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47-2083: Hibbard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aldro Hibbard (1886–1972), American painter Bill Hibbard , American scientist Brian Hibbard (1946–2012), Welsh actor and singer Claude W. Hibbard (1905–1973), American paleontologist David Hibbard (stage actor) , American stage actor David Sutherland Hibbard (died 1966), American missionary and educator Edna Hibbard (1895–1942), American actress Ellery Albee Hibbard (1826–1903), American politician from New Hampshire Fred Hibbard, pseudonym of Fred Fishback (1894–1925), American silent film director Frederick Hibbard (1881–1950), American sculptor George A. Hibbard (1864–1910), American politician from Boston George E. Hibbard (1924–1991), American collector of Tibetan art Greg Hibbard , American baseball player Hall Hibbard (1903–1996), American aviation engineer and administrator Harry Hibbard (1816–1872), American politician from New Hampshire James Hibbard , American cyclist John Hibbard (1864–1937), American baseball player and businessman John Hibbard (cricketer) (1863–1905), English cricketer Maria Hyde Hibbard (1820–1913), American educator; temperance and missionary society leader Michael L. Hibbard , American surgeon Richard Hibbard , Welsh rugby player Thomas N. Hibbard , computer scientist Walter R. Hibbard Jr. (1918–2010), American metallurgist and educator Michael E. Hibbard , American Psychotherapist Fictional [ edit ] Andrew Hibbard, character in Rex Stout's The League of Frightened Men Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Hibbard, Idaho Hibbard, Indiana Hibbard, Montana Charles H. Hibbard House , Illinois See also [ edit ] Hibbard & Darrin , French coachbuilder Hibberd References [ edit ] [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

94-1029: A National Academician of the National Academy of Design and was granted Associate National Academician in 1923 and National Academician in 1933. Hibbard influenced Rockport artists including Emile Gruppe , Tom Nicholas , Paul Strisik , Marguerite Stuber Pearson , and Roger Curtis. His paintings, which are associated with the Boston School of painting, are in many museums including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston , Currier Museum of Art , Portland Museum of Art , Whistler House Museum of Art , corporations and other prominent private collections. Some of Hibbard's paintings were sold at Invaluable auction site. Aldro Hibbard's current record at auction occurred on February 3, 2012 at Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers, when Winter in New England, Probably

141-452: A Northeastern Oak / Pine ( 110 ) vegetation type with a Southern Mixed Forest ( 26 ) vegetation form. Falmouth's main road is Massachusetts Route 28 , which runs south from Bourne as a divided highway, then becomes a surface road and heads east through downtown as Main Street, then turns northeast through East Falmouth before crossing into Mashpee. As one of two major east–west routes on

188-486: A West River, Vermont View , estimated at $ 25,000-$ 35,000, sold for $ 88,875. Along with Anthony Thieme , Hibbard is generally regarded as the most expensive Rockport painter at auction. Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth ( / ˈ f æ l m ə θ / FAL -məth ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts , United States. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth

235-747: A number of hamlets, including, from north to south, Megansett, New Silver Beach , Old Silver, Chappaquoit, Sippewisset, Quissett, and Woods Hole . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Falmouth, Massachusetts has a warm-summer, wet year round, humid continental climate ( Dfb ). Dfb climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (≤ 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), all months with an average mean temperature ≤ 71.6 °F (≤ 22.0 °C), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. The average seasonal (Nov–Apr) snowfall total

282-660: A part of two districts, the Third Barnstable (which also includes portions of Barnstable, Bourne and Mashpee), and the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Gosnold. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Barnstable district, which includes Bourne, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich. The town

329-523: A town that's heavily liberal. Since the 1960s, Falmouth has only been won by republicans Richard Nixon in 1972, and Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Since 1988, the town has given wide margins to the democratic candidates. Falmouth's public school system serves about 4,500 students yearly. There are four schools, East Falmouth, Mullen-Hall, North Falmouth, and Teaticket, which serve the elementary school population, from pre-kindergarten to fourth grade. The Morse Pond Middle School serves grades five and six, while

376-532: A week and also attending night classes several times a week. He rarely arrived home before midnight. Due to his work ethic, Hibbard completed the four year normal art school program in three years and in 1909 enrolled at the school of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (now known as School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts ) to continue his studies. Here he studied with Frank Weston Benson , Phillip Leslie Hale and Edmund Charles Tarbell who were instructors in

423-530: Is approximately 30 inches (76 cm). The average snowiest month is February, which corresponds with the annual peak in nor'easter activity. According to the United States Department of Agriculture , the plant hardiness zone is 7a, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 1.3 °F (−17.1 °C). According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types, Falmouoth, Massachusetts would primarily contain

470-584: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aldro Hibbard Hibbard was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts to James Thompson Hibbard and to the former Katherine Swift. Hibbard's father sold sewing machines and his mother was a homemaker who had a fondness for nature and spiritualism. He had one older sister, Adeline. Hibbard was raised in the Boston suburbs of Roxbury and Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School in 1906. Hibbard

517-431: Is land and 10.3 square miles (26.8 km ), or 19.04%, is water. Most of Falmouth, like the rest of Cape Cod, sits on glacial sands composed of glacial outwash deposits. However, the soil in the southwestern part of the town, consisting of moraine deposits, is more rocky and dense, like the rest of New England , and many glacial erratics are scattered about, having been dropped by the retreating glaciers. The climate

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564-588: Is located downtown. There are branches in North and East Falmouth, and private libraries in West Falmouth and Woods Hole which are open to the public. There are seven post offices in town for the six ZIP codes , although several overlap and the main office handles the majority of the work. Falmouth is also the site of Falmouth Hospital, which serves the Upper Cape region. Falmouth has a reputation of being

611-927: Is nearby Barnstable High School. The public schools are supported in part by the Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS), various PTO associations, the Falmouth Scholarship Association, the Falmouth Education Foundation (FEF), the Falmouth STEM Boosters and the Woods Hole Science Technology Partnership. Falmouth is also the home of a private school, Falmouth Academy , serving grades 7 through 12. Falmouth high school students may also choose to attend

658-671: Is patrolled by the Seventh (Bourne) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police . On the national level, Falmouth is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district , and is currently represented by Bill Keating . Since 1937, Falmouth has been governed by a representative town meeting and led by a five-member Select Board serving rotating three-year terms. Twenty-seven town meeting members are elected to three-year terms from nine precincts. The state senator and state representatives who both reside in

705-455: Is similar to the rest of Cape Cod's, with many small ponds, creeks, and inlets surrounded by the pines and oaks of the Cape and often rocky beachfront. Falmouth's southern shore is notable for a series of ponds and rivers spaced very closely together, all of which travel some distance into the town. These include, from west to east, Falmouth Inner Harbor, Little Pond, Great Pond (which leads to

752-450: Is temperate marine. There is no exposed bedrock. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year and averages 2 to 3 in (51 to 76 mm) per month. Falmouth lies on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod. It is bordered by Bourne and Sandwich to the north, Mashpee to the east, Vineyard Sound to the south, and Buzzards Bay to the west. At its closest point, Falmouth is approximately 560 yards (510 m) from Nonamesset Island ,

799-494: Is the home of its namesake Falmouth Road Race , an annual race started in 1973 that draws over 10,000 runners from all over the world. The race runs 7 miles (11 km) from the village of Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights Beach in downtown Falmouth. Falmouth is home to a vibrant theatre community. The College Light Opera Company has performed at the Highfield Theatre every summer since 1969. Other institutions include

846-543: Is the main ferry line between the Vineyard and the mainland (as Nantucket is further east, its main line leaves Hyannis ). A seasonal ferry, the Island Queen , runs from Falmouth Harbor to Martha's Vineyard. The Massachusetts Coastal Railroad provides rail freight service to North Falmouth, where a spur runs into Otis Air Base to serve a trash transfer station. Also, as of a June 25, 2009, capecodonline.com article,

893-473: Is the oldest independent film festival on Cape Cod. Camp Edwards , formerly named Camp Falmouth, is a US military training camp in western Barnstable County. It is the largest part of Joint Base Cape Cod , formerly named Massachusetts Military Reservation. The installation is of economic and environmental importance. During the 1970s and 1980s, it was discovered that the groundwater in some areas of Falmouth had been contaminated by toxic chemicals linked to

940-737: The Lawrence Junior High School serves grades seven and eight. Falmouth High School covers grades 9–12. (Prior to 1974 the 9–12 grades were in the Lawrence building and known as Lawrence High School.) FHS's athletics teams are nicknamed the Clippers, and their colors are maroon and white. They compete in the Atlantic Coast League, having moved recently from the Old Colony League. Their chief rival

987-656: The MBTA's commuter rail system provide the closest service to Boston. There is a private air park in East Falmouth, and the nearest national and international air service is at Logan International Airport in Boston and T. F. Green Airport near Providence, both being about equidistant from Falmouth. There is a regional airport in nearby Hyannis. Falmouth is also served by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus routes. As of

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1034-918: The National Register of Historic Places : The other three historic districts are in Woods Hole, Davisville, and Quissett. In addition to the historic districts, Falmouth has ten individual sites on the National Register: Offshore Falmouth in Buzzards Bay , Cleveland East Ledge Light is listed with the National Register. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 54.4 square miles (141.0 km ), of which 44.1 square miles (114.1 km )

1081-1051: The Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Bourne free of charge. Resident students can also attend Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis also free of charge, pending acceptance through a lottery. Falmouth is home to the Falmouth Commodores , an amateur collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League . The team plays at Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field , and has featured dozens of players who went on to careers in Major League Baseball , such as Tino Martinez , Darin Erstad , and Jacoby Ellsbury . Falmouth

1128-538: The census of 2000, there were 32,660 people, 13,859 households, and 8,980 families residing in the town. The population density was 738.2 inhabitants per square mile (285.0/km ). There were 20,055 housing units at an average density of 453.3 per square mile (175.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 93.39% White , 1.82% Black or African American , 0.51% Native American , 0.92% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.44% from other races , and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of

1175-411: The surname Hibbard . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hibbard&oldid=1198930543 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

1222-727: The 1928 Second Altman Prize for Snow Mantle . [1] He also won gold medals at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for the year 1922, 1927 and 1931. Hibbard traveled extensively early in his career across the United States and Canada seeking mountainous venues. He then gravitated to Rockport where many artists coalesced to form what is now known as the Rockport Art Association , including Charles R. Knapp and Harry Aiken Vincent . Hibbard

1269-508: The 1970s, followed by others in the 1980s and 1990s. In the late 1800s, after railroad service was established between Boston and Cape Cod, James Madison Beebe bought over 700 acres (280 ha) and built Highfield Hall, which is now a museum, and much of the land is preserved as Beebe Woods. In 1965, Robert Manry sailed from Falmouth aboard his 13.5-foot (4.1 m) sailboat and reached Falmouth, Great Britain, 78 days later. The town of Falmouth has seven historic districts, including four on

1316-433: The Cape, Route 28 is regularly congested, and there is minimal room for widening opportunities. Route 151 runs east–west through the northern section of the town, connecting North Falmouth and Hatchville with Mashpee. Falmouth is home to The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority . Daily ferry service brings tourists, residents and supplies from Woods Hole to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . It

1363-567: The Dexter and Coonamesset rivers), Green Pond, Bourne's Pond, Eel Pond (which leads to the Childs River ), and Waquoit Bay , which lies along the Mashpee town line. The Buzzards Bay side of the town is primarily bays divided by necks, peninsulas connected to land by isthmi . The largest inlet is Megansett Cove along the Bourne town line. The Buzzards Bay shore of Falmouth is punctuated by

1410-782: The Falmouth Theatre Guild and the Cape Cod Theatre Project . In addition to theatre, there is the Cape Cod Conservatory and the Falmouth Arts Guild. Falmouth holds a yearly Christmas parade in the month of December that runs along Main Street in downtown Falmouth. At the end of July, the Woods Hole Film Festival showcases local and international films in a week long event. Established in 1991, it

1457-403: The average family size was 2.84. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males. The median income for a household in the town

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1504-547: The company plans to re-extend passenger railroad service to the town, complete with dinner and tourist trains, though this will also be only to North Falmouth, due to the fact that the other 8 miles (13 km) of railroad track had been replaced with the current Shining Sea Bikeway . On November 21, 2009, North Falmouth saw its first passenger train in at least 12 years. The nearest inter-city ( Amtrak ) passenger rail stations are Providence and Boston's South Station . The Middleborough/Lakeville and Kingston/Route 3 stations of

1551-497: The disposal of jet fuel, solvents, industrial chemicals, and other substances on the Massachusetts Military Reservation, now known as Joint Base Cape Cod . Plumes of groundwater pollution that reached into Falmouth contaminated household well water in some neighborhoods and forced the town to shut down a public well in 1975 that accounted for 25% of the town's public water supply . A major report

1598-540: The easternmost island of the town of Gosnold and the Elizabeth Islands . It is approximately 3 + 1 ⁄ 3 miles (5.4 km) north-northwest of Martha's Vineyard , the closest land to the island. Falmouth is approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of the Bourne Bridge , 22 miles (35 km) west of Barnstable , and 77 miles (124 km) south-southeast of Boston . Falmouth's topography

1645-477: The first summer homes were established. By the late 19th century, cranberries were being cultivated and strawberries were being raised for the Boston market. Large-scale dairying was tried in the early 20th century in interior regions. After the improvement in highways, and due in part to the heavy use of neighboring Camp Edwards (now part of Joint Base Cape Cod ) during World War II , population growth increased significantly. Large homebuilding booms occurred in

1692-757: The new school of American Impressionism at that time. Hibbard studied there for another four years and upon graduation was awarded in 1913 with the Paige Traveling Scholarship, one of only four scholarships and the only American to receive the scholarship for this year. With the resources now to travel to Europe and study for two years, Hibbard departed Boston aboard the SS ; Arabic bound for Cobh, Ireland in September 1913. Hibbard spent time in England, France, Spain, Morocco, and Italy. He

1739-410: The population. There were 13,859 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and

1786-455: The scientific institutions' various museums. For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth , Falmouth Village , North Falmouth , Teaticket , West Falmouth , and Woods Hole . Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit , which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service. Falmouth

1833-822: The second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable . The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woodwell Climate Research Center , NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium , and

1880-413: The town and represent districts that overlap with town serve as town meeting members at large. Prior to 1937, the town was governed by an open town meeting and Select Board. The town operates its own police and fire departments, with a central police station and five fire stations. The fire department also operates the town's ambulance service with four-ambulances staffed 24/7. The town's central library

1927-494: The wool. In 1837, Falmouth averaged about 50 sheep per square mile. Falmouth saw brief action in the War of 1812 , when the area around Falmouth Heights, on its southern coast, was bombarded by several British frigates and ships of the line , and Massachusetts militia hastily entrenched themselves on the beaches to repulse a possible British landing which never came. By 1872, the train had come to Falmouth and Woods Hole, and some of

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1974-474: Was $ 68,191, and the median income for a family was $ 97,422. Males had a median income of $ 61,797 versus $ 38,867 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 42,548. About 4.5% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over. Falmouth is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as

2021-519: Was able to study and sketch from many masters and had exposure to the life of Europe. He explored both town and landscape venues. Due to the declaration of War on 29 July 1914 (Italy), Hibbard made his way back to England after which he boarded the SS Arabic in November 1914 bound for Boston. The National Academy of Design awarded Hibbard the 1922 First Hallgarten Prize for Late February , and

2068-773: Was captain of the baseball team at Dorchester High School . As a young man, he often spent summers visiting family in Falmouth, and in 1911, 1913, 1915, and 1916, he played baseball for the "Cottage Club", Falmouth's town team in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League . Hibbard enrolled in the Massachusetts Normal Art School which is now known as Massachusetts College of Art and Design (or MassArt) in 1906. Here he studied with Ernest Lee Major , Joseph DeCamp , Frederic Andrew Bosley all of whom were well known painters of portraits and still life. He worked his way through college, walking back and forth to Dorchester to attend classes six days

2115-404: Was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686. Bartholomew Gosnold named the settlement for Falmouth, Cornwall , England , his home port. Early principal activities were farming, salt works, shipping, whaling, and sheep husbandry , which was very popular due to the introduction of Merino sheep and the beginnings of water-powered mills that could process

2162-654: Was president of the association for over 20 years. He also was an instructor for many years creating the Hibbard School of Painting in Rockport. He spent his summers instructing in Rockport and then painting in Vermont in the winter months. Hibbard was a member of many American art organizations, including the Rockport Art Association and the North Shore Art Association . He was

2209-780: Was released on the contamination in 1986. In 1996, the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (now known as the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment) assumed responsibility for the cleanup, treating soils at several sites and installing pumping wells in an effort to contain the plumes of groundwater contamination. In 2010, the Silent Spring Institute tested about 20 public water supplies, 40 percent of which had detectable levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). In 2015,

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