South Hamilton is that part of Hamilton

Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton is a town located in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts. It is primarily a suburban bedroom community, most commonly known for its equestrian estates...

, Essex County

Essex County, Massachusetts

-National protected areas:* Parker River National Wildlife Refuge* Salem Maritime National Historic Site* Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site* Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, United States

United States

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 that the Postal Service has assigned the zip code 01982; otherwise it is indistinguishable from Hamilton. For more information, please see the Wikipedia page for Hamilton

Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton is a town located in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts. It is primarily a suburban bedroom community, most commonly known for its equestrian estates...

.

Geography

It is home to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary is an evangelical theological seminary whose main campus is based in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, with three other campuses in Boston, Charlotte, North Carolina and Jacksonville. The current president of Gordon-Conwell is Dennis Hollinger...

, an interdenominational, evangelical seminary; the Pingree School

Pingree School

Pingree School is a coeducational, independent secondary day school located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts serving the geographic area north and east of Boston...

; Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is a public high school in Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. It is the only high school in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District, which is based in Wenham, MA. The school's athletic teams are called the Generals, after General George S. Patton, who lived in...

; and the Miles River Middle School.

Also in South Hamilton is Myopia Hunt Club

Myopia Hunt Club

Myopia Hunt Club is a foxhunting and private country club at 435 Bay Road in South Hamilton, Massachusetts founded in 1882 by J. Murray Forbes. The name "Myopia" is due to some of its founding members having come from the Myopia Club in Winchester, Massachusetts, which had been founded by four...

. 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 in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, 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 as Gerry General.

Notable residents

Actor David Morse

David Morse (actor)

David Bowditch Morse is an American stage, television, and film actor. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1988...

 grew up on Porter Lane in South Hamilton.

Internet star and comedian Bo Burnham

Bo Burnham

Robert "Bo" Burnham is an American comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and Internet celebrity. Writing comedic and satirical songs with a politically incorrect slant, he achieved fame when his YouTube videos took off; they have received more than 70 million views...

grew up and currently lives in South Hamilton.