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Redirect of Methuen[edit]

If you search for "Methuen" a small British company is the default redirect. I think it anything the Massachusetts city should be the default, but certainly there should at least be an option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.67.221.150 (talk) 03:47, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Notable people and features[edit]

Please do not continue arbitrarily editing the "Features of Interest" section--I am a resident of Methuen. --140.233.45.53 — Preceding undated comment added 03:14, 16 March 2006

Minor local persons do not rate Wiki mention. This is not a fan-site. See Wiki POV/NPOV. And even if you are a Methuen resident, you should not keep posting your external link to the teen hate-speak chat board. There's no valid reason a chatboard with sexual and racist topics should be linked to by Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.12.116.137 (talk) 00:43, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The chat link will be deleted, it reflects poorly on the town. Sexism, racism and toilet humor need not be rewarded with an Encyclopedia entry. The three persons listed as "notable" - who are they? Granted one is a school principal - hardly worth Wikipedia mention. Who are the others? Authors? Entertainers? None of the three are listed elsewhere on Wikipedia. They will be deleted if there is no acceptable response — Preceding unsigned comment added by MajorRogers (talk • contribs) 00:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The names of the minor personages and the link to the teen-chat board have been removed. MajorRogers 21:49, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree. In fact, I think it is wise that the inappropriate language here is also removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.128.96.62 (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion comments deleted by a new user restored - minus a few words. MajorRogers 12:45, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation[edit]

How is "Methuen" pronounced? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seitz (talk • contribs) 16:34, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Měth-oo-ehn 24.147.229.137 18:40, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

M'thoo-in, is how it sounds when the old folks say it. coach 19:43, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Funny, this is the first thing I wondered when I saw the name. Perhaps, someone needs to add this to the beginning of the city explanation. Also, more needs to be added to this page. --Criticalthinker 00:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Errr, the IPA pronunciation is incorrect. According to the IPA, the name is pronounced as an Australian might say it - meth-yoo-en. Nobody in the US, let alone Massachusetts, would pronounce it thus. 120.20.1.214 (talk) 09:48, 3 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think, though, that the second ɛ should be a ə. Mechanic1c (talk) 02:22, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Frost[edit]

Can someone please substantiate the claim that Robert Frost ever lived in Methuen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbmccarthy (talk • contribs) 15:34, 18 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will add a citation, that Robert Frost lived IN Methuen sometime between 1890 and 1893 when his mother was a school teacher here. EraserGirl (talk) 18:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification: Robert Frost lived at 635 Prospect Street, Methuen in 1900.^[1] The city of Methuen actually owns a school attendance register in Frosts own hand. ^[2] sorry for the inline references..but when the history section gets written these will be moved into the article. EraserGirl (talk) 18:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Gagnon, Don (2008). Methuen: An Eclectic History. The History Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-1-59629-422-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Methuen seeking $3,000 to preserve Robert Frost document". Boston Globe. December 28, 2009 04:37 PM. Retrieved 2010-10-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

Removed vandalism[edit]

David Bowie has not now, nor has ever been to Methuen, never mind lived here. I even know the real name of the Methuenite who added it. So please don't do it again. Okay? EraserGirl (talk) 18:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

I have enlisted the aid of one of the Methuen Town historians to add a 'History of Methuen' section. He will get to it right after he sends his history of Methuen to the publisher. EraserGirl (talk) 21:00, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

trivia[edit]

The fact that Methuen does not share it's name with any other town in the United states is NOT a point of interest, it is trivia. I did however move that piece of interesting data to the history section, since it is still rather spartan. The game show Jeopardy is NOT however a citable source and is completely inconsequential to this piece of general knowledge since Methuen predates Jeopardy by over 300 years. Please only add significant data to the article. EraserGirl (talk) 18:04, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK. My bad EraserGirl. Jbriggity (talk) 03:30, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

historic content[edit]

STILL trying to enlist someone else to help me add a History section. However I am having no luck. Since I am out and about these days, I am adding the historical register sites, soon i will have images of each site on their respective Wiki Entry.EraserGirl (talk) 18:57, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Town?[edit]

Why is it that the point is made that the city is called "town of Methuen". That hasn't been true for years. ProfBobI (talk) 00:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Residents[edit]

Not that the information about Mr Chadwick is unappreciated but it was incorrectly formatted for Wikipedia. If you could provide external references, perhaps Mr Chadwick could have an entry of his own. Inserting such a large block of text into what is principally a thumbnail list is wonky.

Cyrus Clifford Chadwick founder of Sunnyside Nurseries, one of the largest commercial horticultural endeavours in the American Northeast, as well as World War II era director of all Essex County textile mill water resources management, controlling dams throughout Central New England. A British immigrant, his career began as a 14 year old boy performing wage labor at one of the numerous Massachusetts textile mills.

I am rather fascinated now and will look around for more information about Mr. Chadwick. thanks. EraserGirl (talk) 00:56, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] Gagnon, Don (2008). Methuen: An Eclectic History. The History Press. pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-1-59629-422-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[2] "Methuen seeking $3,000 to preserve Robert Frost document". Boston Globe. December 28, 2009 04:37 PM. Retrieved 2010-10-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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