11 Facts About Medford Massachusetts

At the time of European contact and exploration, Medford Massachusetts was the winter home of the Naumkeag people, who farmed corn and created fishing weirs at multiple sites along the Mystic River.

Sagamore Park in West Medford Massachusetts is a native burial site from the contact period which includes the remains of a likely sachem, either Nanepashemet or Wonohaquaham.

Medford Massachusetts was given the rank of major by Massachusetts Governor John Andrew and spent most of the Civil War recruiting for the 54th and 55th Massachusetts regiments and the 5th cavalry.

Medford Massachusetts was home to Fannie Farmer, author of one of the world's most famous cookbooks—as well as James Plimpton, the man credited with the 1863 invention of the first practical four-wheeled roller skate, which set off a roller craze that quickly spread across the United States and Europe.

Medford Massachusetts has sent more than its share of athletes to the National Hockey League; Shawn Bates, though born in Melrose, MA grew up in Medford Massachusetts, as did Keith Tkachuk, Mike Morrison, David Sacco, and Joe Sacco.

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Former Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbouquette grew up in Medford Massachusetts, as did former Major League Baseball infielder Mike Pagliarulo.

Medford Massachusetts's mother remained a resident of Medford until her death in 2011.

Only cryobank of amniotic stem cells in the United States is located in Medford Massachusetts, built by Biocell Center, a biotechnology company led by Giuseppe Simoni.

People from Medford Massachusetts often identify themselves with a particular neighborhood.

Medford Massachusetts has three Public, educational, and government access cable TV channels.

Green Line Extension, which will bring the Green Line into Medford Massachusetts, as is mandated by environmental mitigation provisions of the Big Dig project, is currently under construction.