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The Town Hall was built in 1855. It has been modified and renovated and is still in use. Also in 1855, the southern portion of Danvers broke away to become the town of South Danvers, later renamed Peabody. In 1878, the Danvers State Hospital opened its doors. This was an institution to provide asylum and treatment for the mentally ill.
Set off from Salem as a district in 1752, it was incorporated in 1775 (a 1757 act of incorporation had been invalidated because of supposed opposition by the British king George II) and renamed for the Danvers Osborne family of New York. In 1855 South Danvers became a separate town, and it was renamed Peabody in 1868. Shoemaking, carpet making ...
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Oct 24, 2021 · Danvers is a historic town in Massachusetts. Located in Essex county, Danvers was originally a part of Salem when it was settled in the 17 th century. Known as Salem Village, it was a rural farming village with a relatively small population. Danvers eventually separated from Salem in the 18 th century and later became home to a number of ...
Mar 16, 2018 · By Nina Godlewski. Breaking News Reporter. FOLLOW. There was once a time when the city of Peabody, Massachusetts, was actually a town called South Danvers. The town was renamed Peabody in 1868 ...
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On May 18th, 1855, 167 years today, the town of South Danvers, now Peabody, was incorporated. It feels like we have changed our name more times than the monument has been moved in the Square. Today, let’s look back at the many names of Peabody, along with some special glimpses of what Peabody would have looked like. 1629
1845 The first town newspaper, Danvers Courier, is founded. 1845 The Great Danvers Fire destroys 18 buildings in Danvers Square. 1855 South Danvers is set off and incorporated. It is later renamed Peabody. 1869 The Peabody Institute Library is dedicated. Its benefactor, George Peabody, attends.
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The town of South Danvers, Massachusetts, was renamed the City of Peabody, Massachusetts, in his honor in 1868. In 1900, Peabody became one of the first 29 honorees to be elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
