Newton, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts is a suburb west of Boston. It is known for its exceptional public schools and other public services. According to the 2000 census, the population of the city was 83,829.

History and culture

Newton was settled in 1630 as part of Cambridge, MA. It became a separate town known as Cambridge Village in 1688. It was renamed Newtown in 1691 and finally Newton in 1766. It became a city in 1873.

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1630 - 1688 - 1691 - 1766 - 1873

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Newton consists of 13 villages (neighborhoods): Auburndale, Chestnut Hill, Newton Centre, Newton Corner, Newton Highlands, Newton Lower Falls, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, Nonantum, Oak Hill, Thompsonville, Waban, and West Newton. Newton is known as "The Garden City."

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Auburndale - Chestnut Hill - Newton Centre - Newton Corner - Newton Highlands - Newton Lower Falls - Newton Upper Falls - Newtonville - Nonantum - Oak Hill - Thompsonville - Waban - West Newton

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Newton is home to Boston College, located in the city's historic village of Chestnut Hill. There are several other institutions of higher education in the city including Andover Newton Theological School, Aquinas College, Lasell College, Hebrew College, the Fessenden School, and Mount Ida College.

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Boston College - Andover Newton Theological School - Aquinas College - Lasell College - Hebrew College - Fessenden School - Mount Ida College

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The city also has two symphony orchestras, the New Philharmonia and the Newton Symphony Orchestra. The Newton Free Library possesses more than 500,000 volumes of print materials (2004), as well as art, both original and prints, sound recordings and videos: the largest collection in the Minuteman Library Network. Newton North High School and Newton South High School are the two public high schools in Newton.

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Orchestra - Newton Symphony Orchestra - Library - Minuteman Library Network - Newton North High School - Newton South High School

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The Jackson Homestead, now The Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead, was once a farmhouse in the Federal style built in Newton in 1809. It is now a museum with paintings, costumes, photographs, manuscripts, maps and historical artifacts. It was also a stop on the underground railroad.

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Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead - Federal style - 1809 - Museum - Underground railroad

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The Fig Newton cookie is named after the city. Also, the Stanley Steamer automobile was manufactured in Watertown just outside Newton.

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Fig Newton - Stanley Steamer - Automobile

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