Tweeting Milton Style

"A tweet is a post or status update on Twitter, a microblogging service. Because Twitter only allows messages of 140 characters or less, "tweet" is as much a play on the size of the message as it is on the audible similarity to Twitter." - Webtrends

Short and to the point messages are the foundation of Twitter. People tweet for all kinds of reasons: socializing, sharing an interest, business, and even teaching. The hash tag (#) is used in tweets to make the post searchable by subject. The "@" sign is like an address on Twitter. If you wanted to follow the Milton Patch on Twitter, you would search for @MiltonPatch. 

So, since a lot of you may never open a Twitter account or compose your own tweet, I decided to bring tweeting to you, via my blog. The following fifteen sample tweets are about our favorite town. Remember the rules, a tweet must be 140 characters or less. The hash tag tags a word and makes it searchable as a subject. Tweets don't have to be cryptic. Trying to cram too much into a tweet can make your message difficult to deciher. Enjoy!

Cool Tweets about Milton, Massachusetts

Tweet 1:

#Milton was settled in 1640 by the Puritans. Originally a part of Dorchester, it became independent in 1662.

Tweet 2:

#Milton started off as a farming community but with the power of the Neponset River, became home to several mills including a chocolate mill.

Tweet 3:

The Old Colony Railroad connected #Milton to Boston. Today, the Mattapan Trolley still follows that same route.

Tweet 4:

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and George H.W. Bush were born in Norfolk County. Bush was born here in #Milton.

Tweet 5:

The Ashmont-Mattapan trolley, which began service in 1929, is the only MBTA line to run through a cemetery (Cedar Grove). Believe It or Not.

Tweet 6:

Robert Kennedy, former Attorney General, graduated from Milton Academy. Governor Patrick also graduated from the Academy.

Tweet 7:

The 1st public library was opened in 1871. It was located in the Baker Building on Wharf Street. The space was rented for $150 a year.

Tweet 8:

Norman Rockwell and his wife Mary use to attend St. Paul’s Church. Mary was a teacher at Milton Academy’s Girl’s School.

Tweet 10:

In 1982, 8yr old Julie Tripp of #Milton stood next to President Reagan as he signed the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendment.

Tweet 11:

In 2003, thousands made an impromptu pilgrimage to #Milton Hospital. Word spread that an image of the Virgin Mary was visible on a hospital window.

Tweet 12:

Prior to achieving Independence from Dorchester, #Milton was identified by the Indian name, Unquity-quisset or Unquity for short.

Tweet 13:

The #Milton Historical Society was founded in 1904. It is located in the Suffolk Resolve House at 1370 Canton Avenue

Tweet 14:

Thacher Farm, was founded in 1891. It's been family owned and operated from the beginning. They still offer home delivery of fresh milk.

Tweet 15:

Residents of #Milton are known as, Miltonians. Go Milton!