1587Government
The present town is named after John Winthrop (1587–1649), second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and an English Puritan leader.
1630Government
Settled in 1630, Winthrop is one of the oldest communities in the United States.
1632Government
Originally part of an area called Winnisimmet by the native Massachusett tribe, Pullen Poynt was annexed by the Town of Boston in 1632 and was used as a grazing area.
1637Government
In 1637, it was divided into fifteen parcels of land that were given by Governor Winthrop to prominent men in Boston with the stipulation that each must erect a building on his ...
1704Government
One of these early houses, the Deane Winthrop House, was the home of Governor Winthrop's youngest son, Deane Winthrop, who lived there until his death in 1704.
1739History
In 1739, what is now Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, withdrew from Boston due to governmental control disputes and became the Town of Chelsea.
1775Military
In 1775, residents of the Town of Chelsea played a key role in the Battle of Chelsea Creek of the American Revolutionary War.
1846History
Again, the desire for more local control resulted in Revere and Winthrop seceding from Chelsea in 1846 to become North Chelsea.
1852Government
Shortly thereafter, in 1852, Winthrop was incorporated as a town in its own right with a Board of Selectmen and Open Town Meeting form of government.
1898Military
Fort Heath was built in 1898 also as a Coast Artillery fort.
1920Government
In 1920, Winthrop was the second town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to apply for and receive a Charter for a Representative Town Meeting, which continued to 2006.
1938History
Although still an island by name, Deer Island has been connected to Winthrop since the former Shirley Gut channel, which once separated the island from the town, was filled in b...
1991Infrastructure
Paul Revere Transportation has operated the bus service in town since 1991.
2000History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,303 people, 7,843 households, and 4,580 families residing in the town.
2005History
In 2005, the Town of Winthrop voted to change its governance from a representative town meeting adopted in 1920 to a council-manager form of government.
2006Government
Under Massachusetts law, as of 2006 when the new Town Charter took effect, Winthrop became de jure a city.
2017Government
In July 2017, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a $2.38 million grant to the town to redevelop its Center Business District.