Medford tourist information
Medford is an historic suburban city located on the Mystic River with several small streams that provided waterpower for early industries. Originally the site of estates owned by Governors Craddock and Winthrop, Medford became a town in 1695 and a city in 1892. The city's colonial prosperity was based on being a tidewater seaport with shipbuilding and distilling, and Medford was part of the triangle trade.
There was a significant slave population. Shipbuilding was begun by Thatcher Magoun, using lumber harvested from the Fells and later from New Hampshire, which came down on the Middlesex Canal. At its peak in 1855, Magoun's shipyard employed 1,000 men. Immigrant populations, mostly Irish, were also employed in the brick yards and in quarrying Medford granite.
After the decline of the shipbuilding industry, printed cloth, carpets, linseed oil, hats and rum became the major products of the city, as did education when Tufts University was founded in 1852. Fueled by its industrial prosperity, Medford grew quickly; between 1870 and 1910 the city doubled in population every 20 years. Residents manufactured shoe-making machines, chemicals, covered buttons and brass soda fountains.
The city retains a rich architectural heritage which includes the nationally important Isaac Royall estate as well as Federal, Greek revival and Victorian buildings. The earliest homes remaining in the community are the Peter Tufts House of 1678 and the Jonathan Wade House of 1689, but at least one outstanding example of each architectural period remains. There are now many suburban neighborhoods in Medford resulting from the rapid and dense development which followed the first world war.
It is located in eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Everett and Malden on the east, Stoneham on the north, Somerville on the south, Arlington on the west, and Winchester on the northwest. Medford is 5 miles northwest of Boston, 9 miles southwest of Lynn, 20 miles south of Lowell, and 223 miles from New York City.
Medford Oregon
Medford, The Center Of It All, is southern Oregon's largest and most diverse city, as well as the county seat of Jackson County. Brimming with historical and cultural attractions, Medford allows you to experience not only the best tax-free shopping in all of southern Oregon, but nature at its best! Whether you're golfing, fishing or rafting the Rogue, hiking the Table Rocks, or exploring the Oregon Caves and Crater Lake, Medford is the ideal base camp for experiencing the region which houses over 2,000 hotel rooms. Tour Harry and David's, Dogs for the Deaf, and soak up some sunshine as you beat feet on a historical downtown walking adventure. For more information that will leave you wanting Medford for your vacation destination, drop by or call our Visitor Center at Harry and David's Country Village (I-5, Exit 27).
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