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Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

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Waltham, Middlesex County, MA
City of Waltham is located 9 mi W of Boston; Middlesex County (US-T121).
Place Class
Civil 
Historical Context
Settled in 1634, incorporated as a town in 1738, as a city in 1884. Probably named for Waltham Abbey, Essex County, England, from which came the Reverend John Eliot and other settlers of the region (MA-T1/p47).
GNIS/GNS Feature ID
618241
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