|
|
Marion
Mass is a delightful residential town, felt by its residents to have rare
natural beauty and charm. The small town character, blended with the flavor
and benefits of a seacoast community with lovely residential neighborhoods
and modern conveniences, makes Marion an ideal town for year round living.
Recreation opportunities are plentiful
and Sippican Harbor hosts a variety of waterfront programs, including swimming
at the town beaches, pleasure boating and fishing. There are golf courses
and indoor and outdoor tennis courts, while Tabor Academy periodically
opens up its hockey rink to the public.
Marion's roots go back to 1679, when
the town was first settled as a village known as Sippican, a part of Rochester.
Rochester, Mattapoisett and Sippican, widely separate villages under the
domain of Rochester, gradually developed different interests and economies.
These factors led to independence for Sippican, which was renamed Marion
in honor of the Revolutionary War hero, Francis Marion, in 1852. Today
it has a stable year round population with a moderate summertime increase.
Over the years, the heterogeneous population has worked hard to preserve
Marion's rich historic traditions.
Marion Mass is located in Southeastern
Massachusetts, bordered by Wareham on the northeast, Buzzards Bay on the
east and south, and Mattapoisett and Rochester on the southwest and northwest.
Marion is 26 miles southwest of Plymouth and 55 miles south of Boston. |