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Wareham
Wareham , town (1990 pop. 19,232), Plymouth co., SE Mass., on an inlet of Buzzards Bay ; settled 1678, inc. 1739. It is a resort as well as a shipping point for cranberries and shellfish. |
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"Wareham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wareham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wareham.html "Wareham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Wareham.html |
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Wareham
Wareham Dorset. Werham late 9th cent., Warham 1086 (DB). ‘Homestead or river-meadow by a weir’. OE wer, wær + hām or hamm.
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A. D. MILLS. "Wareham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Wareham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Wareham.html A. D. MILLS. "Wareham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Wareham.html |
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