Lynn, industrial city, Essex County, northeastern Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay; incorporated as a city 1850. Major manufactures include turbines, generators, jet engines, footwear, clothing, electrical lamps, and processed food. A junior college is here. In Lynn are the Mary Baker Eddy Historical House, once the home of the founder of the Christian Science movement, the Grand Army of the Republic Museum, and the Lynn Historical Society and Museum. The community, settled in 1629, was known as Saugus until 1637, when it was renamed for King's Lynn (Lynn Regis), a community in England. Shoemaking, begun here in 1635, reached a peak in the early 20th century, when Lynn was the leading shoe center in the U.S.; the industry declined in the city in the 20th century. Lynn is also known as the site of the first colonial iron-smelting plant, started in 1643. A major fire in 1981 destroyed part of the city's central urban-renewal district. Population 78,471 (1980); 81,245 (1990); 89,050 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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