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Ann Proctor Rice

Ann Proctor Rice

Ipswich Tricentenial celebration

The Damon Building, Depot Square (by Edward Darling, circa 1900)

Tricentennial parade

Whittier (by Edward Darling)

Dr. Luce (by Edward Darling)

Albert Smith (by Edward Darling)

Shatswell

Ipswich Fire Department horse-drawn engines

Ipswich Fire House

Market St.

Horse-drawn trolley

Byfield or Rowley (by Edward Darling)

Arthur H. Lord (by Edward Darling)

Sylvester (by Edward Darling)

Ephraim Fellows (by Edward Darling)

Chaput (by Edward Darling)

Mallard (by Edward Darling)

Foster (by Edward Darling)

Parade, Brown Square

Sanders, blacksmith (Ipswich Museum)

Fred Cronin, 1930

The South Side Store

Painting of the South Green

Charlotte Lindgren on her pony
251 Topsfield Road, Turner Hill (1900) - Construction on the Turner Hill mansion-house began in 1900 for Charles and Ann Rice. She was killed in an equestrian accident in 1933 and a decade later the estate was purchased by the La Salette Fathers. It is now a golf club and condominium development.
Appleton Farms - Owned by the Trustees of Reservations, Appleton Farms is America’s oldest working farm, with 12 miles of walking trails, a visitor center, and Community Supported Agriculture program.
Crocker Snow, Aviation Pioneer - A grassy strip near the intersection of Topsfield and Mill Roads belonged to Crocker Snow, an aviation pioneer. He received Massachusetts Pilot License No. 5 in 1927, signed by Orville Wright.
The Amazing Life of Nancy Astor - If you look at an online map you will often see a reference to “Nancy’s Corner” at the intersection of Highland Street and Cutler Road in Hamilton. I started researching who this Nancy was and discovered an amazing story. Nancy Witcher Langhorne was the daughter of a Virginian […]
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WHAT NEWSPAPERE IS THE OLDEST COVERING STORIES ABOUT IPSWICH?
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The Ipswich Chronicle began publishing in 1872. https://historicipswich.org/isaac-j-potter-house-82-central-street-ipswich/
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