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Ipswich to Marietta, December 1787

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 Gordon Harris
Wagon train leaving from Rev. Cutler's church in Ipswich, bound for Marietta

In December 1787, a group of Revolutionary War veterans and adventurers set out from Ipswich on an 800-mile journey through the wilderness by horseback and rafts to establish the first settlement in the Ohio Territory.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1787, December, Hamilton, Manasseh Cutler, Marietta, nathan dane, slavery

The Mill Road Bridge and the Isinglass Factory

October 15, 2021November 15, 2022 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Isinglass Mill in Ipswich MA

The triple stone arch Warner Bridge that connects Mill Rd. in Ipswich to Highland St. in Hamilton was constructed in 1829, and rebuilt in 1856. The isinglass mill sat on the downstream Ipswich side of the bridge.

Posted in History, RoadsTagged 1856, Hamilton, Ipswich River, mill

Nancy’s Corner

June 5, 2021November 21, 2022 Gordon Harris7 Comments
Nancy Astor, Hamilton MA

Google Maps used to show "Nancy's Corner" at the intersection of Highland Street and Cutler Road in Hamilton. I wondered who Nancy was and discovered an amazing story.

Posted in People, Places, StoriesTagged 1919, equestrian, Great Estates, Hamilton, women

1793 and 1818: the “Burden of the Poor” divides Ipswich into 3 towns, Ipswich, Hamilton and Essex

March 21, 2021November 4, 2022 Gordon Harris5 Comments

As the people of the Hamlet were financially stable, the burden of taxation for the support of the poor in the old town of Ipswich was considered to be an unjust imposition. 25 years later, the men of Chebacco petitioned the Legislature for incorporation as a separate town.

Posted in HistoryTagged 1793, Essex, Hamilton, poor

The Bones of Masconomet

January 7, 2021November 22, 2022 Gordon Harris5 Comments

On March 6, 1659 a young man named Robert Cross dug up the remains of the Agawam chief Masconomet, and carried his skull on a pole through Ipswich streets, an act for which Cross was imprisoned, sent to the stocks, then returned to prison until a fine was paid.

Posted in Legends, People, StoriesTagged 1659, Agawam, Court, EDITED, Hamilton, Ipswich, Masconomet, Native Americans, Sagamore

The clock tower at Hamilton First Church

February 22, 2020January 12, 2023 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Hamilton First Church in the early 20th Century

In 1843, the Hamilton meetinghouse was turned 90 degrees to face the Bay Road, and the present bell was installed in the belfry. In 1888 a clock manufactured by E. Howard & Company of Boston was added to accompany the bell.

Posted in PlacesTagged clock, Hamilton

Asbury Grove Methodist Camp Meeting, Hamilton MA

August 11, 2016 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

The Asbury Grove Methodist Camp Meeting on Asbury St. in Hamilton is listed in the National Register of Historic Districts, and has a collection of historic buildings that were built between 1870 and 1960. 12,000 people, most from Boston, attended the first camp meeting in 1859.

Posted in History, Places, VideoTagged 1859, Hamilton
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