Chelmsford Real Estate

Chelmsford - A Brief History (Source: www.mass.gov)

The Town of Chelmsford is a suburban industrial town located in the Merrimack Valley. The community had a slow start since much of its present area was contained in a so-called Praying Town, established as a preserve for Christianized Indians in 1653.  But fresh water fishing,access to abundant fish runs in Merrimack and Concord, and good agricultural lands along its rivers attracted residents and there was rapid growth in the community after the eighteenth century annexation of the Indian lands.(The native inhabitants of the Praying Town had been deported during King Philip's War and few returned.)Chelmsford was a community of agriculture and grazing, with dairying and orchards as specialties. There was some lumbering, and a series of small operations such as grist mills, lime quarries, and brick yards. In the 19th century, machine shops, match makers and a granite quarry which supplied the material for Quincy Market, operated in Chelmsford. The foreign-born population of the town was mostly from Ireland.   

TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS
The development of transportation resources in the Merrimack River Valley, where Chelmsford is situated, was shaped by the history of the region as a major site of American industrial development in the nineteenth century.  The area has exceptionally good highway and rail facilities linking the major cities and towns to each other and to the port, airport, and  intermodal facilities of Boston.                                          

Major Highways
Principal highways are U.S. Route 3 and Interstate Route 495, which forms the outer belt around Boston.                                             

Rail
Commuter rail service to North Station, Boston, is available from the neighboring towns of Lowell (travel time 45-49 min.; 680 MBTA parking spaces), and Billerica (travel time 37-41 min.; 333 spaces). The Springfield Terminal Railway provides freight rail service in Chelmsford. Contact number: (978) 663-1073

Bus
Chelmsford is a member of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA), which provides fixed bus service between Lowell and Chelmsford. Paratransit  services, including medical trips to Boston and special work trips, are available for the elderly and disabled through LRTA's Road Runner program. The Council on Aging also provides paratransit services.                  

Other 
Chelmsford is within easy commuting and trucking distance of the Boston  docks, rail and bus terminals, and of 
Logan International Airport. Commercial airports in neighboring Tewksbury and Bedford are also easily accessible. Flight Line 
provides bus service from Chelmsford to both  Manchester Airport in New Hampshire and Logan Airport in Boston.