milton Hill, Brush Hill, and Upper Canton Avenue. Among the last remaining of these estates that
4200-708: The time of European exploration and settlement in the early 1600s, the area was inhabited by the Neponset tribe of the Massachusett , an Algonquian people , who referred to the area that would become Milton as ' Unquatiquisset ,' meaning 'Lower Falls', denoting the place where the rapids of the Neponset River meet Massachusetts Bay . According to local traditions and 19th-century accounts, several Native American graves and ceremonial pits may have been uncovered during construction along Canton Avenue in Milton. These discoveries, which were reported in local newsletters and oral histories, are believed to have belonged to members of
4270-481: The town. There are no official wards or neighborhoods defined in the town's governance and community planning processes. Milton, as with most of Massachusetts and New England , has a warm-summer humid continental climate with hot, humid summers, severely cold, snowy winters, mild, wet springs and chilly, brisk falls. It is also often cited as being the windiest city in the United States, with an annual average wind speed of 15.4 mph (24.8 km/h) measured at
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#17327811246854340-461: The war due to several factors including the strategic location between hills, proximity to the well fortified capital Boston and most notably, the effective decimation of the indigenous inhabitants of the area by the 1660s as a result of disease and violent encroachment by colonists and the pacification of surviving Massachusett via mass conversions to Christianity and relocation to praying towns. Those who did resist were swiftly executed or sent to
4410-417: The west; Quincy to the east; Randolph to the south, and Canton to the west. The area now known as Milton was inhabited for more than ten thousand years prior to European colonization. The Paleoamerican archaeological site Fowl Meadows lies within the bounds of present-day Milton, with charcoal remains dated to 10,210±60 years before present in 1994, later calibrated to 12,140 years before present. At
4480-566: The wharf of Milton on the Neponset River , beginning in 1826. It is often called the first commercial railroad in the United States, as it was the first chartered railway to evolve into a common carrier without an intervening closure. A centennial historic plaque from 1926 and an original switch frog and section of track from the railway can be found in the gardens on top of the Southeast Expressway (Interstate 93) as it passes under East Milton Square. The frog had been displayed at
4550-400: Was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males. According to a 2010 estimate,
4620-406: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 55,255, and the median income for a family was $ 61,942. Males had a median income of $ 41,719 versus $ 32,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 23,413. About 5.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below
4690-656: Was constructed on the grounds. Margaret Perkins Forbes (1773–1856) Margaret Perkins was the first resident of the Forbes House, as the residence was built for her. She was the youngest sister of 3 brothers from one of the most important and wealthiest families in Boston. Capt. Robert Bennet Forbes (1804–1889) and John Murray Forbes (1813–1898) These brothers were two of seven children born to Margaret Perkins and Ralph Bennet Forbes (1773–1824). Both were involved in sea voyages from young ages, and earned their living in
4760-493: Was converted from the old Stoughton Grist Mill. Through the efforts of Daniel Henchman the first paper mill to appear in New England was at Milton on the Neponset River in 1729. From its earliest days, Milton's favorable location at the rapids of the Neponset River made it one of the earliest and most active industrial areas in the United States . The Suffolk Resolves , one of the earliest attempts at negotiations by
4830-475: Was demolished in 1947, Governor Hutchinson's Field , owned by the Trustees of Reservations today is a meadow on Milton Hill, with a view of the Neponset River estuary and the skyscrapers of Boston six miles (10 km) away. Both the neighboring house in which Hutchinson lived during the construction of his mansion and the barn of the estate still stand and are both privately owned. The last remnant of Unquity
4900-471: Was the indigenous name for the Great Blue Hill , Massachusett meaning 'at the great hill'. The hills had a religious significance to the Massachusett , who extensively mined rhyolite to make weaponry thought to be imbued with divine strength from the sacred hills. Local residents have also shared anecdotal reports of finding arrowheads and other Native American artifacts in the area throughout
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