- South Hamilton, Massachusetts
Infobox Settlement
official_name = South Hamilton, Massachusetts
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map_caption = Location in Massachusetts
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Massachusetts
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Essex County
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1638
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1793
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government_type =Open town meeting
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area_total_km2 = 38.7
area_total_sq_mi = 14.9
area_land_km2 = 37.8
area_land_sq_mi = 14.6
area_water_km2 = 0.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
population_as_of = 2000
settlement_type = Town
population_total = 8315
population_density_km2 = 220.0
population_density_sq_mi = 569.7
elevation_m = 152
elevation_ft = 500
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd=42 |latm=37 |lats=10.95 |latNS=N
longd=70 |longm=51 |longs=17.24 |longEW=W
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 01982
area_code = 978
footnotes =South Hamilton is a village in Hamilton, Essex County,
Massachusetts ,United States .It is home to
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary , an interdenominational, evangelical seminary; thePingree School Fact|date=February 2007;Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School ; and the Miles River Middle School.Also in South Hamilton is
Myopia Hunt Club , a private golf club which has hosted more United States Opens than any other course. Myopia is also the first private hunt club in the United States. President Taft was a previous member here.South Hamilton was also the site of
General George Patton 's summer home. In honor of the general's achievements inWorld War II , the town named their central park after him, and even placed a full-sized WWII tank as a permanent fixture in the park. The local sports teams also use a general as their mascot, though the mascot is officially known asGerry General .Actor David Morse grew up on Porter Lane in South Hamilton.
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