Methuen, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 25,608

Median Age: 39.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,160.

Poverty (breakdown): (7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.4% for Black residents, 16.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.0% for American Indian residents, 16.0% for other race residents, 18.6% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Methuen, Massachusetts as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Methuen is 2,614 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city

Land Area: 22.4 square miles.

Zip Codes: 01844

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $72,628 (it was $49,627 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $33,314 (it was $22,305 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $306,086 (it was $156,100 in 2000) Methuen:$306,086MA:$385,400

Races:
      White alone - 35,387 - 74.9%
      Hispanic - 8,531 - 18.1%
      Asian alone - 1,741 - 3.7%
      Black alone - 935 - 2.0%
      Two or more races - 481 - 1.0%
      Other race alone - 111 - 0.2%
      American Indian alone - 68 - 0.1%

Industrial growth in the 1800s influenced Methuen's development. Construction of the Methuen Cotton Mills at the Spicket River falls in the 1820s and the increased manufacture of hats and shoes in small factories along the Spicket spurred the centralization of Methuen's economic, residential and cultural activities within the area around Osgood, Broadway, Hampshire and Pleasant streets. Three wealthy and prominent families—the Nevins, the Tenneys and the Searles—played a significant role in Methuen's history and development. These families were instrumental in the founding of many of Methuen's landmarks, including the Nevins Memorial Library, the Searles building, Tenney Gatehouse, Nevins Home, Spicket Falls, and the Civil War monument between Pleasant and Charles streets.

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60 EAST ST STE 1400 1.0 miles

60 EAST ST STE 1400
METHUEN, MA 1844
Categories: METHUEN MA

1 Branch St, 1.9 miles

1 Branch St,
Methuen, MA 1844
Categories: Methuen MA

1 GENERAL ST 2.5 miles

1 GENERAL ST
LAWRENCE, MA 1841
Categories: LAWRENCE MA

200 SUTTON ST STE 135 3.3 miles

200 SUTTON ST STE 135
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 1845
Categories: NORTH ANDOVER MA

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2 3.5 miles

380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2
METHUEN, MA 1844
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411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205 3.5 miles

411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205
METHUEN, MA 1844
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31 STILES RD STE 1300 4.3 miles

31 STILES RD STE 1300
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

289 Main St, 4.3 miles

289 Main St,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102, 4.4 miles

45 Stiles Rd Ste 102,
Salem, NH 3079
Categories: Salem NH

138 Haverhill St, 4.5 miles

138 Haverhill St,
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A 4.5 miles

25 PELHAM RD, STE 103A
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

159 N BROADWAY 4.5 miles

159 N BROADWAY
SALEM, NH 3079
Categories: SALEM NH

P.O. Box 546 5.6 miles

P.O. Box 546
Andover, MA 1810
Categories: Andover MA

49 RANGE RD STE 101 6.6 miles

49 RANGE RD STE 101
WINDHAM, NH 3087
Categories: WINDHAM NH

296 Main Street 6.9 miles

296 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 1830
Categories: Haverhill MA

215 SUMMER ST STE 14 7.1 miles

215 SUMMER ST STE 14
HAVERHILL, MA 1830
Categories: HAVERHILL MA

1 HOSPITAL DR 7.9 miles

1 HOSPITAL DR
LOWELL, MA 1852
Categories: LOWELL MA

700 Rogers Street, 8.0 miles

700 Rogers Street,
Lowell, MA 1854
Categories: Lowell MA

345 MAIN ST 8.1 miles

345 MAIN ST
TEWKSBURY, MA 1876
Categories: TEWKSBURY MA

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200 11.2 miles

10 RESEARCH PL STE 200
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 1863
Categories: NORTH CHELMSFORD MA

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1, 11.3 miles

221 Boston Rd, Suite 1,
Billerica, MA 1862
Categories: Billerica MA

66B CONCORD ST 11.6 miles

66B CONCORD ST
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
Categories: WILMINGTON MA

39 Village Square, 11.9 miles

39 Village Square,
Chelmsford, MA 1824
Categories: Chelmsford MA

50 NASHUA RD STE 301 12.5 miles

50 NASHUA RD STE 301
LONDONDERRY, NH 3053
Categories: LONDONDERRY NH

510 BOSTON RD 12.8 miles

510 BOSTON RD
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY 12.8 miles

228 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2 13.3 miles

60 CRYSTAL AVE UNIT B STE 2
DERRY, NH 3038
Categories: DERRY NH

300 Main St, 13.7 miles

300 Main St,
Nashua, NH 3060
Categories: Nashua NH

48 HAMILTON AVE 14.1 miles

48 HAMILTON AVE
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

8 AUBURN ST 14.4 miles

8 AUBURN ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

194 NORTH ST 14.7 miles

194 NORTH ST
DANVERS, MA 1923
Categories: DANVERS MA

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203 14.8 miles

166 KINSLEY ST STE 203
NASHUA, NH 3060
Categories: NASHUA NH

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14A BROAD ST
NASHUA, NH 3064
Categories: NASHUA NH

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17 MAIN ST APT 2A
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
Categories: WAKEFIELD MA

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24 MORRILL PL
AMESBURY, MA 1913
Categories: AMESBURY MA

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17 RIVERSIDE ST STE 202
NASHUA, NH 3062
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800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 16.2 miles

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

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600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400
Woburn, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn MA

16 Main Street 16.2 miles

16 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 2180
Categories: Stoneham MA

POH on-site only 16.5 miles

POH on-site only
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

Onsite Only 16.5 miles

Onsite Only
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
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On-site only 16.7 miles

On-site only
Wakefield, MA 1880
Categories: Wakefield MA

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 17.2 miles

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
Categories: BURLINGTON MA

140 Commonwealth Ave, 17.3 miles

140 Commonwealth Ave,
Danvers, MA 1923
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1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 17.4 miles

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL
PEABODY, MA 1960
Categories: PEABODY MA

229 Andover Street 17.5 miles

229 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 1960
Categories: Peabody MA

52 BOW ST 17.5 miles

52 BOW ST
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 18.0 miles

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

371 BROADWAY 18.5 miles

371 BROADWAY
SAUGUS, MA 1906
Categories: SAUGUS MA

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A 18.6 miles

1 CROSSWOODS PATH BLVD STE 3A
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
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707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE 18.8 miles

707 MILFORD RD RTE 101A, PINNACLE SQUARE
MERRIMACK, NH 3054
Categories: MERRIMACK NH

58 BEDFORD ST 18.8 miles

58 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

35 BEDFORD ST 18.9 miles

35 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

1 HIGHLANDER WAY 19.1 miles

1 HIGHLANDER WAY
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
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340 HARVEY RD 19.1 miles

340 HARVEY RD
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

271 WESTERN AVE STE102 19.6 miles

271 WESTERN AVE STE102
LYNN, MA 1904
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1279 S WILLOW ST ste E-G
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
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2075 S WILLOW ST
MANCHESTER, NH 3103
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20 S BORDER RD
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

6 FREETOWN RD 21.5 miles

6 FREETOWN RD
RAYMOND, NH 3077
Categories: RAYMOND NH

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168 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
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275 MAMMOTH RD STE 3
MANCHESTER, NH 3109
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

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92 HIGH ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

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MALDEN, MA 2148
Categories: MALDEN MA

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37 MANNING ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

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101 RIVERWAY PL
BEDFORD, NH 3110
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200 GROTON RD
AYER, MA 1432
Categories: AYER MA

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40 S RIVER RD
BEDFORD, NH 3110
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EXETER, NH 3833
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185 QUEEN CITY AVE 3RD FL 22.1 miles

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MANCHESTER, NH 3101
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91 PORTSMOUTH AVE
EXETER, NH 3833
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EXETER, NH 3833
Categories: EXETER NH

PO BOX 10547 22.7 miles

PO BOX 10547
BEDFORD, NH 3110
Categories: BEDFORD NH

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53 ASH ST APT 1
MANCHESTER, NH 3104
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

101 STATION LNDG 22.9 miles

101 STATION LNDG
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

380 LAFAYETTE RD 23.1 miles

380 LAFAYETTE RD
HAMPTON, NH 3842
Categories: HAMPTON NH

195 McGregor Street, Across from CMC Hospital 23.2 miles

195 McGregor Street, Across from CMC Hospital
Manchester, NH 3102
Categories: Manchester NH

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 23.3 miles

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

7 WESTRIDGE DR 23.5 miles

7 WESTRIDGE DR
HAMPTON, NH 3842
Categories: HAMPTON NH

601 Concord Ave 23.6 miles

601 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
Categories: Cambridge MA

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41 CARLETON RD
BELMONT, MA 2478
Categories: BELMONT MA

102 BAY ST 23.7 miles

102 BAY ST
MANCHESTER, NH 3104
Categories: MANCHESTER NH

5 MIDDLESEX AVE 23.7 miles

5 MIDDLESEX AVE
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

10 CAMBRIA ST 23.8 miles

10 CAMBRIA ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

16 WESTWOOD RD 23.9 miles

16 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

7 DEANE ST 24.1 miles

7 DEANE ST
MAYNARD, MA 1754
Categories: MAYNARD MA

12 EVERETT ST 24.2 miles

12 EVERETT ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1030 MAIN ST 24.4 miles

1030 MAIN ST
WALTHAM, MA 2451
Categories: WALTHAM MA

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 24.7 miles

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

9 HOPE AVE 24.8 miles

9 HOPE AVE
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 24.8 miles

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

70 HOPE AVE APT 409 24.9 miles

70 HOPE AVE APT 409
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

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Accredited Drug Testing offers different testing methods depending upon our customer's needs. With a 1 to 5-day detection period urine testing is the most common method used by employers, courts and schools. However, hair drug and alcohol testing are becoming a frequently used testing method due to a detection period of approximately 90 days.

What is the most common urine/hair drug test?

Both a 5-panel urine or 5 panel hair drug test screens for the same drugs, however, the look-back period or detection window is very different. A urine drug test provides a look back period of 1-5 days while a hair drug test provides use up to 90 days from the date the specimen was collected.

Court Ordered Drug Testing (Probation/Child Custody)

Our local drug testing Methuen, MA centers provide drug and alcohol tests that are utilized for a wide variety of court ordered proceedings, including probation and other types of government required tests. Observed tests are available and tests results can be submitted for a wide variety of court ordered proceedings including probation hearings, child custody cases, litigation and all manner of government required tests.

Court ordered drug tests should contain detailed instructions specifying the type of test to be administered and the drugs that should be screened for. If sample collection needs to be witnessed in order to prevent potential tampering or substitution, those specifications will be stated in the court order.

DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Services in Methuen, MA

We also specialize in providing testing services for all DOT Modes including Trucking Industry (FMCSA), Maritime Industry (USCG), Aviation Industry (FAA), Public Transportation (FTA), Railroad Industry (FRA) and Pipeline Industry (PHMSA) in accordance with Part 40 of the US Department of Transportation Compliance Regulations. Additional DOT Services include consortium enrollment, MVR reports, Supervisor Training and policy manual development. In addition, we offer a complete DOT Compliance Program for single operators and small trucking companies.

Additional DOT Services:

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  • DOT Physicals
  • Supervisor Training
  • Employer Drug Policy Development
  • MVR Reports
  • Employee Training
  • Background Checks
  • FMCSA Clearinghouse Verification/Search

Employer/Drug Free Workplace Testing in Methuen, MA

Many companies and employers may be interested in being a drug free workplace, if so, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in providing comprehensive and cost-effective drug free workplace programs for small, medium and large companies. Organizations that utilize an employee drug testing program are commonly referred to as a Drug Free Workplace. However, many times companies do not fully qualify as a Drug Free Workplace because the drug testing program which they use does not have all of the components which make up a true Drug Free Workplace under their State specific law. Our Drug Testing Methuen, MA locations are ready to serve your needs.

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On-site/Mobile Drug Testing in Methuen, MA

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Drug Testing Locations in Methuen, MA

Accredited Drug Testing has drug testing locations in Methuen, MA and the surrounding areas. Many of our drug testing centers open early and have evening hours to accommodate a person's work schedule. Our drug testing locations in Methuen, MA have certified and trained drug testing specialists ready to serve your testing needs in a friendly, knowledgeable and confidential manner.

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What is a Drug Test?

A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva-to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of drug testing include detection of the presence of performance enhancing steroids in sport, employers and parole/probation officers screening for drugs prohibited by law and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood commonly referred to as BAC (blood alcohol content). BAC tests are typically administered via a breathalyzer while urinalysis is used for the vast majority of drug testing in sports and the workplace. Numerous other methods with varying degrees of accuracy, sensitivity (detection threshold/cutoff), and detection periods exist. A drug test may also refer to a test that provides quantitative chemical analysis of an illegal drug, typically intended to help with responsible drug use.

Does passive smoke inhalation cause a false positive for marijuana?

"Passive" smoke inhalation from being in a room with people smoking marijuana is not considered valid, as the cut-off concentrations for lab analysis are set well above that which might occur for passive inhalation.

Other abnormalities in the urine screen may indicate that results may be a false negative or that there was deliberate adulteration of the sample. For example:

  • a low creatinine lab value can indicate that a urine sample was tampered with; either the subject diluted their urine by consuming excessive water just prior to testing, or water was added to the urine sample.
  • creatinine levels are often used in conjunction with specific gravity to determine if samples have been diluted. To help avoid this problem, the testing lab may color the water in their toilet blue to prevent the sample being diluted with water from the toilet.
  • subjects may also attempt to add certain enzymes to the urine sample to affect stability, but this often changes the pH, which is also tested.

How long do drugs stay in your system?

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  • The amount of the drug taken
  • The frequency of the drug taken
  • The type of drug taken
  • An individual's body metabolic rate and general health
  • The amount of fluids consumed since ingesting the drug
  • The amount of exercise since ingesting the drug
  • Other genetic variations that would impact an individual's response to a specific drug

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Local Area Info: Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen /m???u??n/ is a statutory city and an Atlantic resort town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 47,255 at the 2010 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The irregularly-shaped town is bordered by Haverhill to the northeast, North Andover to the east, Lawrence and Andover to the south, Dracut (Middlesex County) to the west, Pelham, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County) to the northwest, and Salem, New Hampshire (Rockingham County) to the north. Methuen is located 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Boston and 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 1724 Stephen Barker and others in the western part of that town petitioned the General Court to grant them permission to form a new town above Hawke's Meadow Brook. Although opposed by their fellow townsmen, the petition was approved the following year (December 8, 1725), and the General Court gave them an act of incorporation under the name of Methuen. The town was named for Sir Paul Methuen, a member of the King's Privy Council and friend of acting Provincial Governor William Dummer. The first town meeting was held March 9, 1726, in the home of a resident. Land was set aside for a meetinghouse, which was erected later in 1726 on what is now Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery.

The residents in the northern part of the new town of Methuen soon petitioned to have their own meetinghouse (a combination of town hall and puritan church), and in 1736 the north parish was set off. Land for a meetinghouse was donated by descendants of the original proprietors of Haverhill, and in 1738 the second Methuen meetinghouse was raised. The structure survives to this day, as the Salem N.H. Historical Society building. In 1741, with the fixing of the Northern boundary of Massachusetts, most of this new north parish was removed from Methuen and placed in New Hampshire. It was incorporated as Salem, New Hampshire in 1750.

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Population (female): 25,608

Median Age: 39.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,160.

Poverty (breakdown): (7.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.4% for Black residents, 16.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.0% for American Indian residents, 16.0% for other race residents, 18.6% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of Massachusetts and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Methuen, Massachusetts as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Methuen is 2,614 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city

Land Area: 22.4 square miles.

Zip Codes: 01844

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $72,628 (it was $49,627 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $33,314 (it was $22,305 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $306,086 (it was $156,100 in 2000) Methuen:$306,086MA:$385,400

Races:
      White alone - 35,387 - 74.9%
      Hispanic - 8,531 - 18.1%
      Asian alone - 1,741 - 3.7%
      Black alone - 935 - 2.0%
      Two or more races - 481 - 1.0%
      Other race alone - 111 - 0.2%
      American Indian alone - 68 - 0.1%

Industrial growth in the 1800s influenced Methuen's development. Construction of the Methuen Cotton Mills at the Spicket River falls in the 1820s and the increased manufacture of hats and shoes in small factories along the Spicket spurred the centralization of Methuen's economic, residential and cultural activities within the area around Osgood, Broadway, Hampshire and Pleasant streets. Three wealthy and prominent families—the Nevins, the Tenneys and the Searles—played a significant role in Methuen's history and development. These families were instrumental in the founding of many of Methuen's landmarks, including the Nevins Memorial Library, the Searles building, Tenney Gatehouse, Nevins Home, Spicket Falls, and the Civil War monument between Pleasant and Charles streets.

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