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To prevent confusion with the nearby and much larger city of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], the name of the town was officially changed in 1989 following a close town meeting vote that year; the decision was extremely close and passed only by a vote of 97 to 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://manchestercricket.advantage-preservation.com/|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=manchestercricket.advantage-preservation.com|title=Digital Archives of the Manchester Cricket ::}}</ref> This was ratified by an act of the state legislature passed on September 25, 1989.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120704181939/https://www.manchestermainfo.com/ Manchester-by-the-Sea official website]; accessed August 10, 2015.</ref> "Manchester by the Sea" was a familiar alternative town name since it was first used in 1877 by Boston publisher [[James T. Fields]] while attending an annual summer picnic of the "Manchester Elder Brethren" that still takes place today.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2021|title=N.H. city hopes to make big splash with whitewater park, new name|url=http://realestate.boston.com/new-developments/2021/04/28/nh-city-whitewater-park-renamed-downtown/|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=Boston.com Real Estate}}</ref> The name change was driven by Edward Corley, a longtime resident of Manchester.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200239/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7643094.html "Edward F. Corley, 68, Leader in Manchester-by-the-Sea"]. ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', January 13, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2017.</ref>
To prevent confusion with the nearby and much larger city of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], the name of the town was officially changed in 1989 following a close town meeting vote that year; the decision was extremely close and passed only by a vote of 97 to 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://manchestercricket.advantage-preservation.com/|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=manchestercricket.advantage-preservation.com|title=Digital Archives of the Manchester Cricket ::}}</ref> This was ratified by an act of the state legislature passed on September 25, 1989.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120704181939/https://www.manchestermainfo.com/ Manchester-by-the-Sea official website]; accessed August 10, 2015.</ref> "Manchester by the Sea" was a familiar alternative town name since it was first used in 1877 by Boston publisher [[James T. Fields]] while attending an annual summer picnic of the "Manchester Elder Brethren" that still takes place today.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2021|title=N.H. city hopes to make big splash with whitewater park, new name|url=https://www.boston.com/real-estate/new-developments/2021/04/28/nh-city-whitewater-park-renamed-downtown/|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=Boston.com Real Estate}}</ref> The name change was driven by Edward Corley, a longtime resident of Manchester.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200239/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-7643094.html "Edward F. Corley, 68, Leader in Manchester-by-the-Sea"]. ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', January 13, 1991. Retrieved February 28, 2017.</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

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Manchester-by-the-Sea (also known simply as Manchester, its name prior to 1990) is a coastal town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is known for scenic beaches and vista points. According to the 2020 population census, the population is 5,395.[1]

The town lies on the southern side of Cape Ann, at the point where the peninsula meets the mainland. The North Shore was populated by the Agawam people prior to European settlement, which began in 1629, about a decade after an epidemic killed much of the native people. Fishing was the major industry in the town almost from its incorporation in 1645, but in the mid-19th century it began to grow as a popular seaside resort community. The town has appeared, either by name or as a filming location, in a number of films and TV shows, notably the eponymous 2016 film Manchester by the Sea.

History

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Singing Beach in 1914

The area that would become Manchester was inhabited by Agawam people at the time of contact in the early 1600s,[2][3] who were decimated by virgin soil epidemics especially in 1617–1619, after which fewer than 50 indigenous individuals are estimated to have survived within the modern bounds of Manchester.[4]

Manchester was first settled by English colonists in 1629 and was officially incorporated in 1645. It was formed from territory taken from Salem (that portion since given to Beverly) and Gloucester. In 1700, Manchester selectmen paid three grandchildren of Agawam sachem Masconomet three pounds and nineteen shillings for the rights to the land.[2]

The community thrived primarily as a fishing community for more than 200 years. Beginning in 1845, it started to attract summer residents from the Boston area after poet Richard Dana built a house in the town. Over the next fifty years, development of summer houses along the coastline established the community as Boston society's community of choice for summer residency.[5] The trend continued with designs of houses by architects, such as "Sunnywaters", designed by John Hubbard Sturgis for his older brother, Russell, in 1863.[6]

The best known of these "summer cottages" was Kragsyde, completed in 1885. Commissioned by George Nixon Black, the Peabody and Stearns-designed residence has been hailed as the zenith of the Shingle style substyle of the Queen Anne style of architecture. It was demolished in 1929.[7]

Name

To prevent confusion with the nearby and much larger city of Manchester, New Hampshire, the name of the town was officially changed in 1989 following a close town meeting vote that year; the decision was extremely close and passed only by a vote of 97 to 95.[8] This was ratified by an act of the state legislature passed on September 25, 1989.[9] "Manchester by the Sea" was a familiar alternative town name since it was first used in 1877 by Boston publisher James T. Fields while attending an annual summer picnic of the "Manchester Elder Brethren" that still takes place today.[10] The name change was driven by Edward Corley, a longtime resident of Manchester.[11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 49.47%, is water. The town lies along the North Shore of Massachusetts Bay, which in turn leads to the Atlantic Ocean. There are seven beaches lining the coast, and several small islands dot the coast, the largest being Kettle Island and House Island.

Several small coves edge the coast, the largest being Manchester Harbor, which is fed by Sawmill Brook and other small bodies of water. There are several protected areas within town, including Cedar Swamp Conservation Area, Cheever Commons Conservation Area, Coolidge Reservation, Dexter Pond, Owl's Nest Nature Preservation Land, Powder House Hill Reservation, and Wyman Hill Conservation Area.

Manchester-by-the-Sea is bordered by Beverly and Wenham to the west, Hamilton to the northwest, Essex to the north, and Gloucester to the east. The town is located Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Salem and Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Boston.

Transportation

Manchester-by-the-Sea lies along Massachusetts Route 128, the inner of two beltways around Greater Boston. Route 128 has two exits within town as it passes from Beverly to Gloucester, with a small portion crossing through the corner of Essex. Route 127 also passes from west to east through town, traveling through the center of town. There is no bus service directly into town, with service passing east via the Cape Ann Transportation Authority in Gloucester, and an MBTA bus route providing service to Beverly.

The town is served by a stop along the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, providing service from Rockport along the North Shore to Boston's North Station. The nearest airport is the Beverly Municipal Airport, with the nearest national and international service at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Demographics

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Government

Manchester-by-the-Sea presidential election results[13]
Year Democratic Republican Third parties Total Votes Margin
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2024 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|70.82% 2,575 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|26.18% 952 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.00% 109 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,636 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.64%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2020 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|71.01% 2,712 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|26.55% 1,014 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|2.44% 93 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,819 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.46%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|64.81% 2,249 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|27.49% 954 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.69% 267 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,470 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.32%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2012 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|54.44% 1,926 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.06% 1,559 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.50% 53 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,538 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|10.37%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2008 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|60.14% 2,046 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.92% 1,290 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.94% 66 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,402 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|22.22%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2004 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|55.27% 1,825 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|43.22% 1,427 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.51% 50 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,302 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|12.05%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2000 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|46.32% 1,461 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.01% 1,388 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|9.67% 305 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,154 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2.31%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1996 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|47.25% 1,419 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.86% 1,287 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|9.89% 297 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,003 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|4.40%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1992 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.81% 1,323 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.80% 1,256 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|22.39% 744 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,323 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2.02%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1988 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|41.80% 1,382 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.32% 1,862 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.88% 62 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,306 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14.52%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1984 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|38.27% 1,170 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|61.30% 1,874 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.43% 13 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,057 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|23.03%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1980 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|27.33% 856 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|48.98% 1,534 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|23.69% 742 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,132 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|21.65%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1976 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.64% 1,154 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58.90% 1,806 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|3.46% 106 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|3,066 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|21.27%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1972 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.72% 1,215 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.96% 1,620 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.32% 9 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,844 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|14.24%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1968 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|42.46% 1,030 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|56.02% 1,359 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|1.53% 37 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,426 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|13.56%
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|1964 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|59.90% 1,292 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|39.31% 848 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.79% 17 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,157 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.58%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1960 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|32.03% 702 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|67.97% 1,490 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.00% 0 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2,192 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|35.95%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1956 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|20.99% 416 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|78.66% 1,559 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.35% 7 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,982 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|57.67%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1952 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|24.50% 443 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|75.39% 1,363 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.11% 2 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,808 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|50.88%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1948 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|27.36% 417 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|71.92% 1,096 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.72% 11 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,524 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|44.55%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1944 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|31.29% 454 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|68.50% 994 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.21% 3 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,451 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|37.22%
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1940 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|25.10% 376 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|74.70% 1,119 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|0.20% 3 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|1,498 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|49.60%

Journalism

The local newspaper, The Manchester Cricket, has published weekly since 1888.[14] The newspaper has been owned by just three families since it began. Within the Cricket, there is a special section dedicated to the neighboring town, Essex. This section is called The Essex Echo. The town is also served by a regional newspaper, the Gloucester Daily Times.

Education

The community lies within the Manchester Essex Regional School District.[15]

Controversies

The Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department have been subject to controversy, including sexual harassment by sworn officers, with allegations "that officials had permitted a sexually hostile environment, and that Christopher Locke, an officer in the police department, made a secret recording of [a young woman], violating the state's wiretap law."[16]

Howard Lewis, who had been appointed as a reserve officer in 2008 and a full-time officer in 2010, had been assigned to the 12 to 8 a.m. shift and served as the department's primary firearms instructor, when he was placed on administrative leave amid an internal affairs investigation on December 15, according to Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Chief Edward Conley. An internal affairs investigation determined he stole a firearm from the police station and sold it to a pawn shop for $650.[17]

Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department Sergeant John "Jay" Swallow was convicted of multiple crimes, including assaulting his wife and weapons charges. He engaged in a physical altercation while pointing a handgun at both his wife and the family dog.[1][18]

Points of interest

Singing Beach

Script error: No such module "convert". from the town center is Singing Beach, so named because the sand comprising the beach squeaks when walked upon. The sand is an iridescent color when the sun sets.[19] This beach is quite popular during summer months in particular, because it is easily accessible from Boston by a Script error: No such module "convert". walk from the MBTA train station. Also located on this beach is the tourist attraction "Eaglehead", a rock composite that is the focal point of rock climbing and other recreation activities.

Other points of interest

Film and television references

The town provided the backdrop for these films:

It was also featured in a season of the TV series This Old House, and was featured in a "Main Streets and Back Roads" episode of Chronicle, a newsmagazine program in New England.

Notable people

References

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