Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names. It is named after Weymouth, Dorset, a coastal town in England, and is the second-oldest settlement in Massachusetts, second only to Plymouth. It is one of the South Shore's more affordable towns and offers a short commute into Boston, MBTA bus and rail service, and a town beach.
Town Hall, built in 1928 as a replica of Old State House in Boston
Population density and elevation above sea level in Greater Boston (2010). Weymouth is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
First Weymouth Town Hall. It was built in 1852 and destroyed by fire in 1914.
Bichman House, c. 1650, is likely the oldest surviving house in Weymouth.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a borough, and it is the second most populous county that has a county seat at a town. The county was named after the English county of the same name. Two towns, Cohasset and Brookline, are exclaves.
Image: Old House, Quincy, Massachusetts
Image: Boardwalk through Ponkapoag Bog Clearing
Image: Inbound train at Brookline Hills station, January 2022
Image: Green Hall, Wellesley College, Wellesley MA
