History

Geography

Demographics

Notable residents

• Joe Cannatta, Merrimack College
  Merrimack College
  Merrimack College is an independent college in the Roman Catholic, Augustinian tradition located in North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston, Massachusetts. It offers undergraduate degrees in business, education, science, engineering, and the liberal arts...
  
   goalie and 2009 Vancouver Canucks
  Vancouver Canucks
  The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
  
   draftee. 3rd string goalie behind Roberto Luongo
  Roberto Luongo
  Roberto Luongo is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the butterfly style of goaltending...
  
   and Cory Schneider
  Cory Schneider
  Cory Franklin Schneider is an American professional ice hockey goaltender with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League .Schneider was selected in the first round, 26th overall, by the Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft...
  
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• John Galvin US Army General and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander.

Further reading

External links

• Town of Wakefield Municipal Website
• Wakipedia - a local wiki managed by the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
• Old USGS maps of Wakefield