The New Student's Reference Work/Haverhill, Mass.

Haverhill (hā′ver-ĭl), Mass., is situated at the head of navigation on the Merrimac, 33 miles north of Boston. The chief industry is the manufacture of boots and shoes, in which it is second only to Lynn and gives employment to about 6,000 men in 200 factories; there also are factories for glass, hats, iron, boot and shoe findings and factories for the cut stock. The public schools rank high, and, besides, there are parochial schools, a Brothers' school (R. C.) and Bradford Academy for young ladies, established in 1804. Noteworthy public buildings include the public library, founded in 1875. It contains 100,000 volumes, and has been generously supported by E. J. M. Hale. Hale Hospital and the Y. M. C. A. building should also be mentioned. The Whittier homestead, birthplace of the poet and scene of Snowbound, is but three miles from the heart of the city. The house and its surroundings are owned by the Whittier association, and are of great interest to all tourists. Haverhill was settled in June, 1640, under the name of Pentucket. Population 44,115.