Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 19,063 in the 2010 census. Before its founding as a city in 1866, Hudson was the neighborhood and village of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was known as Feltonville . From around 1850 until the last shoe factory was burned in 1968, Hudson was known as the "shoe town". At one point, the city has 17 shoe factories, many of which are supported by the Assabet River, which flows through the city. Due to the many factories in Hudson, immigrants are drawn to the city. Today most people are of Portuguese or Irish descent, with a smaller percentage of people of French, Italian, English, or Scottish-Irish descent. While some manufacturers remain in Hudson, the city is now primarily residential. Hudson is served by the Hudson Public Schools district.
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History
In 1650, the area that will become the Hudson is part of Indian Plantation for the Indians who pray. The Indians Pray were driven out of their plantations during the War of King Philip and most did not return after the war. The first European settlement in the Hudson region occurred in 1699 when settler John Barnes, who had been given an acre of Ockookangansett Indian plantations the previous year, built a gristmill in the Assabet River on the mainland that would one day become part of the Hudson. In 1701, Barnes also built sawmills and bridges across Assabet.
The settlement was part of Marlborough's (now city) city. Over time, it came to be known as Feltonville. In early June 1743, local residents petitioned to break away from Marlborough and became a separate city, claiming that the trip to attend the Marlborough town meeting "was exhausting." Their application was rejected by the Massachusetts General Court. People from the area fought with Minutemen on April 19, 1775, as they harassed British troops along the route to Boston.
In the 1850s, Feltonville received his first train track. There are two train stations, which were originally operated by the Massachusetts Central Railway Company and later by Boston & amp; Maine, until both closed in 1965. This allowed the development of large factories, some of the first in the country to use steam power and sewing machines. In 1860, Feltonville had 17 shoe and footwear factories, which attracted immigrants from Ireland and French Canada. Feltonville residents fought during the Civil War. Twenty-five of them died. Two houses, including Goodale Homestead on Chestnut Street (Hudson's oldest building, dating from 1702) and the Curley house on Brigham Street (formerly known as Rice Farm), have been referred to as station roads on the Underground Railroad. Both properties remain in 2018.
In 1865, the residents of Feltonville once again petitioned to become separate cities. They cited the difficulty of attending city meetings, such as their predecessors in 1743, and also noted that the Marlborough high school was too far for most Feltonville children to be practically present. The petition was approved by the Massachusetts General Court on March 19, 1866. The new town was named Hudson after congressman Charles Hudson, who donated $ 500 to a new city for public libraries, provided that the city's name would be taken afterwards. The proximity of the Hudson Congressman to the new town comes from his birthplace and his childhood residence in the neighborhood of Feltonville.
Over the next twenty years, Hudson grew when several industries settled in the city. Two wool factories, an elastic webbing factory, a piano factory, and a factory for waterproofing fabric by a rubber coating are constructed. Private banks, five schools, poor farming, and town hall (still in use by 2017) were also built during this time. Residents hovered around 4,000 inhabitants, mostly living in modest homes with small backyard gardens. Some of the wealthy Hudson residents built the elaborate Queen Anne Victoria mansions, and many of them still exist. One of the best was Adelbert Mossman House in 1895 on Park Street, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The city maintained five volunteer firefighters during the 1880s and 1890s, one manned by Eureka Hand Pump, a record-keeping pump that can fire a 1.59-foot (1.5-foot) 1.5 inch (38-foot). Although these firefighting firms evaporated, on July 4, 1894, two boys playing with firecrackers built a fire that burned 40 buildings and 5 acres (20,000 m 2 ) from the Hudson center. No one was hurt, but damage was estimated at $ 400,000 in 1894 (equivalent to about $ 11.1 million in 2018). The city was rebuilt within a year or two.
By 1900, the Hudson population reached about 5,500 inhabitants and the city had built a power station on Cherry Street. Many houses are powered, and to this day, Hudson produces its own power under the auspices of the Hudson Light and Power Department, a non-profit city utility owned by the city. An electric trolley line was built that connected the Hudson to the towns of Leominster, Concord, and Marlborough, though this only remained until the late 1920s. Factories in the city continue to grow, attracting immigrants from Britain, Germany, Portugal, Lithuania, Poland, Greece, Albania, and Italy. These immigrants usually live in boarding houses near their workplaces. In 1928, 19 languages ​​were used by Firestone-Apsley Rubber Company workers. Currently, the majority of Hudson residents are of Irish or Portuguese descent, with lower populations of Brazil, Italy, France, France Canada, England, Scotland-Ireland, Greece, and Polish descent. About a third of the Hudson population are Portuguese or Portuguese. Most of the Portuguese descendants of Hudson are from the Azorean island of Santa Maria, smaller than the island of SÃÆ' Â £ o Miguel or from the TrÃÆ'¡s-os-Montes region of Portugal. The Portuguese community of Hudson retained the Portuguese Club Hudson, which was founded in the mid-1910s and has lived longer than many other ethnic clubs. In 2003, the Portuguese Club Hudson replaced the original Port Street clubhouse with function hall and restaurant built in the same location.
The Hudson population hovered around 8,000 from the 1920s to the 1950s, when developers bought several farms that surrounded the city center. The new houses built on this land helped double the Hudson population to 16,000 by 1970. Since the 1990s high-tech companies have built factories in Hudson, especially the semiconductor fabrication plant built by Digital Equipment Corporation and now owned by Intel. Although the Hudson population is now around 20,000, the city continues the traditional city meeting form of government.
Former name
Before becoming a separate integrated city, Hudson is an unincorporated neighborhood and village within the city (now town) of Marlborough, Massachusetts. From 1656 to 1700, now Hudson and the surrounding area are known as Indian Plantations or Cow Commons . From 1700 to 1800, the settlement was known as The Mills . From 1800 to 1828 this settlement was called New Town or Feltonville . The last name came from Silas Felton (1776-1828), which operated a dry goods store in the hamlet from 1801 and served for years as a voter of Marlborough, the town clerk, city appraiser, and principal. Today, Felton remains immortalized in the Silas Felton Hudson Historic District and two Hudson street names: Felton Street and Feltonville Road.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​11.8 square miles (30.7rereÃ, kmÃ,²), of which 11.5 square miles (29.8 km²) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²²) (2.87%) is water.
The Assabet River flows through most of the Hudson. The river emerges from the wetlands of Westborough and flows northeast 34 miles (55 km), starting at 320 feet (98 m) and descending through the cities of Northborough, Marlborough, Berlin, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, Acton, and eventually Concord, where it merges with the Sudbury River to form the Concord River, at an altitude of 100 m (30 m). The dam in central Hudson is one of nine historic dams or a flood dam in the Assabet River. The back of the Public Library Hudson's parking lot provides access to launching canoes and kayaks. Downstream is a dam, but upstream provides miles of flat water - depending on the season, as far south as the dam at Milham Brook in Marlborough. Other canoe and kayak launches are upstream behind Hudson High School, accessible via an unpaved parking lot on Chapin Street. There is also a downstream dam boat access on Main Street Landing, accessible from the paved Assabet River Rail Trail on Main Street, and provides several miles paddling northeast to the mill dam in Stow section of Gleasondale.
On the border with Stow is Lake Boon, a popular holiday spot before the widespread adoption of cars but is now a major settlement. On the border with Marlborough is the Fort Meadow Reservoir, which at one time provides drinking water for Hudson and Marlborough. Hudson City owns and maintains Centennial Beach on the edge of the Fort Meadow Reservoir. This place is open to residents and non-residents with daily or season ticket fees, usually from June to August.
Nearby city
Hudson is bordered by five other cities: Bolton and Stow in the north, Marlborough to the south, Sudbury to the east, and Berlin to the west.
Villages
The unrelated Gleasondale neighborhood and village straddle Hudson and Stow.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 18,113 people, 6,990 households, and 4,844 families living in the city. Population density is 1,574.4 people per square mile (608.1/km ²). There are 7,168 housing units with an average density of 623.0 per square mile (240.7/km²). City racial makeup is 94.12% White, 0.91% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Island, 1.40% of other races, and 1 , 98% of two races or more. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 3.06% of the population.
There are 6.990 households where 32.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% are married couples who live together, 9.2% have married women without a husband present, and 30 , 7% is not a family. 25.2% of all households are individuals and 9.5% have a self-sufficient 65 or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 3.11.
In the city, the population is spread by 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% years or more. The average age is 37 years. For every 100 women, there are 97.8 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 94.6 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 58,549, and the average income for families is $ 70,145. Men have an average income of $ 45,504 compared to $ 35,207 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,679. Approximately 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population are below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those aged 65 and older.
Government
Local government
The town of Hudson has an open city government form, like most New England cities. The current executive assistant, who is an official appointed by the Board of Directors in charge of the city's daily administrative matters and whose functioning authority delegated to office by the city's charter and regulations, is Thomas Moses. The Selectmen Council is a group of publicly elected officials who are the city's executive authorities. There are five positions in the Hudson Selectman Council, currently filled by Joseph Durant, Scott R. Duplisea, John M. Parent, Fred P. Lucy II, and James D. Quinn. Electors choose from among their members the chairmanship, vice-chairman, and clerk of the Council.
Technically, the local government was removed in 1997, and former regional agencies, institutions, etc., returned to the state government control of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. However, the position of certain regional governments, such as the District Attorney and the Sheriff, is still functioning, unless they are under state government, not the local government.
Law enforcement
Hudson is served by the police department and the fire station itself.
Education
The local public school district of Hudson is Hudson Public Schools, a district open to Hudson residents and through a selection of schools to each student area. Superintendent of Hudson Public Schools is Dr. Marco C. Rodrigues. Before starting Hudson's ninth graders can choose to attend High School High School in Hudson High School or Assabet Valley.
Public schools
- Secondary School David J. Quinn, named after the former headmaster, is a high school serving 5th to 7th grade. The school was built in 2013. His principal is Jason Webster and his vice principal is Matt Gaffny. It replaces John F. Kennedy Middle School (1960s-2013).
- Carmela A. Farley Primary School serves grades 1 to 4 (and preschool and kindergarten classes). Built in 1950 and named after Hudson educator Carmela A. Farley. It also serves as a high school and a high school. The principal is Melissa Provost.
- Joseph L. Mulready Primary School serves classes 1 through 4 (and kindergarten classes). Originally named Cox Street School after that road in but was replaced after former Hudson inspector Joseph L. Mulready. The principal is Kelly Whitman.
- Forest Avenue Elementary School serves classes 1 to 4 (and preschool classes). It was completed in 1975 and named Forest Avenue, the street it is on. The principal is David Champigny.
- The Cora Hubert Kindergarten Center is a former kindergarten at the intersection of Broad Street and Giasson Street. The school closes in 2012 after the city decides to implement a full-day kindergarten class, which can not be fulfilled by the existing building. Kindergarten students now attend classes in elementary school. The building is currently owned by CHAPS, a local after school program for elementary and high school students. Hubert Kindergarten was built on the site of the former Broad Street School, where Cora Hubert serves as a teacher and headmaster of the fifth grade.
- Hudson High School serves classes 8 to 12. The building was completed in 2004, the same year the old building - built in the early 1970s - was destroyed. The principal is Brian Reagan.
- Some Hudson students attend the Assabet Valley Regional Technical College, a state vocational high school serving grades 9 to 12. Opened in 1973 and named after the Assabet Valley formed by Assabet River. The principal is Mark Hollick. [1] Schools are open to students from the towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough.
Private school
- Saint Michael's School is a private Catholic primary school serving classes 1 through 8 and also a kindergarten. The original building was built around 1918, when the school was founded, and the school was run by Saint Michael Catholic Parish. When the Hudson Catholic high school was closed in 2009, Saint Michael's School moved to the former HCHS building. In May 2011 the parish announced the school would close at the end of the school year. School Building St. The original Michael stood empty for several years before the parish destroyed it to expand the existing parking lot.
- Hudson Catholic High School (HCHS) is a private Catholic secondary school serving grades 9 to 12. The school was completed in 1959 and is managed by Saint Michael Catholic Parish. The principal is Caroline Flynn and the assistant principal is Mark Wentworth at the closing of the school. The parish announced only about a month before the end of the school year 2008-09 that the school would be closed by Boston Archdiocese due to lack of registration - and, consequently, funding - for the 2009-2010 school year. The HCHS building was later used as the Saint Michael School building, which closed itself in May 2011, and has since been demolished. The parish sells the former HCHS, now a Rite Aid pharmacy.
- A former Catholic private school known as Saint Michael's School and run by Saint Michael Catholic Parish is closed in 2011.
Library
The first public library at Hudson opened in 1867 thanks to $ 500 in financial assistance from Charles Hudson and matching funds provided by the new-born city. This first library is a simple reading room in the Brigham Block building and contains 721 books. In 1873 the library moved into a room in the recently completed Hudson Town Hall. The Hudson Public Library building is currently the first Carnegie library built in 1905 using a $ 12,500 donation from Andrew Carnegie. It opened to the public on November 16, 1905.
The original structure is a two-story Beaux-Arts design typical of the Carnegie library and other American public buildings in the early 20th century. Despite numerous additions over time the Carnegie buildings are largely intact, including the original front door and the handsome main staircase. The city added a third story to the building in 1932 for a total cost of $ 15,000. Currently the third floor serves as a quiet reading room, and also accommodates regular collections, community meeting rooms, and staff offices. In 1966, a two-story Modernist addition was added at the rear of the original building, more than double the size of the library. The children's department, housed on the first floor of the library, was expanded and renovated in 2002. The second floor serves as a department of adults and adolescents.
The Hudson Public Library Collection has grown to about 65,000 books, periodicals, audio recordings, video recordings, historical records, and other items by 2018. This library is a consortium member and the C/W MARS library catalog, allowing Hudson cardholders to borrow items from other central and western Massachusetts public libraries and give cardholders from the library access to the Hudson collection. In fiscal year 2008, Hudson City spent 1.19% ($ 614,743) of its budget in the public library - about $ 31 per person.
Transportation
Road transport
The highways that crosses the Hudson are:
- Interstate 495
- Interstate 290
- Massachusetts Route 85
- The Massachusetts Route 62
Air transport
Hudson does not have its own airport. The nearest airport of any type is Marlboro Airport in Marlborough, the closest flight to the flight schedule is Worcester Regional Airport in Worcester and closest to international service is Logan International Airport in Boston.
Religion
House of worship
- Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church [2]. St. John's Church Michael, also known as St. Mike, has existed as a congregation since 1869, with a building now built in 1889. The current pastor is Reverend Ron Calhoun, and Xaverian's assistant is Reverend Anthony Lalli.
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church [3]. St. John's Church Luke finished in 1913, and the current rector is Pdt. T. James Kodera.
- First Hudson United Methodist Church [4]. The present Methodist Church in this city was completed in 1913 after the first, which is located across the street from the Unitarian Church, burned in 1911. The current pastor is Rosanne Roberts.
- Unitarian Churches of Marlborough and Hudson [5]. Unitarian churches are technically older than the city itself; it was built in 1861. The current minister is Reverend Alice Anacheka-Nasemann.
- Church of the Grace Baptist (Southern Baptist) [6]. Grace Baptist was founded in 1986 and moved to their current location in 1996. The congregation has grown from the original 25 to the current 1200 members. The current pastor (senior) is Reverend Marc Pena.
- Carmel Church of Marthoma. The newest Church in Hudson, Marthoma Carmel Church was built in 2001, but the congregation traces its beginnings to the early 1970s as a prayer meeting, meeting in the greater Boston area.
- First Federation Church (Baptist/Congregation) [7]. The First Federation Church was built in the 1960s. The current pastor of the First Federation Church is Pastor James (Jay) E. Mulligan III.
- The Seventh-day Adventist Church of Hudson [8]. The Seventh-day Adventist Church was also built in the 1960s.
- Hudson also has a group of Buddhist meetings affiliated with SGI. [9]
Church is no longer in use
- Christ the King Roman Catholic Church (merged with Saint Michael's Church in 1994 to form a parish). Since the parish was suppressed in 1994, it was determined by the pastor, Pastor. Walter A. Carreiro, with the Parish Pastoral Council to suspend the use of church buildings for worship. At the same time the Early Childhood Center Michael, located in a building on the same property, was transferred to Saint Michael's School. The church closed at the same time as other churches in the Boston Archdiocese were closed in response to call shortages and did not help pay for sexual harassment lawsuits, as is often misreported. Christ the King is not closed by the archdiocese and the proceeds of the next sale to the Tighe-Hamilton Cemetery are returned directly to Saint Michael's Parish. [10] The building still exists as a memorial service chapel for Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home.
- The Church of Unity of All Faith, perhaps the smallest church in the United States, built by Rev. Louis W. West
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