Marshfield, Massachusetts
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Location in Massachusetts
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| Foundation : | 1632 (town charter 1640) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Plymouth County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 70 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 25,531 (as of 2014) | ||
| Postal code : | 02050 | ||
| Area code : | +1 339, 781 | ||
| FIPS : | 25-38855 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0619470 | ||
| Website : | www.townofmarshfield.org | ||
| Mayor : | Rocco Longo (Town Administrator) | ||
Marshfield (originally Rexham ) is a North American port city and a tourist destination in County Plymouth in the marshland of the southeast of the US state Massachusetts . The population is around 25,000 and increases to around 40,000 in the summer months. Among other things, because of the extensive beaches in and around the city , which are not only suitable for swimming but also for other water sports .
City districts with postcodes
- Marshfield 02050
- Brant rock 02020
- Ocean Bluff 02065
- North Marshfield 02059
- Marshfield Hills 02051
- Green Harbor 02041
beaches
The length of the public beaches in Marshfield is over 5 miles. Specifically, these are Blackman's Point, Bluefish Cove, Brant Rock, Ocean Bluff, Rebar and Sunrise Beach, which belong to Brant Rock / Ocean Bluff, as well as the beaches Rexham, Fieldston, Burke's and Green Harbor Beach in other parts of the city.
Historical events
On the opposite north hook of the Cape Cod peninsula , which separates Cape Cod Bay from the Atlantic Ocean , was the Indian settlement of Meeshawn (near the present-day town of Provincetown ). July 11th landed there . / November 21, 1620 greg. British radical Puritans with their sailing ship " Mayflower " . They founded the colony of Plymouth inland .
In December 1773, the Marshfield Tea Party was held in solidarity with the Boston protests .
From a station in the Brant Rock district , the team led by Reginald Fessenden and Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson broadcast the world's first radio broadcast using an Alexanderson alternator at Christmas 1906 . (↑ See also Wireless Broadcasts and History of Radio )
sons and daughters of the town
- John Thomas (1724–1776), physician and major general in the Continental Army
- Edward P. Little (1791–1875), politician
- Joseph W. Clift (1837-1908), politician
- David Joy (1901-1995), film technician
- Mike Sullivan (* 1968), ice hockey player and coach
- David Warsofsky (* 1990), ice hockey player
Individual evidence
- ^ About Marshfield Publication of the city of Marshfield. Accessed May 31, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Cynthia Hagar Krusell and John J. Galluzzo: Marshfield, Images of America . Arcadia Publishing. Charleston, 2007. page 77. ISBN 978-07385-4572-1 .