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| Rowley, Massachusetts |
| Population |
4,452 |
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| Tax Rate |
10.38 (2008) |
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| Town Web Site |
Town Web Site |
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| School Research |
Department of Education
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Independent Research
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Rowley, Massachusetts is located
Northeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Boxford and Georgetown on the west,
Newbury on the north, Ipswich on the south, and the Plum Island River on the
east. Rowley is about 10 miles southeast of Haverhill, 14 miles north of Salem,
28 miles north of Boston, and 250 miles from New York City. Principal highways are U.S. Route 1, State Route 1A, and State Route 133,
which forms an interchange with Interstate Route 95 just over the border in
Georgetown. There is no freight or passenger rail transportation in Rowley, but the
network of intermodal facilities serving eastern Massachusetts is easily
accessible.
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| The Town of Rowley was founded in 1639 by the Reverend Ezekiel Rogers and a
band of 20 families from Rowley, Yorkshire, England. The group sailed on
the ship "John of London" bringing with them the first printing press to be
used in America, the famous "Daye Press" which was to be set up in
Cambridge. The land area of Rowley originally included what is now
Boxford, Bradford, Georgetown, Groveland, and a part of Middleton.
The town has a varied terrain, and is situated between two rivers, the
Muddy Creek on the north and the Rowley River to the south. With a section
of Plum Island bordering the Atlantic, the main land mass fronts Plum
Island Sound with an extensive salt marsh area that eventually gives way to
rolling uplands. Heavily forested, there are several working farms with
numerous single-family house lots and a few apartments and condominium
complexes. Bradstreet Farm, owned by the Jewett family since the 1600's is
the nation's second oldest working farm to be continuously owned and
occupied by the same family.
Rowley is home to the nation's oldest stone arch bridge and the "Turning
Place" (now the Rowley Common) where in 1775 a battalion of Benedict
Arnold's musket men encamped enroute to Quebec. The Revolutionary War
cannon, "Old Nancy", is one of the town's most prized possessions. The
cannon was taken by Rowley soldiers from the British ship "Nancy", which
was captured off Gloucester.
In 1643, the first fulling (wool) mill in the colonies was established in
Rowley, which later proved to be a contributing factor to the War of
Independence as the mill was perceived as a threat to England's dominance
in supplying wool to the colonies. Rowley's only other major industry was
the Foster Shoe Company that began operations in 1850.
Today, Rowley is in a transition from its historical farming roots to that
of a residential community. The town maintains its historical charm,
however, and may be the quintessential New England hometown with its 350th
anniversary commemorative bandstand sited on the town common green,
numerous stately, colonial era homes lining Main Street, and several tall
white steeple churches standing nearby. |
Map of Rowley
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Some information gathered on Rowley, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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