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Peabody (Town in Essex co Mass)

a town in Essex co., Mass.; on the Boston and Maine railroad; 2 miles W. of Salem. It comprises North Peabody, South Peabody, West Peabody, and a number of other villages. Here are the Peabody Institute and Library, the Sutton Reference Library, a high school, and National and savings banks. It has manufactures of leather, morocco, sheep skin, boots and shoes, woolen goods, electric supplies, thermometers etc. Prior to 1868 the town was called South Danvers; and was then named Peabody in honor of George Peabody, who was born here. Pop. (1910) 15,721; (1920) 19,553. was