Everett

History

Everett was originally part of Charlestown, and later Malden. It separated from Malden in 1870. The community was named after Edward Everett, who served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State. He also served as President of Harvard University. In 1892, Everett was upgraded from a town to a city. On December 13, 1892, Alonzo H. Evans defeated George E. Smith to become Everett's first mayor. Landfill has expanded the Everett shoreline over the centuries. At some point between 1905 and 1912, it connected the mainland to what was formerly White Island in the Mystic River. The bridge of the Grand Junction Railroad was originally built using this island for part of the crossing. In 1919, Beacon Oil began construction of an oil refinery and storage yard near the Mystic River, opening in 1920. In its first decade, the facility experienced five major explosions or fires. In 1929, Beacon Oil was purchased by Standard Oil of New Jersey, also known as Esso and now known as ExxonMobil. The refinery shut down in 1965 due to lack of profitability, but the tank storage remained. In 1971, Distrigas of Massachusetts began importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its Everett Marine Terminal in the Island End section of Everett. This terminal was the first of its kind in the country. It was purchased by GDF Suez North America, and as of 2013, supplied 20% of New England's natural gas demand from its two tanks with a combined capacity of , equal to approximately one day of Massachusetts gas demand. In 2019, it was purchased by Constellation Energy, at the time a subsidiary of Exelon. , it receives 99% of LNG imports into the United States, mostly from Algeria and Trinidad. LNG is trucked…

Geography

Everett is bordered by Malden on the north, Revere on the east, Chelsea on the southeast, the Malden River and Medford on the west, and the Mystic River on the south (Somerville and Boston are south of the Mystic River). Island End River flows through the city, though it was contained in a culvert and invisible to residents until being partly unearthed in 2021. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (7.63%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  160,880
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  145,308
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  133,374
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  127,033
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  122,561
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  119,138
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  115,727
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  105,584

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2025-01-27
  9 km SE of York Harbor, Maine
• M 2.7 — 2023-12-23
  5 km SW of Chichester, New Hampshire
• M 3.6 — 2020-11-08
  10 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts
• M 2.7 — 2018-02-15
  0 km SE of East Kingston, New Hampshire
• M 2.9 — 2010-06-07
  29 km SE of York Beach, Maine
• M 2.8 — 2008-03-09
  25 km SE of York Beach, Maine