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Haverhill ( HAY-vril) is a hilly and historic city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.
Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community of Puritans, largely from Newbury Plantation. The land was officially purchased from the Pentuckets on November 15, 1642 (a year after incorporation) for three pounds, ten shillings. Pentucket was renamed Haverhill (after the Ward family's hometown in England) and evolved into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the 18th and 19th century, Haverhill developed woolen mills, tanneries, shipping and shipbuilding. The town was for many decades home to a significant shoe-making industry. By the end of 1913, one tenth of the shoes produced in the United States were made in Haverhill, and because of this the town was known for a time as the "Queen Slipper City". The city was also known for the manufacture of hats.

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I would love this job because I plan on being a nurse and help people

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Haverhill has many opportunities for the elderly

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Well Haverhill i would say is a very age friendly place. Most of most of the community is made up of elderly. They have a high population of retire citizens. You see them working in the supermarket and in stores. They have assistant living and you see them all over the parks. Everywhere i go everyone is very polite and friendly to them.

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Good community, schools, transportation friendly

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I moved here about a year ago and I have no complaints whatsoever, very peaceful.

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