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Belmont, MA

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Belmont, MA 02478

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Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census.

Belmont was founded on March 18, 1859 by former citizens of, and land from the bordering towns of Watertown, to the south; Waltham, to the west; and Arlington, then known as West Cambridge, to the north. The town was named after Bellmont, the 200 acre (0.8 km²) estate of one of the leading advocates of and largest donor to its creation, John Perkins Cushing. The easternmost section of the town, including the western portion of Fresh Pond, was annexed by Cambridge in 1880 in a dispute over a slaughterhouse licensed in 1878 on Fresh Pond, so that Cambridge could protect Fresh Pond, a part of its municipal water system. Much of that area is now a major commercial and office center for the city of Cambridge.

Preceding its incorporation, Belmont was an agrarian based town, with several large farms servicing Boston for produce and livestock. It remained largely the same until the turn of the twentieth century, when trolley service and better roads were introduced, making the town more attractive as a residential area, most notably for the building of large estates.

Nearby cities include Arlington, Dedham, Wilmington, Milton, Dover.

Places in Belmont

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

Photo by Management

Shine's Fresh Asian

100

$

Hydrox

Rancatore's Ice Cream & Yogurt

140

$$

Il Casale

380

$$$

Slice

Gregory's House of Pizza

53

$

Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

Robbins Farm Park 5/2018

Robbins Farm Park

25
trees and path

Beaver Brook Reservation

47
Custom Wood and Acrylic Displays for Sculptures

A Street Frames

9

$$$

Photo by David D

Mighty Squirrel

155

$$

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

AC Hotel Boston Cambridge

62

$$

24 hour fitness center

The Legacy At Arlington Center

2

Inn On Arsenal

208
GALLERY

Hampton Inn & Suites Watertown Boston

15
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