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Excerpt from In and Around Cape Ann: A Hand-Book of Gloucester, Mass;, And Its Immediate Vicinity, for the Wheelman Tourist and the Summer Visitor
Any map of Massachusetts will Show plainly Where Cape Ann is. Away up in the most northeast corner you will easily find this prominent headland jutting out into the sea, the waters of Massachusetts Bay washing its southern shore, those of Ipswich Bay its northern, and the waves of the broad Atlantic its eastern, while the towns of Essex and Manchester form its western boundary.
The town of Gloucester comprised originally the entire penin sula of Cape Ann, but in 1840 the section on its eastern extrem ity known as Sandy Bay, with a population Of nearly twenty seven hundred souls, was set off by an act of the Legislature under the name of Rockport, and became a separate town.
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Any map of Massachusetts will Show plainly Where Cape Ann is. Away up in the most northeast corner you will easily find this prominent headland jutting out into the sea, the waters of Massachusetts Bay washing its southern shore, those of Ipswich Bay its northern, and the waves of the broad Atlantic its eastern, while the towns of Essex and Manchester form its western boundary.
The town of Gloucester comprised originally the entire penin sula of Cape Ann, but in 1840 the section on its eastern extrem ity known as Sandy Bay, with a population Of nearly twenty seven hundred souls, was set off by an act of the Legislature under the name of Rockport, and became a separate town.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
John S. Webber
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266412410
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 131
Paperback
Contributors
Author
John S. Webber
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332017652
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 133
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