14 Facts About Danvers Massachusetts

Danvers Massachusetts is a local center of commerce, hosting many car dealerships and the Liberty Tree Mall.

Land that is Danvers Massachusetts was once owned by the Naumkeag branch of the Massachusett tribe.

Danvers Massachusetts was permanently settled in 1636 as Salem Village, and eventually petitioned the Crown for a charter as a town.

Noteworthy Revolutionary figures who stayed in Danvers Massachusetts include Royal Governor General Thomas Gage and Benedict Arnold.

Danvers Massachusetts was the birthplace of Israel Putnam, one of the most colorful figures of the colonial period and American Revolution.

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Danvers Massachusetts built a successful farm, with fruit trees and flocks of sheep, and at one point crawled into a wolf's den on his hands and knees to kill a wolf that had been eating his sheep.

Danvers Massachusetts went into the den's narrow passage with a torch in one hand, a musket in the other, and a rope tied to his feet leading to his friends outside so they could pull him out if things went wrong.

Danvers Massachusetts literally "came off the plow" to ride off to war again.

Also in 1855, the southern portion of Danvers Massachusetts broke away to become the town of South Danvers Massachusetts, later renamed Peabody.

The tidal Danvers Massachusetts River begins near the southeast corner of town, and is formed by the confluence of the Porter River, Crane River and Waters River.

Danvers Massachusetts has numerous villages dating back the late 1800s when the town had a bustling railroad.

Danvers Massachusetts is located approximately 17 miles north of Downtown Boston, nearly halfway between Boston and the New Hampshire state border.

Danvers Massachusetts has a Plan E form of government, which is a combination of a representative town meeting and town manager.

Danvers Massachusetts has seen major growth in the Food truck revolution: and this had led to some of the food truck owners moving toward more permanent cafes.