Talk:Medford, Massachusetts

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Contents 1 Pronounced ... 1.1 Disagree 2 Fourth Oldest City? 3 Demographics 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Medford, Massachusetts logo.png 5 Muscle Orchard? 6 Interior map request

[edit] Pronounced ...

Why was this removed?

Given the regional accent, residents of Medford and surrounding communities commonly pronounce the town's name as Medfid" or "Meffa".

I don't know why they do it, but lots of people use this pronunciation. When it was removed, someone said no one says it. That person was incorrect.

Ortolan88 17:59, 2 September 2006 (UTC), Mass resident since 1968

[edit] Disagree

People in surrounding cities use the "Meffa" to mock us, but I and all the Medford residents I've asked about this agree: no one within the city actually pronounces it that way.

Everyone in this discussion agrees: "Mehfuh", Boston Online. 129.10.211.72 22:11, 13 February 2007 (UTC), Medford resident since 1988

[edit] Fourth Oldest City?

I'm skeptical of the fourth oldest English settlement claim - as I understand it, Medford was settled because it's on a ford between Boston and Salem. The entry on Salem claims a founding of 1626, and the Medford city web site makes no mention of this claim. How about we change it to "making it one of the oldest English settlements in America?" and drop the references to Jamestown and Plymouth? --Sgorton 16:50, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Demographics

The first paragraph needs to be redone. The two sentences contradict each other.. it can't be that the majority of the population is Italian, and also the majority is Irish. MrGBug (talk) 20:40, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Medford, Massachusetts logo.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Muscle Orchard?

I removed the red link in the bulleted list under "points of interest" as I've never heard of this, and am unable to find any reference to it. Supect vandalism, but happy to hear if it's otherwise.Medfordmom (talk) 01:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Interior map request

It is requested that a map or maps be included in this article to improve its quality. Wikipedians in Massachusetts may be able to help!

A map showing the neighborhoods, highways, rail lines, squares, etc., would be very helpful. -- Beland (talk) 16:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)