The gilded weathercock at the First Church in Ipswich has graced the steeple of every church at that location since the middle of the 18th Century.
Category: Places
The Town Wharf
The Fox Creek Canal
Winter walks in the dunes at Castle Neck
South Congregational Church
Manning’s Neck
Diamond Stage
The bridges of Ipswich
Excerpts from Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, by Thomas Franklin Waters "The stone bridges which span the Ipswich river with their graceful arches are picturesque and interesting. The readiness with which the Town proceeded to build the latter two stone bridges is in singular contrast with the belligerent opposition to the earliest ones. Footbridge from… Continue reading The bridges of Ipswich
Pingrey’s Plain, the gallows lot
The Ipswich Town Farm, 1817-1928
Dow Brook and Bull Brook
Along the Ipswich River
300 years on Grape Island
Chelmsford Center for the Arts
The Giles Firmin Park: from tannery to arboretum to playground
A very old pear tree grows in Danvers
A pear tree in Danvers was planted before 1640 by the Massachusetts governor John Endicott. President John Adams enjoyed the flavor of its fruit, and Longfellow admired its longevity. The tree has survived hurricanes, earthquakes, cows, development and vandalism but continues to thrive and bear fruit.