From collection Place
City of Medford
Historical Context
Settled in 1630-35, incorporated as a town in 1684, and as a city in 1892. Said to have been called Meadford by Dudley; called Metford in the deeds of Cradocks widow, this being taken apparently from the name of a hamlet near Caverswell, the seat of the Cradock family in England. Another theory is that the name was selected by early settlers because of the vast marshes, resembling meads or meadows (MA-T1/p29).
Elevation
30 feet
Latitude (decimal)
42.4234233
Longitude (decimal)
-71.1086728
General Note
ID Key: ACAD - Acadia National Park; GNIS - Geographic Names Information System (USA); GNS - Geographic Names System (Canada); NRHP - National Register of Historic Places.
