Weymouth, Massachusetts

Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Weymouth had a total population of 57,437. Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth. It is named after Weymouth, Dorset, a coastal town in England. The 1st Town Meeting was held in Weymouth (Wessagussett) in the Spring of 1622. The 375th Town Meeting was held in the Spring of 1999. The final Town Meeting was held in the Fall of 1999 after a vote by citizens to change the Town Charter to form a City Form of Government. Wessagussett was the Algonquin name of Weymouth which was the Territory of the Massachusett Tribe under the leadership of its Sachem Chickatawbut. His son Josiah Chickatawbut "sold" Wessagussett to the Colonists in a Deed dated 1642. In the Spring of 1623, Wessagussett was the site of the first act of Genocide when Captain Myles Standish and 8 men, led by Wampanoag Warrior Hobbamock killed Massachusett Leaders Wituwamat and Pecksuot and several others in an unprovoked raid. The date given for this event is April 6, 1623.

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Location of Weymouth in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Location of Weymouth in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°13′15″N 70°56′25″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
Settled	1622
Incorporated	September 2, 1635
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
Area
• Total	21.57 sq mi (55.88 km2)
• Land	16.77 sq mi (43.42 km2)
• Water	4.81 sq mi (12.45 km2)
Elevation	200 ft (27 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,437
• Density	3,426.01/sq mi (1,322.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	02188–02191
FIPS code	25-78865
GNIS feature ID	0619462
Website	www.weymouth.ma.us

Abigail Smith, daughter of Rev. William Smith and Elizabeth (Quincy) was born in North Weymouth on November 11, 1744. She would marry John Adams of Braintree, MA, who would become the 2nd President of the United States. Their son, John Quincy Adams, would become the 6th President of the United States. John and Abigail would become the first to live in the White House in Washington, DC. It is the second oldest European settlement in Massachusetts. Actor Hal Holbrook and architect Frank Lloyd Wright lived in Weymouth.

Weymouth, Massachusetts Media

• Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, v2, 2010 Greater Boston, U.S. (13873746295).jpg

  Population density and elevation above sea level in Greater Boston (2010). Weymouth is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.

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  First Weymouth Town Hall. It was built in 1852 and destroyed by fire in 1914.

• Bickman House at 84 Sea Street in Weymouth Massachusetts USA circa 1650 Right side of building is the oldest house in Weymouth.jpg

  Bichman House, c. 1650, is likely the oldest surviving house in Weymouth.

• Abigail Adams birthplace, Weymouth MA.jpg

  Abigail Adams birthplace, Weymouth Massachusetts

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• December 3, 2016. The Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI. Photo:©KJ Sports Pics

• Booker T Washington retouched flattened-crop.jpg

  WASHINGTON, BOOKER T. Digitally retouched.

• Frank Lloyd Wright portrait.jpg

  Portrait photograph of Frank Lloyd Wright

Other websites

• Town of Weymouth
• The Weymouth News Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Weymouth History Archived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Answer Book/Weymouth: Everything you need to know Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine