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  YOUR NAME's Real Estate Update
Hingham's past has been so well-preserved, in fact, that city slickers who come here for the first time may experience a bit of an adjustment as they acclimate to a place with such a deep-rooted history.
Hingham's commitment to its history is evident in its creation of six historic districts, each of them preserved in its original character and architecture.
Hingham is a peaceful, beautifully preserved town that has invested the time and capital necessary to protect its heritage, its natural resources and, ultimately, the investments of its homeowners.
realtytimes.com /rtnews/nlpages/20001106_hingham.htm?opendocument&...   (726 words)

  
 Hingham, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hingham is a town in Plymouth County on the South Shore of Massachusetts.
Hingham was originally part of Suffolk County, and when the southern part of the county was set off as Norfolk County in 1793, it included the towns of Hingham and Hull.
Hingham is bordered on the east by Cohasset, and Scituate, on the south by Norwell and Rockland, on the west by Weymouth, and on the north by Boston Harbor and Hull.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hingham,_Massachusetts   (2146 words)

  
 USGenWeb Hingham, MA
From 1793 to 1803 Hingham was in Norfolk County:
Hingham became a port of entry and a fishing port, with industries which included coopering, cordage, shoemaking, cabinetmaking, leather working and flsmithing.
The Second Precinct of Hingham was established as the town of Cohasset on April 26, 1770.
www.rootsweb.com /~mahingha/index.html   (2205 words)

  
 Hingham Massachusetts, 1890
In addition to its agricultural interests, Hingham has manufactures of cabinet ware, cordage, wooden ware, boots and shoes, upholstery trimmings, building establishments, worsted goods — woven, knit, and hand-made; iron castings, hatchets, leather and other articles; the value of the goods made in the last census year being $285,360.
Hingham has a good newspaper, "The Hingham Journal;" an agricultural and horticultural society, owning a very fine hall; a Post of the G. R.; bands of music; a national bank; a savings bank; a mutual fire insurance company; a public library, founded by the Hon.
The streets of Hingham are remarkably well shaded with stately trees; and the Hingham Cemetery is tastefully decorated with shrubs and flowers.
capecodhistory.us /Mass1890/Hingham1890.htm   (854 words)

  
 EARLY SETTLERS of Hingham, Massachusetts
HINGHAM is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts.
The statements in the same discourses, that the inhabitaints of Hingham arrived in 1635, and that they obtained deeds of land from the natives to form the town previously to holding the first town-meeting, are unquestionably erroneous, being at variance with our town records, Cushing's MSS., and the Indian deed itself.
This is evident from the fact that while the population of Massachusetts grew rapidly by accessions from England till the execution of Charles the First, yet, as soon as that event happened, the republic of Cromwell and the supremacy of Puritanism during his Protectorate were accompanied by a practical suspension of immigration to New England.
freepages.books.rootsweb.com /~blackwell/ma/Hingham1893/h1settlers.html   (1999 words)

  
 Hingham History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Settled not many years after the Mayflower reached these shores, Hingham grew through the efforts, faith and determination of a handful of people from Hingham, England, and other towns in the southwest part of that country, looking for a better life than they had left, one free of religious and economic oppression.
The names of early families resound in Hingham today, because of the profound effect they had on the development of the town and because many of their descendents continue to live here, names like Hobart, Lincoln, Beal, Loring, Otis, Cushing, Gardner, Whiton and Fearing.
Hingham also has been in the forefront during national crises, including the Revolution, when native son Gen. Benjamin Lincoln fought alongside George Washington, and World War II, when the Federal government established here an important shipyard that turned out hundreds of vessels for the war effort.
www.hinghamhistorical.org /html/hingham_history.html   (330 words)

  
 Hingham Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Town of Hingham encompasses an area of 22.5 square miles and is 15 miles south of the city of Boston.
Hingham's history is nicely reflected in its many well kept antique houses, including the "Old Ordinary" on Lincoln Street, which now houses the Hingham Historical Society Museum.
Hingham is proud of its location, including 21 miles of shoreline.
www.hingham.org   (151 words)

  
 HIFS Receives #1 National Ranking
Hingham was ranked #1 of the 192 smaller thrifts, "...Hingham Institution for Savings repeated as champion..." SNL Financial's ThriftInvestor, May 2003.
Hingham Institution for Savings is ranked 5th on the Boston Herald's listing for "Least Risky Companies," a ranking of the stock's risk relative to the entire market.
Incorporated in 1834, it is the oldest financial institution headquartered in Hingham and one of the oldest in Massachusetts.
www.hinghamsavings.com /pr03_1rank.html   (449 words)

  
 PENCELAND.com - Hingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hingham, Massachusetts, where I live, is a coastal community 15 miles southeast of Boston.
Hingham is mostly residential, with many of the houses built in the 1800s and some even dating back to the 1600s.
Hingham was incorporated in 1635 as the 12th town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
www.penceland.com /hingham.html   (1110 words)

  
 Town of Hingham Massachusetts - Town Government & Services, Departments: Board of Health   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Waste water resulting from the draining and cleaning of a Residential Pool, or backwash water resulting from the cleaning of the filter apparatus, may be discharged to a stream or a storm drain, under such conditions as may be imposed by the Superintendent of Highways, Town of Hingham.
So far as the Board of Health may provide, each section of these regulations shall be construed as separate to the end that if any section, sentence, clause or phrase shall be held invalid for any reason, the remainder of these regulations shall continue in full force.
These regulations were adopted by unanimous vote of the Board of Health, Town of Hingham, Massachusetts on November 3, 1965 and are to be in full force and effect on and after November 15, 1965.
www.hingham-ma.com /health/poolregs.html   (593 words)

  
 HIFS 2002 Publicity
Hingham Institution for Savings (the "Bank")) received a Notice of Intent to Assess (the "Notice") from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the "DOR") indicating that, for the tax period ending October 31, 2001, the Bank owed $486,958 in additional taxes and $15,943 in accrued interest through the notice date of June 2, 2002.
Pursuant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Tax Code, as it relates to the dividends received deduction, the Bank excluded 95% of the dividend that it received from the Corporation when it prepared its October 31, 2001 excise tax return.
Hingham was ranked #1 of the 218 smaller thrifts.
www.hinghamsavings.com /apub.html   (2628 words)

  
 Hingham, Massachusetts Real Estate
Hingham is an historic area founded in 1635 with a good mix of lovely antiques, newer construction and condos.
The Town of Hingham covers an area of 22.5 square miles and is approximately 15 miles south of Boston.
Hingham is proud of its location on the water, and construction of a new harbor park further expands the public use of Hingham Harbor.
www.relocate-america.com /states/MA/cities/hingham.htm   (343 words)

  
 Hingham Real Estate Center, Hingham Massachusetts - Tour Hingham
Hingham is one of the oldest settlements in the United States and was incorporated as the twelfth town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635.
Hingham's early industries relied on the abundant cedar and pine trees for the manufacture of boxes and buckets.
Today, Hingham is a quiet residential suburb of 21,500 located just 15 miles south of Boston and linked to the city by Route 3A, the Southeast Expressway, buses, rapid transit connections and commuter boats.
www.hinghamrealestate.com /towns/hingham.html   (602 words)

  
 Hingham, Massachusetts, MA, real estate
Hingham Massachusetts, covers an area of 22.5  square miles and is approximately 15 miles south of Boston.
A day trip to one of Massachusetts’ beautiful beaches or islands is easily accessible from any part of the state, as is a trip to the Berkshires in the western part of the state.
Government: The capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is Boston, situated on the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern border of the state.
www.hinghammarealestate.com   (760 words)

  
 Hingham, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Plymouth County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Hingham is a town in Plymouth County, in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hingham was $41,703, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Hingham, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $717.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2978   (578 words)

  
 Reference/Reader Services - Local History & Geneology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Reference Department contains a number of books and other materials to help readers learn about the history of Hingham and about the individuals and families who have resided here since the town was first settled in the 1630s.
Information on the histories of many Hingham properties is also available, especially for those around Hingham Center and on the north end of town.
The Hingham Historical Society Historical Room is open to the public during the library’s regular operating hours.
www.hinghamlibrary.org /reference_hist.html   (398 words)

  
 Hingham Public Schools 2006 MCAS Results - The Boston Globe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
These results for Hingham Public Schools, released in September 2006, are for the MCAS exams taken in the spring of 2006.
Note: "Rank overall" ranks schools by combining the percentage of students who were either "Advanced" or "Proficient" and comparing that number for each subject to 10th grades across the state.
The rankings were done by Boston.com; the state does not rank schools using MCAS scores.
www.boston.com /education/mcas/scores2006/schools/0131.html   (94 words)

  
 .:: Hingham Youth Soccer ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association is requiring a CORI/ KIDSAFE form for each adult volunteer, coach, administrator, or anyone who will be involved with youth soccer.
We are happy to announce the expansion of Hingham Youth Soccer’s registration process to include on-line registration with on-line payments.
Hingham Youth Soccer is pleased to announce that registration for the Fall 2006 / Spring 2007 season will be available online, by mail-in and by walk-in.
www.hinghamyouthsoccer.org   (447 words)

  
 Town of Hingham Massachusetts - Town Government & Services, Departments: Board of Assessors
The Town of Hingham's Property Record Cards are viewable only with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® software.
The Building Commishioner is authorized to make all zoning determinations in the Town of Hingham.
Hingham Town Hall • 210 Central Street • Hingham, MA 02043-2759 •webmaster@hingham-ma.gov
www.hingham-ma.gov /assessor/assessmentdata.html   (494 words)

  
 GENUKI: Norfolk: Genealogy: Towns and Parishes: Hingham
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Hingham was in
The ancestor of Abraham Lincoln is thought to have been born in Hingham, Norfolk and, in the 1630s, people sailed from here and settled in Hingham Massachusetts.
Hingham, the American connection, from the earliest settlers to the present day.
www.origins.org.uk /genuki/NFK/places/h/hingham   (347 words)

  
 Town of Hingham Massachusetts, Incorporated 1635 (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Town of Hingham is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Hingham League of Women Voters are recruiting volunteers for the Observer Corps
Hingham Police Association's Raffle with $10,000 first prize
www.hingham-ma.com.cob-web.org:8888   (135 words)

  
 Hingham News
They moved halfway across the country because their home state of Oklahoma would not allow them to be a family.
On South Street in Hingham, construction workers are hard at work on the 800-foot tunnel that will soon allow the MBTA's Greenbush commuter trains to roll with minimal disruption through the picturesque...
Former Massachusetts Rep. Gerry E. Studds, who for 12 straight terms represented the congressional district that includes the Cape and Islands, New Bedford and the South Shore, and whose affinity and affection...
www.topix.net /city/hingham-ma   (755 words)

  
 Town of Hingham Massachusetts, Incorporated 1635   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Citizen's Fire Academy is an eight-week program that informs citizens of Hingham of the services the Hingham Fire Department provides, increases fire and life safety awareness, and promotes a positive image of the department to the community.
Through classroom presentations and hands-on exercises, citizens will achieve a greater understanding of the inner workings of the Hingham Fire Department.
Hingham Fire Department instructors who posses a wide variety of skills, training and experience will provide the instruction.
www.hingham-ma.com /fire/CFA.html   (466 words)

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