Author: Wakefield, Mass. Tercentenary Committee
Publisher:
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Category : Wakefield (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Author: William E. Eaton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780832859656
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 263

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Author: Samuel Adams Drake
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Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 624

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Author: Charles Allcott Flagg
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 306

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Author: Duane Hamilton Hurd
Publisher:
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Category : Middlesex Co. (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1044

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Author: Paul T. Hellmann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135948593
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1666

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The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.

Author: Edwin P. Conklin
Publisher:
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Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: Brown University
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 922

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Author: John Duncan Haskell
Publisher: Hanover, N.H. : University Press of New England
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628

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Author: Barry M. Stentiford
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786473487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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This book traces the history of the Richardson Light Guard of Wakefield, Massachusetts, from its origins in 1851 until its end in 1975. What had been an institution of community members and local elites passed to town, then state, and finally federal government. During the same period, Wakefield evolved from an agrarian town to a manufacturing town and finally to a bedroom suburb, ending the practice of a handful of local elites ruling the town unchallenged. Though the rise of the National Guard was generally positive, for some militia companies, inclusion in the National Guard weakened vital bonds with their communities. In the 19th century, the Richardson Light Guard thrived under generous patrons, a supportive town, and a relatively wealthy state government. After becoming part of the National Guard in 1916, the links with its home community steadily weakened, finally breaking during World War II. After the war, the National Guard company had few links to Wakefield and was reorganized out of existence in 1975.