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Beverly

Massachusetts, United States

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Last Updated: Nov 20, 2024 • Article History

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Beverly school committee raises canceling vacation weeks, delaying graduation amid teacher strike • Nov. 19, 2024, 2:02 AM ET (CBS)

Striking teachers from Beverly, Marblehead, Gloucester to rally at Statehouse on Tuesday • Nov. 18, 2024, 10:41 PM ET (CBS)

Gloucester and Beverly teachers unions fined amid strike • Nov. 13, 2024, 5:04 PM ET (CBS)

Beverly and Gloucester schools closed as teachers go on strike • Nov. 9, 2024, 2:58 AM ET (CBS)

Judge orders teachers in Beverly, Gloucester to end strike • Nov. 8, 2024, 9:42 AM ET (CBS)

Beverly, city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It is situated on Beverly Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Salem. Settled about 1626, it was named for Beverley, England, when incorporated as a town (township) in 1668. It early developed as a shipping centre, and the schooner Hannah, claimed to be the first ship of the U.S. Navy, was commissioned (September 5, 1775) at Glover’s Wharf in Beverly by George Washington. One of New England’s first successful cotton-weaving mills was built there in 1789. From 1903 until the early 1970s, the city had one of the nation’s largest shoe-machinery factories. The economy is now mixed, and the electronics industry and summer tourism are particularly important. Historic buildings include Hale House (1694), the Cabot House (1781–82), and the Balch House (1636). Beverly is also the seat of Endicott College (1939) and has a campus of North Shore Community College (1965). Inc. city, 1894. Pop. (2000) 39,862; (2010) 39,502.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.