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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">The name Medford is thought to have come from &quot;the ford by the meadow&quot; or &quot;Meadford&quot; thus commemorating the importance of the fordable part of the Mystic River located just west of present-day Medford Square. Founded in 1630, 4th oldest English settlement in America. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">Established as a City in 1892, Medford is one of the oldest settlements in the Commonwealth and the US. Medford was a leader in the Clipper Ship building industry and also manufactured brick and tile. In addition, Medford was famous for it's &quot;Medford Rum&quot; and &quot;Medford Crackers.&quot; Revolutionary war patriot Sarah Bradlee Fulton lived here. General George Washington visited here during the Revolutionary War, while Paul Revere came through awaking Medford to &quot;the British are coming!&quot;  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Medford is also the home to abolitionists Prince Hall, &amp; Lydia Maria Child, cooking school founder Fannie Farmer, General Samuel Lawrence who fought at the battle of Bull Run, and former Massachusetts Governor John Brooks. The Christmas Song &quot;Jingle Bells&quot; was written here by James Pierpont.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2>Team Points, Season 2</h2>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Smart Transit Challenge</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">1,000 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Locavore Banquet</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">1,000 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Leadership Meeting</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">900 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Air Sealing - Round 1</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">1,000 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Air Sealing - Round 2</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">2,700 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Light Bulb Blitz</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">17,402 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Total Event Points</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">24,002 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Household Points</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">135,477 pts</td>
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            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 200px;">Grand Total</td>
            <td style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); width: 100px;">159,479 pts</td>
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