89-630: Prides Crossing is a neighborhood of the city of Beverly, Massachusetts in the North Shore region. It is bordered to the east by Beverly Farms , and to the west by the Beverly Cove areas of Beverly. The name is associated with John Pride – supposedly a nephew of Thomas Pride – who was granted land in the area in 1636. In the late 1800s and early 1900s grand mansions were built as summer "cottages' for wealthy business magnates. Henry Clay Frick , who made his fortune in steel (Carnegie Steel)
178-407: A Beverly-Salem collaboration to address climate change. Whether it involves vehicle electrification or the greening of city buildings, the coastal city of Beverly has made climate work a central focus to protect its future. Beverly is home to The Cabot, one of only approximately 250 similar movie palaces left out of an estimated 20,000 theaters built in the 1920s. For its first 40 years, it served as
267-464: A center of community life for downtown Beverly. In 1944, the venue was leased to movie chain giant E.M. Loew’s, which eventually purchased it in 1962, and renamed it the Cabot Cinema. In 1976 it was purchased by Le Grand David and His Own Spectacular Magic Company . For 37 years, The Cabot hosted Le Grand David’s long-running magic show that made seven White House appearances and won recognition in
356-551: A council. The initial composition of the council included representatives from each of the colonies which the dominion absorbed, but the council's quorums were dominated by representatives from Massachusetts and Plymouth because of the inconvenience of travel and the fact that travel costs were not reimbursed. Shortly after his arrival, Andros asked each of the Puritan churches in Boston if its meetinghouse could be used for services of
445-503: A great deal of administrative freedom. Other areas were proprietary colonies , such as Maryland and Carolina, owned and operated by one or a few individuals. Following the English Restoration in 1660, King Charles II sought to streamline the administration of these colonial territories. Charles and his government began a process that brought a number of the colonies under direct crown control. One reason for these actions
534-643: A house for the summer White House from Mrs. Maria Evans in Beverly. In the summers of 1909 and 1910, he lived in a house located at what is now the site of the Italian Garden in Lynch Park, the city's principal public park, and in 1911 and 1912 he rented a different house a mile (1600 m) away, "Parramatta", from Mrs. Robert Peabody. Beverly Hills, California , was named in 1907 after Beverly Farms in Beverly because Taft vacationed there. In 1984,
623-499: A law that limited meetings to a single annual meeting, solely for the purpose of electing officials, and explicitly banning meetings at other times for any reason. This loss of local power was widely hated. Many protests were made that the town meeting and tax laws were violations of the Magna Carta , which guaranteed taxation by representatives of the people. Andros dealt a major blow to the colonists by challenging their title to
712-673: A long history of virtually theocratic rule, and they exhibited little tolerance for non-Puritans, including supporters of the Church of England (which was most important for the king). Charles II repeatedly sought to change the Massachusetts government, but they resisted all substantive attempts at reform. In 1683, legal proceedings were begun to vacate the Massachusetts charter; it was formally annulled in June 1684. England's desire for colonies that produced agricultural staples worked well for
801-408: A means of raising colonial revenues. Titles issued in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine under the colonial administration often suffered from defects of form such as lacking an imprint of the colonial seal, and most of them did not include a quit-rent payment. Land grants in colonial Connecticut and Rhode Island had been made before either colony had a charter, and there were conflicting claims in
890-524: A middle and high school. Constructed in 1923, the historic building lies near downtown Beverly. Its use for high school students from 1923 to 1964 came to an end when it was transformed to the towns Junior High School, serving grades 6–8. There, it lasted until 2017 when the newly built Beverly Middle School took in the students. Beverly is home to several K–12 private schools, including New England Academy , Landmark School , Harborlight-Stoneridge Montessori School, Kindercare Learning Center, Beverly School for
979-420: A multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation to not only restore parts of the theater to its original 1920s grandeur and upgrade and modernize all current systems to better enhance the live experience, including replacement of all theater seating, opera box restoration, new sound and stage lighting systems, new heating and air conditioning, and most recently, the completion of the lobby renovation and restoration of
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#17327976722481068-466: A number of areas. The manner in which Andros approached the issue was doubly divisive, since it threatened any landowner whose title was in any way dubious. Some landowners went through the confirmation process, but many refused, since they did not want to face the possibility of losing their land, and they viewed the process as a thinly veiled land grab. The Puritans of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay refused, some of whom had extensive landholdings. All of
1157-576: A proclamation in March 1687 stating that pre-existing laws would remain in effect until they were revised. Massachusetts had no pre-existing tax laws, so a scheme of taxation was developed that would apply to the entire dominion, developed by a committee of landowners. The first proposal derived its revenues from import duties, principally alcohol. After much debate, the committee adopted a different proposal, in essence reviving previous Massachusetts tax laws. These laws had been unpopular with farmers who felt that
1246-535: A significant force and began the construction of additional fortifications to protect the settlers, including Fort Andross . Andros spent the winter in Maine, and returned to Boston in March upon hearing rumors of revolution in England and discontentment in Boston. The religious leaders of Massachusetts, led by Cotton and Increase Mather , were opposed to the rule of Andros and organized dissent targeted to influence
1335-536: Is 14 miles (23 km) west-southwest of Gloucester and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Boston. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beverly has a warm-summer humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. Accordingly, the city experiences generally cold and snowy winters (though temperature and precipitation can vary greatly) along with warm to hot and humid summers. A sea breeze will often keep much of
1424-450: Is Beverly Middle School, which finished construction in 2018. Beverly Middle School serves residents in grades 5–8. Beverly High School is a grade 9–12 public high school located in Beverly. It was founded in 1858, and currently enrolls over 1300 students. In September 2011, construction was completed on a new academic building, which is now in use by students and faculty. Prior to the current state of Beverly's schools, Briscoe served as
1513-565: Is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts , United States, and a suburb of Boston . The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census . A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore , Beverly includes Ryal Side, North Beverly, Centerville, Cove, Montserrat, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing . Beverly is a rival of Marblehead for the title of "birthplace of
1602-699: Is expected in 2027. 42°33′29″N 70°52′48″W / 42.558°N 70.880°W / 42.558; -70.880 Dominion of New England The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was a short-lived administrative union of English colonies covering all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies , with the exception of the Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania . The region's political structure
1691-708: Is home to Beverly Municipal Airport , though parts of the airfield itself lie within Danvers, as well as a very small portion of the north runway in Wenham. Logan International Airport provides the nearest national and international regularly scheduled air service. The Hall-Whitaker Bridge which spans the Bass River on Bridge Street was closed to vehicular traffic by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation in June of 2023. A permanent replacement
1780-413: Is home to Endicott College , which offers 23 bachelor programs, 27 concentrations, and 27 minors. Master programs are offered in business, education, nursing, computer science, and political science. Beverly is also home of Montserrat College of Art , a private four-year visual arts college. Route 128 , the chief circumferential highway of the Boston area, crosses Beverly from east to west and connects
1869-725: Is the site of the split between the separate lines of the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail , which provides service to Boston's North Station . South of the junction lies Beverly Depot near downtown, which is accessible along both lines. Along the Newburyport portion of the line is the North Beverly stop, just south of the Wenham town line. Along the Rockport portion of
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#17327976722481958-567: The Dominion of New England in 1684, Beverly joined a number of Massachusetts municipalities in seeking out heirs to local sachems and paying them ex post facto in order to establish a right to the land. So it was that in 1686, the town selectmen agreed to pay six pounds, six shillings, and eight pence to three grandchildren of Chief Masconomet , last sachem of the Agawam. They did not pay this sum until 1700. The first ship commissioned for
2047-565: The Marblehead Regiment . However, official US Navy history and the naval history of Rhode Island contradict this. Hannah can be found on the patch of the city's police department. Beverly has also been called the "birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution ," as it was the site of the first cotton mill in America (1787) and largest cotton mill of its time. The town is the home of one of
2136-563: The New Haven Colony had sheltered two of the regicides of Charles I , the king's father. The territory of Maine was disputed by competing grantees and by Massachusetts, and New Hampshire was a very small, recently established crown colony. The Massachusetts General Court authorized Boston silversmith John Hull to produce local coinage between 1652 and 1682, which the English government considered treasonous. Massachusetts had
2225-532: The Prides Crossing station , located on Hale Street across from the entrance gates to Paine Avenue. (Some, including Frick and Moore, had private sidings for their cars.) MBTA Commuter Rail service to the station lasted until 2020; the structure was converted to commercial use decades prior. 42°33′33.68″N 70°49′31.72″W / 42.5593556°N 70.8254778°W / 42.5593556; -70.8254778 Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly
2314-455: The U.S. Navy ". Native Americans inhabited what would become northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years before European colonization of the Americas . At the time of contact in the early 1600s, the area that would become Beverly was between an important Naumkeag settlement in present-day Salem and Agawam settlements on Cape Ann , with probable indigenous settlement sites at
2403-649: The US military , by the US Army (the US Navy had yet to exist), was the armed schooner USS Hannah , under the command of Captain Nicholson Broughton . It was outfitted at Glover's Wharf and first sailed from Beverly Harbor on September 5, 1775. For this reason, Beverly calls itself the "Birthplace of America's Navy." Marblehead makes a similar claim, in part, because Broughton was from there and belonged to
2492-549: The deadliest arson fire in Massachusetts history occurred at the Elliott Chambers, a rooming house located on the corner of Rantoul and Elliott Streets in downtown Beverly. 15 people died as a result of the fire. Beverly has a former Nike missile site on L. P. Henderson Road, immediately east of the Beverly Municipal Airport . This site was in operation from March 1957 until August 1959, when
2581-510: The Andros regime; only about 20 were approved out of 200 applications. Andros' commission included Connecticut, and he asked Connecticut Governor Robert Treat to surrender the colonial charter not long after his arrival in Boston. Connecticut officials formally acknowledged Andros' authority, unlike Rhode Island, whose officials acceded to the dominion but in fact did little to assist him. Connecticut continued to run their government according to
2670-612: The Army handed it over to the National Guard . It is now used by Beverly as a storage site and is under the scrutiny of many environmental organizations, due to concerns about polluted groundwater , which could be potentially hazardous to the nearby Wenham Lake water supply. In April 2013, Bill Scanlon, Beverly's longest-serving mayor, announced that he would not be running for re-election in November. Scanlon first won election to
2759-464: The Boston revolt reached New York by April 26, but Lieutenant Governor Nicholson did not take any immediate action. Andros managed to send a message to Nicholson while in captivity. Nicholson received the request for assistance in mid-May, but he was unable to take any effective action due to rising tensions in New York, combined with the fact that most of Nicholson's troops had been sent to Maine. At
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2848-633: The Catholic Castin's chapel was a source of later accusations of "popery" against Andros. Andros took over the administration of New York in August 1688, and he met with the Iroquois at Albany to renew the covenant. In this meeting, he annoyed the Iroquois by referring to them as "children" (subservient to the English) rather than "brethren" (equals). He returned to Boston amid further attacks on
2937-430: The Church of England, but he was consistently rebuffed. He then demanded keys to Samuel Willard 's Third Church in 1687, and services were held there under the auspices of Robert Ratcliff until 1688, when King's Chapel was built. After Andros' arrival, the council began a long process of harmonizing laws throughout the dominion to conform more closely to English laws. This work was so time-consuming that Andros issued
3026-612: The Deaf, Saints Academy, the Bright Horizons School, The Waring School, Glen Urquhart School, Shore Country Day, Mrs. Alexander's School, and several others. In addition, Northshore Academy offers K–12 alternative public education services. Many schools exist on campus, including schools for those struggling with learning disabilities, substance addiction, and a school for people with more severe mental and physical disabilities such as Down syndrome and paralysis The city
3115-558: The Dutch Republic. The Navigation Acts also outlawed some existing New England practices, in effect turning merchants into smugglers while significantly increasing the cost of doing business. Some of the New England colonies presented specific problems for the king, and combining those colonies into a single administrative entity was seen as a way to resolve those problems. Plymouth Colony had never been formally chartered, and
3204-569: The Great and Little Misery Islands, which are part of the city. From Woodbury Point westward lies Beverly Harbor, which lies at the mouth of the Danvers River. The Bass River empties into the Danvers River from within the city. Several other small streams lie within the city as well. A large portion of Wenham Lake, as well as several other lakes and ponds lie within the city. The city has its own city forest and reservation land as well. Much of
3293-646: The Guinness Book of Records and TIME, Smithsonian and National Geographic World magazines. When the Magic Company wound down and they placed the theater up for sale, thanks to the efforts of the five “founders”: Henry Bertolon, Bill Howard, Rich Marino, Thad Siemasko, and Paul Van Ness, the theater was saved and became a non-profit. In October 2015, the new Cabot board welcomed its first Executive Director, J. Casey Soward. The Cabot has welcomed thousands through its hallowed halls. In 2016, The Cabot embarked on
3382-640: The Jerseys was complicated by the fact that the proprietors' charters had been revoked, yet they had retained their property and petitioned Andros for what were traditional manorial rights . The dominion period in the Jerseys was relatively uneventful because of their distance from the power centers and the unexpected end of the Dominion in 1689. In 1687, New France Governor Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville launched an attack against Seneca villages in western New York . His objective
3471-407: The Jerseys were run by Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson from New York City. Nicholson was an army captain and protégé of colonial secretary William Blathwayt who came to Boston in early 1687 as part of Andros' honor guard and had been promoted to his council. During the summer of 1688, Andros traveled first to New York and then to the Jerseys to establish his commission. Dominion governance of
3560-495: The New England frontier by Abenaki parties, who admitted that they were doing so in part because of French encouragement. The situation in Maine had also deteriorated again, with English colonists raiding Indian villages and shipping the captives to Boston. Andros castigated the Maine colonists for this and ordered the Indians to be released and returned to Maine, earning the hatred of the Maine settlers. He then returned to Maine with
3649-429: The Puritan magistrates "were of opinion that God would never suffer me to land again in this country, and thereupon began in a most arbitrary manner to assert their power higher than at any time before." Elections of colonial military officers were also compromised when many of them refused to serve. Dudley made a number of judicial appointments, generally favoring the political moderates who had supported accommodation of
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3738-473: The acts were unfair, and they suggested to the Lords of Trade that the laws be modified to ameliorate these conditions. However, the Massachusetts economy suffered, also negatively affected by external circumstances. A dispute eventually occurred between Dudley and Randolph over matters related to trade. The Lords of Trade decided on September 9, 1686 to include the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut in
3827-406: The aftermath of the revolt; that area was exposed to French and Indian raids after the outbreak of King William's War in 1689. The cost of colonial defense resulted in a heavy tax burden, and the war also made it difficult to rebuild the colony's trade. Agents for both colonies worked in England to rectify the charter issues, with Increase Mather petitioning the Lords of Trade for a restoration of
3916-516: The charter on a table for all to see during this meeting, but the lights suddenly went out. When the lights were relit, the charter had disappeared. It was said to have been hidden in a nearby oak tree (referred to afterward as the Charter Oak ) so that a search of nearby buildings could not locate the document. Connecticut records show that its government formally surrendered its seals and ceased operation that day. Andros then traveled throughout
4005-455: The charter, holding quarterly meetings of the legislature and electing colony-wide officials, while Treat and Andros negotiated over the surrender of the charter. In October 1687, Andros finally decided to travel to Connecticut to personally see to the matter. He arrived in Hartford on October 31, accompanied by an honor guard, and met that evening with the colonial leadership. The Colonists lay
4094-504: The city to Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 in Peabody. Route 1A passes through Beverly from south to north, along main streets in downtown Beverly. The city is also the terminus of four different state routes: Route 22 , which heads northeast from Route 1A; Route 62 , which heads west from Route 127; Route 97 , which parts with Route 1A northwest of downtown before heading north; and Route 127 which heads east from Route 22. Beverly
4183-513: The city. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.02. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 81.0% were over the age of 18. 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. The median household income was $ 84,354. The per capita income for the city was $ 47,494. The city has five K–4 elementary schools: Ayers Ryal Side, Centerville, Cove, Hannah, and North Beverly. The city's sole middle school
4272-442: The coldest temperature recorded was −13 °F (−25.0 °C) on February 4, 2023. As of the census of 2020, there were 42,670 people and 16,568 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 82.3% White , 4.0% African American , 0.1% Native American , 9.3% Asian , 0.0% Pacific Islander , and 3.1% from two or more races. 5.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,158 households in
4361-404: The colony, making judicial and other appointments before returning to Boston. On December 29, 1687, the dominion council formally extended its laws over Connecticut, completing the assimilation of the New England colonies. The provinces of New York , East Jersey , and West Jersey were added to the Dominion on May 7, 1688. They were remote from Boston where Andros had his seat, so New York and
4450-414: The commission for Kirke's intended successor Sir Edmund Andros . Dudley's limited commission specified that he would rule with an appointed council and no representative legislature. The councilors named as members of this body included a cross-section of politically moderate men from the old colonial governments. Edward Randolph had served as the crown agent investigating affairs in New England, and he
4539-505: The complex was bought by Cummings Properties in 1996, and developed into a campus of hi-tech companies, salons, restaurants, medical offices, and more. Parker Brothers , makers of Monopoly and other games, was headquartered in Beverly, acquired by Hasbro , and eventually ceased operations in Beverly. In 2012, the Dunham Road property was acquired by Cummings Properties and named Dunham Ridge. President William Howard Taft rented
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#17327976722484628-499: The country's first Sunday schools , which was built in 1810. Beverly was incorporated as a city in 1894. In 1902, the United Shoe Machinery Corporation built a quarter-mile (400 m) stretch of factory buildings in Beverly. The stretch was an early landmark example of reinforced concrete construction, devised by concrete pioneer Ernest L. Ransome . In 1906 it went into production. Closed in 1987,
4717-591: The court in London. King James published the Declaration of Indulgence in May 1687, and Increase Mather sent a letter to thank him for the declaration, and then he suggested to his peers that they also express gratitude to the king as a means to gain favor and influence. Ten pastors agreed to do so, and they decided to send Mather to England to press their case against Andros. Edward Randolph attempted to stop him; Mather
4806-422: The dominion presented legal problems for Massachusetts and Plymouth. Plymouth never had a royal charter, and the charter of Massachusetts had been revoked. As a result, the restored governments lacked legal foundations for their existence, an issue raised by the political opponents of the leadership. This was particularly problematic in Massachusetts, whose long frontier with New France saw its defenders recalled in
4895-460: The dominion's lieutenant governor Francis Nicholson . After these events, the colonies that had been assembled into the dominion reverted to their previous forms of government, although some governed formally without a charter. King William III of England and Queen Mary II eventually issued new charters. A number of English colonies were established in America and in the West Indies during
4984-743: The dominion, based on a petition from Dudley's council. Andros's commission had been issued in June, and he was given an annex to his commission to incorporate them into the dominion. Andros had previously been governor of New York; he arrived in Boston on December 20, 1686 and immediately assumed power. He took a hard-line position, claiming that the colonists had left behind all their rights as Englishmen when they left England. The Reverend John Wise rallied his parishioners in 1687 to protest and resist taxes, so Andros had him arrested, convicted, and fined. An Andros official stated: "Mr. Wise, you have no more privileges Left you then not to be Sold for Slaves." Andros' commission called for governance by himself with
5073-554: The dominion, but Charles died in February 1685 before the commission was approved. King James II approved Kirke's commission later in 1685, but Kirke came under harsh criticism for his role in putting down Monmouth's Rebellion , and his commission was withdrawn. The King issued a provisional commission on October 8, 1685 to Massachusetts Bay native Joseph Dudley as President of the Council of New England, due to delays in developing
5162-592: The east, Wenham to the north, Danvers to the west and Salem to the south. Beverly and Salem are separated by the Danvers River and Beverly Harbor, with three bridges, the Veterans Memorial Bridge (former location of the historic Essex Bridge), the MBTA railroad bridge, and the Kernwood Bridge, connecting the two cities. Beverly's city center lies 2 miles (3 km) north of Salem's, and
5251-461: The end of May, Nicholson was overthrown by local colonists supported by the militia in Leisler's Rebellion , and he fled to England. Leisler governed New York until 1691, when King William commissioned Colonel Henry Sloughter as its governor. Sloughter had Leisler tried on charges of high treason; he was convicted in a trial presided over by Joseph Dudley and then executed. The dissolution of
5340-521: The existing land titles in Massachusetts had been granted under the now-vacated colonial charter; in essence, Andros declared them to be void and required landowners to recertify their ownership, paying fees to the dominion and becoming subject to the charge of a quit-rent. Andros attempted to compel the certification of ownership by issuing writs of intrusion , but large landowners who owned many parcels contested these individually, rather than recertifying all of their lands. Few new titles were issued during
5429-515: The first half of the 17th century, with varying attributes. Some originated as commercial ventures, such as the Virginia Colony , while others were founded for religious reasons, such as Plymouth Colony , Massachusetts Bay Colony and Rhode Island Colony . The governments of the colonies also varied. Virginia became a crown colony , despite its corporate beginning, while Massachusetts and other New England colonies had corporate charters and
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#17327976722485518-419: The king's wishes in the battle over the old charter. Dudley was significantly hampered by the inability to raise revenues in the dominion. His commission did not allow the introduction of new revenue laws, and the Massachusetts government had repealed all such laws in 1683, anticipating the loss of the charter. Furthermore, many refused to pay the few remaining taxes on the grounds that they had been enacted by
5607-432: The land, as the great majority of Americans were land-owners unlike their English equals. Taylor says that they "regarded secure real estate as fundamental to their liberty, status, and prosperity", and the colonists "felt horrified by the sweeping and expensive challenge to their land titles." Andros had been instructed to bring colonial land title practices more in line with those in England, and to introduce quit-rents as
5696-557: The law; they were tried and convicted of misdemeanor offenses. The other provinces did not resist the imposition of the new law, even though the rates were higher than they had been under the previous colonial administration, at least in Rhode Island. Plymouth's relatively poor landowners were hard hit because of the high rates on livestock. One consequence of the tax protest was that Andros sought to restrict town meetings, since these were where that protest had begun. He introduced
5785-671: The line are two working stops, Montserrat and Beverly Farms , as well as the Prides Crossing station to which service is indefinitely suspended. Additionally, MBTA bus Route 451 serves the city, with service to downtown Beverly and Salem from the North Beverly station. A local bus route called the Beverly Shoppers Shuttle serves downtown and western Beverly, and is contracted through the Cape Ann Transportation Authority . Beverly
5874-694: The magistrates should "prepare the minds of the people for a change." News of the revolution apparently reached some individuals as early as late March, and Bradstreet is one of several possible organizers of the revolt in Boston on April 18, 1689. He and other pre-Dominion magistrates and some members of Andros' council addressed an open letter to Andros on that day calling for his surrender. Andros, Randolph, Dudley, and other dominion supporters were arrested and imprisoned in Boston. The dominion then effectively collapsed, as local authorities in each colony seized dominion representatives and reasserted their earlier power. In Plymouth, dominion councilor Nathaniel Clark
5963-713: The mayor’s seat in 1993 and held the office through 2013 (with the exception of a single term by Tom Crean from 2002–2003). In 2013, Michael Cahill beat Wes Slate to become Beverly's 34th mayor. In December 2021, Mayor Cahill received one of two top honors from the Mayors Climate Protection Awards recognizing mayors for their climate work. The award focused on two Beverly efforts: the conversion of its vehicle fleet to electric and its Green Schools Program, which involves making buildings more energy efficient. Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll also received an honorable mention for her work on Resilient Together,
6052-553: The mouth of the Bass River. During the early contact period, virgin soil epidemics ravaged native populations, reducing the indigenous population within the present boundaries of Beverly from an estimated 200 to less than 50 if there were any survivors. Europeans, under Roger Conant 's leadership, first colonized the area in 1626 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony . Initially part of Salem, Beverly would be set off and officially incorporated in 1668, when it
6141-478: The northwestern frontier. On New England's northeastern frontier, however, the Abenaki harbored grievances against English settlers, and they began an offensive in early 1688. Andros made an expedition into Maine early in the year, in which he raided a number of Indian settlements. He also raided the trading outpost and home of Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin on Penobscot Bay . His careful preservation of
6230-510: The old Massachusetts charter. King William was informed that this would result in a return of the Puritan government, and he wanted to prevent that, so the Lords of Trade decided to solve the issue by combining the two colonies. The resulting Province of Massachusetts Bay combined the territories of Massachusetts and Plymouth along with Martha's Vineyard , Nantucket , and the Elizabeth Islands that had been part of Dukes County in
6319-508: The old government and were thus invalid. Dudley and Randolph were largely unsuccessful at introducing the Church of England due to a lack of funding, but they were also hampered by the perceived political danger of imposing on the existing churches for their use. Dudley and Randolph enforced the Navigation Acts, although they did not adhere entirely to the laws. Some variations were overlooked, understanding that certain provisions of
6408-591: The original rose window. In 2024, the successful non-profit welcomes comedian Jay Leno to its Big Night fundraiser. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km ), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km ) is land and 7.5 square miles (19.4 km ), or 33.19%, is water. Beverly is located on the North Shore , the name given to communities north of Boston along Massachusetts Bay . There are many smaller coves, as well as two islands,
6497-559: The provinces of East Jersey and West Jersey , and a small portion of Maine . It was too large for a single governor to manage. Governor Andros was highly unpopular and was seen as a threat by most political factions. News of the Glorious Revolution in England reached Boston in 1689, and the Puritans launched the 1689 Boston revolt against Andros, arresting him and his officers. Leisler's Rebellion in New York deposed
6586-628: The regulation of trade, reformation of land title practices to conform more to English methods and practices, coordination on matters of defense, and a streamlining of the administration into fewer centers. The Dominion initially comprised the territories of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , the Plymouth Colony , the Province of New Hampshire , the Province of Maine , and the Narraganset Country ( Washington County, Rhode Island ). Charles II had chosen Colonel Percy Kirke to govern
6675-520: The southern colonies, which produced tobacco, rice, and indigo, but not so well for New England due to the geology of the region. Lacking a suitable staple, the New Englanders engaged in trade and became successful competitors to English merchants. They were now starting to develop workshops that threatened to deprive England of its lucrative colonial market for manufactured articles, such as textiles, leather goods, and ironware. The plan, therefore,
6764-451: The southern part of the city cooler in the summer. Beverly is prone to thunderstorms and tropical rainstorms in the summer and nor'easters that can bring heavy rain and/or in the winter, fall, and spring. Generally, however, precipitation is relatively even throughout the year, with a slight increase around the spring and the fall. The hottest temperature recorded in Beverly was 98 °F (36.7 °C) on July 4, 2002 and July 25, 2022, while
6853-620: The taxes were too high on livestock. In order to bring in immediate revenue, Andros also received approval to increase the import duties on alcohol. The first attempts to enforce the revenue laws were met by stiff resistance from a number of Massachusetts communities. Several towns refused to choose commissioners to assess the town population and estates, and officials from a number of them were consequently arrested and brought to Boston. Some were fined and released, while others were imprisoned until they promised to perform their duties. The leaders of Ipswich had been most vocal in their opposition to
6942-556: The western half of the city is relatively urbanized, while the eastern part of the city (roughly from Woodbury Point east) is more rural. Beverly is home to several parks, five beaches, the Beverly Golf & Tennis Club (est. 1910) and two yacht clubs, Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly Harbor and Bass Haven Yacht Club along the Bass River. Besides Massachusetts Bay to the south, Beverly is bordered by Manchester-by-the-Sea to
7031-690: Was among the best known of these summer residents. He built "Eagle Rock", located between Hale Street and the Atlantic Ocean. Edward Carelton Swift, at one time the owner of the largest meat packing operation in the U.S. built a mansion, "Swiftmoor" on Paine Avenue in Prides Crossing. Eleonora "Eleo" Sears , a flamboyant female socialite and world class tennis player, owned a residence that still exists where Paine Avenue and West Beach meet. Wealthy residents were known to travel to Prides Crossing in their private railroad cars , disembarking at
7120-442: Was appointed to the council, as well. Randolph was also commissioned with a long list of other posts, including secretary of the dominion, collector of customs, and deputy postmaster. Dudley's charter arrived in Boston on May 14, 1686, and he formally took charge of Massachusetts on May 25. His rule did not begin auspiciously, since a number of Massachusetts magistrates refused to serve on his council. According to Edward Randolph,
7209-470: Was arrested on April 22, and previous governor Thomas Hinckley was reinstated. Rhode Island authorities resumed the colony's charter with elections on May 1, but previous governor Walter Clarke refused to serve, and the colony continued without one. In Connecticut, the earlier government was also rapidly readopted. New Hampshire was temporarily left without formal government, and came under de facto rule by Massachusetts Governor Simon Bradstreet. News of
7298-509: Was arrested, tried, and exonerated on one charge, but Randolph made a second arrest warrant with new charges. Mather was clandestinely spirited aboard a ship bound for England in April 1688. He and other Massachusetts agents were well received by James, who promised in October 1688 that the colony's concerns would be addressed. However, the events of the Glorious Revolution took over, and James
7387-460: Was deposed by William III and Mary II . The Massachusetts agents then petitioned the new monarchs and the Lords of Trade for restoration of the old Massachusetts charter. Mather furthermore convinced the Lords of Trade to delay notifying Andros of the revolution. He sent a letter to previous colonial governor Simon Bradstreet containing news that the charter had been illegally annulled and that
7476-532: Was named after Beverley , the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . Surviving from the settlement's early history is the Balch House , built, according to dendrochronological testing performed in 2006, about 1679. English colonists did not initially seek permission from indigenous inhabitants to settle in Beverly; however, when Charles II revoked colonial charters to establish
7565-532: Was one of centralized control similar to the model used by the Spanish monarchy under the Viceroyalty of New Spain . The dominion was unacceptable to most colonists because they deeply resented being stripped of their rights and having their colonial charters revoked. Governor Edmund Andros tried to make legal and structural changes, but most of these were undone and the Dominion was overthrown as soon as word
7654-656: Was received that King James II had vacated the throne in England. One notable change was the forced introduction of the Church of England into Massachusetts, whose Puritan leaders had previously refused to allow it any foothold. The Dominion encompassed a very large area from the Delaware River in the south to Penobscot Bay in the north, composed of the Province of New Hampshire , Massachusetts Bay Colony , Plymouth Colony , Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , Connecticut Colony , Province of New York ,
7743-631: Was the cost of administration of individual colonies, but another significant reason was the regulation of trade. Throughout the 1660s, the English Parliament passed a number of laws to regulate the trade of the colonies, collectively called the Navigation Acts . The American colonists resisted these laws, particularly in the New England colonies which had established significant trading networks with other English colonies and with European countries and their colonies, especially Spain and
7832-614: Was to disrupt trade between the English at Albany and the Iroquois confederation, to which the Seneca belonged, and to break the Covenant Chain , a peace that Andros had negotiated in 1677 while he was governor of New York. New York Governor Thomas Dongan appealed for help, and King James ordered Andros to render assistance. James also entered into negotiations with Louis XIV of France , which resulted in an easing of tensions on
7921-411: Was to establish a uniform all-powerful government over the northern colonies so that the people would be diverted away from manufacturing and foreign trade. Following the revocation of the Massachusetts charter, Charles II and the Lords of Trade moved forward with plans to establish a unified administration over at least some of the New England colonies. The specific objectives of the dominion included
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