Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham, Massachusetts Official seal of Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham, Massachusetts is positioned in the US Waltham, Massachusetts - Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham (/ w l m/) is a town/city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, and was an early center for the workforce boss as well as a primary contributor to the American Industrial Revolution.
The initial home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the town/city was a prototype for 19th century industrialized city planning, spawning what became known as the Waltham-Lowell fitness of workforce and production.
Waltham is generally referred to as Watch City because of its association with the watch industry.
Waltham Watch Company opened its factory in Waltham in 1854 and was the first business to make watches on an assembly line.
The name of the town/city is pronounced with the major stress on the first syllable and a full vowel in the second syllable, / w l m/ "wall-tham", though the name of the Waltham watch was pronounced with a reduced schwa in the second syllable: / w l m/. As most would pronounce in the British way, Walthum, when citizens came to work in the mills from Nova Scotia, the pronunciation evolved.
See also: Timeline of Waltham, Massachusetts Waltham was first settled in 1634 as part of Watertown and was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1738. Waltham had no recognizable town center until the 1830s, when the close-by Boston Manufacturing Company gave the town the territory that now serves as its central square. In the early 19th century, Francis Cabot Lowell and his friends and colleagues established in Waltham the Boston Manufacturing Company the first integrated textile foundry in the United States, with the goal of eliminating the enigma of co-ordination, character control, and shipping inherent in the subcontracting based textile industry.
The Waltham Lowell fitness of manufacturing derives its name from the town/city and the founder of the mill. The town/city is home to a number of large estates, including Gore Place, a mansion assembled in 1806 for former Massachusetts governor Christopher Gore, the Robert Treat Paine Estate, a residence designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted for philanthropist Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
In 1857, The Waltham Model 1857, was a watch made by the American Watch Company in the town/city of Waltham, Massachusetts, in the United States of America.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Waltham was home to the brass era automobile manufacturer Metz, where the first manufacturing motorcycle in the U.S.
Another first in Waltham industrialized history involves the health to mass-produce the magnetron tube, invented by Percy Spencer at Raytheon.
Waltham was also the home of the Walter E.
Waltham is positioned at 42 22 50 N 71 14 6 W (42.380596, 71.235005), about 11 miles (18 km) north-west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, and approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Boston's Brighton neighborhood.
The heart of the town/city is Waltham Common, which is home to the City Hall and various memorial statues.
The Charles River in Waltham According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.6 square miles (35 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km2) is territory and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (6.69%) is water.
Waltham has a several neighborhoods or villages, including: Source: United States Enumeration records and Population Estimates Program data. Waltham is governed by a mayor and a town/city council.
The town/city is in Massachusetts's 5th congressional precinct and is presently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Katherine Clark. Waltham is also represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by State Representative John J.
The town/city of Waltham is protected 24/7, 365 by the 153 full-time, paid firefighters of the town/city of Waltham Fire Department(WFD). Established in 1816, the Waltham Fire Department is presently organized into 3 divisions of operations: fire suppression, fire prevention, and training.
The fire suppression division is commanded by a deputy chief per shift or group. The WFD operates out of 6 fire stations, positioned throughout the city, and operates a frontline fire apparatus fleet of 6 engines, 2 ladders, 1 squad, 1 rescue, 4 fireboats, 1 haz-mat./decon.
The WFD also operates 2 reserve engines and 1 reserve ladder when frontline apparatus goes out of service for maintenance. The Waltham Fire Department presently responds to over 8,000 emergency calls annually.
Below is a complete listing of all fire stations and fire business locations in the town/city of Waltham.
The Waltham Public Schools fitness includes six elementary schools (Northeast, Fitzgerald, Mac - Arthur, Plympton, Whittemore, Stanley), two middle schools (Mc - Devitt, Kennedy), and one senior high school (Waltham High School). Waltham High School's sports squads had been referred to as the Watchmen and the Crimson, before they changed the name to the Hawks.
Waltham is home to: Among the companies based in Waltham are the defense contractor Raytheon, broker-dealer Commonwealth Financial Network, technology companies Care.com and Student - Universe, research and evolution organization Education Development Center, Inc.
Waltham is close to a several U.S.
Exits in Waltham are 26, 27, and 28.
The MBTA commuter rail has two stops in Waltham as part of the Fitchburg-Boston Line: one in Central Square Waltham athwart from the City Hall and one near Brandeis University.
The Charles River runs through Waltham, and bike and walking paths cover most of the south bank, as well as part of the north bank from Prospect Street to Moody Street.
Waltham is home to the Waltham News Tribune (formerly The Daily News Tribune), a weekly paper which prints each Friday, year-round.
Waltham news sometimes appears in The Boston Globe's Globe - West section, as well.
The airways broadcast 99.5, which specializes in classical music, has offices in Waltham on South Street.
Waltham Supermarket on Main Street, established in 1936, was a large historic grocery store that closed in the 1990s.
Waltham's combination of populace (especially in central and south Waltham) parks, enhance transit, stores, and trails gives it 62 (out of 100) walkability ranking on walkscore.com.
Moody Street in downtown Waltham offers its own brand of entertainment with a colorful assortment of shops, restaurants, and bars, including The Gaff, Outer Limits, Gourmet Pottery, and the Embassy Cinema.
Moody Street's booming eveninglife, convenience to the commuter rail and lower rents have thriving younger professionals to Waltham in burgeoning numbers in recent years.
Waltham Library For over 25 years, the Waltham Arts Council has sponsored "Concerts On Waltham Common", featuring a different musical act each week of the summer, no-charge of charge to attendees.
"Concerts On Waltham Common" was created and organized by Stephen Kilgore until his death in 2004. Waltham's cultural life is enriched by the existence of two primary universities and a number of arts organizations throughout the city.
The Charles River Museum of Industry, the Waltham Watch Factory historic district, the Gore Estate, the Lyman Estate, and the Robert Treat Payne Estate are among the most well known of the 109 sites in the town/city on the National Register of Historical Sites.
The National Archives and Records Administration Northeast county-wide branch is positioned in Waltham.
The Waltham Public Library has extensive archives regarding the city's history.
The Waltham Museum is devoted solely to the history of the city.
Mark Gately is the only stakeholder left of the Waltham Museum.
The Waltham Mills Artists Association is positioned in one of the former factories of the Boston Manufacturing Company.
The Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra, a civic symphony of the Metro - West area, began in 1985 under the direction of small-town musicians David J.
With almost 60 professional, semi-professional, and amateur musicians, the orchestra's mission is to furnish the Waltham improve with the opportunity to perform in and attend classical concerts of the highest character.
WPO musicians come from Waltham as well as from Boston and encircling communities.
Waltham is home to the Waltham Symphony Orchestra, a high-level semi-professional civic orchestra.
Its music director is French-born American conductor, Patrick Botti. Open space in the town/city is protected by the Waltham Land Trust. Waltham embraces its ethnic range in a number of festivals.
Waltham has in recent decades turn into a center for Ugandan culture, with an estimated 1500 Ugandans living in the city, dominant some to call Waltham "Little Kampala".
The Ugandan North America Association is headquartered in Waltham, along with St.
Wilberforce Kateregga, a Ugandan immigrant to Waltham has since established Waltham College Uganda, a boarding school for over 300 orphans and kids affected by AIDS.
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