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Weston, MA
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Population
11,469 people. (157th in Massachusetts.)
Official Town Website
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The Town of Weston is an attractive suburban town on the perimeter of
metropolitan Boston. Incorporated in 1713, the town is located on a rugged
upland plateau. Early settlers discovered that the amount of useful
agricultural land was limited as was the water power potential in the town.
But colonists moving in from Watertown in the mid-17th century established
scattered farms in Weston and by 1679 a sawmill, several taverns, some
doctors and, according to the historians, "probably some lawyers", had
settled in Weston. By the 18th century residents were profiting by the
traffic on the Boston Post Road. Taverns of great historic importance were
established on the Road. The Golden Ball Tavern, built in 1750, still
exists in the town. Unfortunately, commercial stagnation followed the loss
of business after the opening of the Worcester Turnpike in 1810 drew
commercial traffic from the Boston Post Road. Townspeople turned to boot
and shoe making, and the manufacturing of cotton and woolen mill machinery.
By 1870, substantial country estates were being built in Weston by
Bostonians, establishing a prosperous residential character for the town.
Farming continued to be a significant support for the local economy and an
organ factory opened in 1888 which employed some residents. The Weston
Aqueduct and Reservoir was built in 1903 and the Hultman Aqueduct followed
it in 1938
to bring Quabbin Reservoir water into Boston.
In exchange, Boston residents continued to build homes in Weston, many of
them architect designed. Such famous architects as McKim and Richardson
designed luxurious houses in the town, which witnessed a rapid increase in
population from 1920 to 1935 and then again after World War II. The Boston
oriented suburbanization has continued as a major factor of the town's
development. Residents are very proud of the town's school system and the
handsome homes in quiet, well-kept neighborhoods, but tend to brush off the
town's reputation as one of the most affluent communities in the state.
Weston has carefully retained significant amounts of open space and
maintains over 60 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, playgrounds,
ball fields, golf courses and cross-country skiing areas.&127;
Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Lincoln on the north, Waltham and Newton on
the east, Wellesley on the south, Natick on the southwest, and Wayland on the
west. Weston is 12 miles west of Boston, 27 miles south of Lowell, 29 miles east
of Worcester, and 207 miles from New York City.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
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