Wakefield Municipal Gas

description - "'Systematic instruction' in military rifle shooting was deemed essential by the government in 1875. As a result, the Massachusetts Volunteer Rifle Association was created and the first military rifle competition in the state was held in the South… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12126 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld06_february_d01912b3ad.jpg

description - "Dr. Curtis L. Sopher, a native of South Portland, Maine, served as a Commissioner for the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (then the Wakefield Municipal Light Department) for 41 of the 44 years from 1902 to 1946. He succeeded Silas W.… subject - Sopher, Curtis Levi, d.1955 relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12125 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld06_january_6ea930429b.jpg

description - "Thought to be built somewhere around the 1750s, the Green house on Main Street was owned by Isaac Green in 1846. According to the Town of Wakefield finance records of 1846, Isaac Green was paid $38.33 for land to be used by the South Schoolhouse.… subject - Architecture, Domestic -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Green House (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12124 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld06_insideback_ba0e659af4.jpg

description - "The Hiker Monument and Rockery, a memorial to the men who fought in the Spanish-American War, was dedicated at the rockery on Columbus Day, October 12, 1926. The monument was erected after a Town Meeting vote in the spring of 1926 to appropriate… subject - Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.); Massachusetts -- History -- Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Monuments. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12123 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld06_frontcover_f46db219dc.jpg

description - "William E. Eaton's 'Handbook of Wakefield : a stranger's guide and residents' manual' describes this scene from Harts Hill: 'The natural character of the country in and about Wakefield flanked on either side by towering hills, seems to compel the… subject - Crystal Lake (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12122 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld06_backcover_42ae76fa4a.jpg

description - "The Wakefield Municipal Light Department not only provides electricity to its customers, but also supplies natural gas to the community. The town of Wakefield purchased the community's electric and gas systems from the Citizens' Gas & Light Company… subject - Gas companies -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12121 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld8-87gasdivision_0ccd4463bf.jpg

description - "Getting around Wakefield is a relatively easy task for approximately 25,000 vehicles in town. Passable roads and highways in harsh weather have become commonplace, often taken for granted. Wakefield residents at the turn of the century were not as… subject - Highway departments -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield; Public works -- Massachusetts -- Wakefield relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12120 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld87highwaydept_833bb32b87.jpg

description - "Wakefield in 1882 - Wakefield has grown tremendously during the past century as shown by this artist's rendering. Enormous changes have taken place - the Wakefield Junior High School athletic field was once the Wakefield estate pond a train ran… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12119 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld87_back_b4e0089b37.jpg

description - "Wakefield as a community began in 1639 when a small group of Lynn (also known as Linn) residents petitioned the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony for an inland plantation at the 'head of their bounds.' Permission was granted a short… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12117 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld87wakcenter_26dd22a7f9.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Hartshorne Family. subject - Hartshorne family. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12116 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld89_august_393a06ed23.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12115 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld89_insidefront2_5ef7d11e12.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works; Wakefield Common (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12114 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld89_backcover_ccefc5756f.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi. subject - Main Street (Wakefield, Mass.). relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12113 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld89_insidefront1_3da617bacf.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12112 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld89_frontcover_17719dbb90.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi.;"Lucius Beebe, author of 'Boston and the Boston Legend' and 'High Iron', a book about railroads, penned an article for the 1939 issue of 'House and Garden'. In this article, he spoke fondly about… subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12111 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld88inside_cover-rockery_cbb55f8d4d.jpg

description - "This solitary horse takes a drink from the horse trough on Main Street in 1900." -- Text from calendar. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12110 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld88inside_cover_b847d89afd.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi. subject - Wakefield Mansion (Wakefield, Mass.);Atwell School (Wakefield, Mass.) relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12109 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld_88-frontcover_072ce8460d.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Daily Item. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12108 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld90_august_56bb5fe060.jpg

description - Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society. subject - Wakefield (Mass.) -- History -- Pictorial works. relation - Identifier - http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/12107 http://heritage.noblenet.org/archive/files/httpisnoblenetorgimageswakmld90_april_65683986c3.jpg