In the early 1630s settlers came from Charlestown by
way of the Malden River to form the small city that
would become Melrose, Massachusetts. The original
residents received grants from the English colonial
government to settle in what was termed "nothing but
rocks, water, and forest." Lead by the Lyndes, the "first family of Melrose," this vibrant community was born and has grown to a population of 25,000. Local historian Anthony J...
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