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Joppa Flats, Newburyport

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In the late 19th Century, clam shacks proliferated along a stretch of the Merrimack River in Newburyport known as Joppa Flats, providing clams to the Boston area. Images in this slideshow were provided by Laurie Jarvis Short.

Flat Iron Point at Joppa Flats
  • Trolley at Joppa Flats
  • Clam shacks on Water St in Newburyport
  • Shelling clams
  • Clammers shucking clams at Joppa Flats
  • Shucking clams at Joppa Flats
  • Joppa Flats early photo
  • Clam boats on Water St In Newburyport
  • Trolley/train tracks at Joppa Flats
  • Joppa Flats
  • Net roller, Joppa Flats
  • Clam shacks along the Merrimack River in Newburyport
  • Harvesting clams at Plum Island
  • Joppa Park today
  • Repairing a fishing net at Joppa Flats

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