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On this site in 1623 A company of fishermen and farmers from Dorchester England under the direction of Rev. John White founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony From that time the fisheries the oldest industry in the commonwealth has been uninterrupte…
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North facing, front side G. Co. Eighth Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, U.S. Vols. Reviewed by General Maximo Gomez at Matanzas, Cuba, February 20, 1899 Gloucester's sons, one hundred strong answered the nation's call to arms in the war for the…
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In September, 1606, Samuel de Champlain landed at Rocky Neck in what is now Gloucester Harbor, to caulk his shallop, and made an accurate chart of the harbor which he called Le Beauport.
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Here in 1630-31 a company from Plymouth, under Abraham Robinson, established a fishing station and built curing stages. For nearly two centuries and a half Annisquam was a fishing and ship-building center.
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On this site in 1623 the Dorchester Adventurers founded the nucleus of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and fishing industry. Here Roger Conant averted bloodshed between two factions contending for a fishing stage, a notable ex- ample of arbitration …
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[ inscribed around the base of the globe ] We Fought For Freedom Around The World[ plaque on central column ] GloucesterRemembers1941 - World War II - 1945The people of Gloucester proudly dedicate this memorial to our citizens who served and sacri…
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[ front ] Honor Roll—————-In HonorOf ThoseWhoAnsweredTheirCountry'sCall[ plaque on back ] RiverdaleHonors Her Sons and DaughtersWho ServedIn World War IIMeyer Abrahams · Sidney Abrahams · George D Allen …
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In HonorOf Those Who ServedIn World War IIFrom Ward SevenThese Our Dead FromWard 7, WW IIRobert J. Hodgen ? A.F. · Robert W. Seppala ? A.F. · William Lee ? M.M. · John A. Filfalt ? M.M. · James M. Tarr ? M.M. · R…
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In Honor of the Men Who Established Coast Guard AviationIn May of 1925 OnTen Pound Island in Gloucester HarborHome of the First Continuously Operating Coast Guard Air StationGrowth in Operations and Aircraft Size Forced a MoveTo Salem Massachusset…
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Ten Pound Island LighthouseBefore you stretches Ten Pound Island. In 1821 a lighthouse was built on the island to safely direct sailing ships into Gloucester Harbor. Some of America's greatest works of art were painted by Winslow Homer while stayi…
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