European settlement of the area was begun in 1629 by Edmund Ingalls, followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631. 17th century Įnglish colonists settled Lynn not long after the 1607 establishment of Jamestown, Virginia and the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower at Plymouth. Colonists would not establish a legal agreement with the Naumkeag over the use of their land in Lynn until 1686 after a smallpox epidemic in 1633, King Philip's War, and missionary efforts significantly reduced their numbers and confined them to the Praying Town of Natick. At the time of European contact, the area today known as Lynn was primarily inhabited by the Naumkeag people under the powerful sachem Nanepashemet who controlled territory from the Mystic to the Merrimack Rivers. The area that is now known as Lynn was inhabited for thousands of years by Native Americans prior to English colonization in the 1600s. See also: Timeline of Lynn, Massachusetts Pre-contact The population was 101,253 at the 2020 United States census. Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park, the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, and the seaside, National Register-listed Diamond Historic District. Today, however, the city is known for its contemporary public art, immigrant population, historic architecture, downtown cultural district, loft-style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include the oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Lynn Woods Reservation and the High Rock Reservation and Park designed by Olmsted's sons. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County.
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