1635: Newbury incorporated. 1761: Belleville Congregational Church founded.Daniel Taggart Fiske. An historical discourse commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport, Mass., delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1858. E.P. Dutton & Co., 1859 1764: Newburyport incorporated (formerly part of Newbury). 1772: Marine Society of Newburyport established. 1773 Isaiah Thomas opens "a printing house in King Street." Essex Journal newspaper begins publication. 1790: Population: 4,837. 1793: Impartial Herald newspaper begins publication. 1794 Morning Star newspaper begins publication. Newburyport Woolen Manufacturing Co. established. 1795 Political Gazette newspaper begins publication. Merrimack Bank incorporated. 1797: Newburyport Herald newspaper begins publication. 1799: Newburyport Marine Insurance Co. incorporated. 1801: American Intelligencer newspaper published. 1802: Merrimac Humane Society established. 1803 Merrimack Gazette and New England Repertory newspapers begin publication. Newburyport Female Charitable Society organized. Merrimack Fire and Marine Insurance Co. incorporated. 1804: Political Calendar newspaper begins publication. 1805: Merrimack Magazine begins publication. 1807: Newburyport Gazette newspaper begins publication. 1808: Statesman newspaper begins publication. 1810 Newburyport Mechanick Association and Newburyport Athenaeum incorporated. Independent Whig newspaper begins publication. Merrimack Bible Society organized. 1812: Washington Benevolent Society organized. 1818: Howard Benevolent Society instituted "for the relief of the sick and destitute." 1825: Newburyport Hosiery Co. established. 1829: Newburyport Lyceum organized. 1835 Society for the Relief of Aged Females founded. U.S. Custom House built. 1836 Newburyport Linnean Society and Newburyport Steam Cotton Co. incorporated. Newburyport Silk Co. and Newburyport Ladies' Bethel Society established. 1837: Bartlet Steam Mills incorporated. 1840: Pleasant Street Christian Church organized. 1841: Essex North District Medical Society organized. 1842: James Steam Mills incorporated. 1844: Essex Steam Mills incorporated. 1845: Globe Steam Mills and Ocean Steam Mills incorporated. 1850 Ladies' General Charitable Society instituted. Newburyport Gas Co. incorporated. 1851: June 18: Essex North Musical convention held. 1852: Merrimack Library Association organized. 1854 Newburyport Public Library founded. Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank incorporated. 1855: Newburyport Library Association organized. 1857: Mechanic Library Association incorporated. 1865: Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church organized. 1869: Merrimack Marine Railway Co. incorporated. 1874: Newburyport Mutual Benefit Association organized. 1877: Antiquarian and Historical Society of Old Newbury established. 1878: Newburyport Athenaeum organized. 1884: Newburyport YMCA incorporated. 1886: Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Men incorporated. 1887: Newburyport Electric Light & Power Co. incorporated. 1888: Daily News established. 1890 YWCA of Newburyport incorporated. City Improvement society organized. 1896: Newburyport Choral Union organized. 1904: South End Reading Room Association formed. 1906: Newburyport Homeoepathic Hospital opens. 1917: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport founded. 1968: Newburyport Maritime Society established. 1971: Market Square Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places. 1971-1979: Downtown undergoes major renewal and historic preservation effort. 1991: Actors Studio of Newburyport founded. 1994: Sister city relationship established with Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya.
1635: Newbury incorporated. 1761: Belleville Congregational Church founded.Daniel Taggart Fiske. An historical discourse commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Belleville Congregational Church, Newburyport, Mass., delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1858. E.P. Dutton & Co., 1859 1764: Newburyport incorporated (formerly part of Newbury). 1772: Marine Society of Newburyport established. 1773 Isaiah Thomas opens "a printing house in King Street." Essex Journal newspaper begins publication. 1790: Population: 4,837. 1793: Impartial Herald newspaper begins publication. 1794 Morning Star newspaper begins publication. Newburyport Woolen Manufacturing Co. established. 1795 Political Gazette newspaper begins publication. Merrimack Bank incorporated. 1797: Newburyport Herald newspaper begins publication. 1799: Newburyport Marine Insurance Co. incorporated. 1801: American Intelligencer newspaper published. 1802: Merrimac Humane Society established. 1803 Merrimack Gazette and New England Repertory newspapers begin publication. Newburyport Female Charitable Society organized. Merrimack Fire and Marine Insurance Co. incorporated. 1804: Political Calendar newspaper begins publication. 1805: Merrimack Magazine begins publication. 1807: Newburyport Gazette newspaper begins publication. 1808: Statesman newspaper begins publication. 1810 Newburyport Mechanick Association and Newburyport Athenaeum incorporated. Independent Whig newspaper begins publication. Merrimack Bible Society organized. 1812: Washington Benevolent Society organized. 1818: Howard Benevolent Society instituted "for the relief of the sick and destitute." 1825: Newburyport Hosiery Co. established. 1829: Newburyport Lyceum organized. 1835 Society for the Relief of Aged Females founded. U.S. Custom House built. 1836 Newburyport Linnean Society and Newburyport Steam Cotton Co. incorporated. Newburyport Silk Co. and Newburyport Ladies' Bethel Society established. 1837: Bartlet Steam Mills incorporated. 1840: Pleasant Street Christian Church organized. 1841: Essex North District Medical Society organized. 1842: James Steam Mills incorporated. 1844: Essex Steam Mills incorporated. 1845: Globe Steam Mills and Ocean Steam Mills incorporated. 1850 Ladies' General Charitable Society instituted. Newburyport Gas Co. incorporated. 1851: June 18: Essex North Musical convention held. 1852: Merrimack Library Association organized. 1854 Newburyport Public Library founded. Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank incorporated. 1855: Newburyport Library Association organized. 1857: Mechanic Library Association incorporated. 1865: Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church organized. 1869: Merrimack Marine Railway Co. incorporated. 1874: Newburyport Mutual Benefit Association organized. 1877: Antiquarian and Historical Society of Old Newbury established. 1878: Newburyport Athenaeum organized. 1884: Newburyport YMCA incorporated. 1886: Newburyport Society for the Relief of Aged Men incorporated. 1887: Newburyport Electric Light & Power Co. incorporated. 1888: Daily News established. 1890 YWCA of Newburyport incorporated. City Improvement society organized. 1896: Newburyport Choral Union organized. 1904: South End Reading Room Association formed. 1906: Newburyport Homeoepathic Hospital opens. 1917: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Newburyport founded. 1968: Newburyport Maritime Society established. 1971: Market Square Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places. 1971-1979: Downtown undergoes major renewal and historic preservation effort. 1991: Actors Studio of Newburyport founded. 1994: Sister city relationship established with Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya.