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Four old houses that stood on High St.

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Manning house and Caleb Lord house

The Jacob Manning house, the Caleb Lord house, the Nathaniel Lord house at the corner of High and Manning Streets, and the thatched roof William Baker house at the corner with Mineral Street.

Posted in First Period, RoadsTagged manning, Paul McGinley

Manning’s Neck

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Newmarch Street in Ipswich MA was once known as Manning's Neck

The first settlers of Ipswich were given rights to use of the Common land. Unfenced tillage lots beyond the residential area were assigned in areas set apart for this use, including the area of Newmarch Street which was known as Manning's Neck.

Posted in PlacesTagged Choate, Commons, lakeman, manning, Manning's Neck, Newmarch, Perkins

Homes of the Manning family of Ipswich

August 1, 2021November 19, 2022 Gordon Harris3 Comments

Nicholas Manning immigrated from England to Salem, MA, as early as 1662. He was later joined by his youngest brother Thomas, who became the common ancestor of the prominent Manning family of Ipswich.

Posted in Houses, PeopleTagged homes, manning

Joseph Stockwell Manning, a Civil War hero from Ipswich

September 18, 2019March 24, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Joseph Manning of Ipswich in Civil War battlefield

Private Joseph Stockwell Manning grew up on High Street in Ipswich, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on December 1, 1864, a year and two days after an incredible act of bravery at Fort Sanders, Tennessee. in November, 1863.

Posted in People, StoriesTagged 1863, Civil War, manning

Ipswich Manning house at the MFA

February 25, 2019March 30, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

The frame of a 1692 house that once stood at the intersection of Manning and High Streets in Ipswich is on display in the "Art of the Americas" wing at the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

Posted in HousesTagged Boston, manning, mfa

Dr. Manning’s windmill

January 28, 2019December 29, 2022 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

In 1792, Dr. John Manning erected a factory at the corner of South Main and Market Street beside the Choate Bridge and began manufacturing cloth and blankets. On the roof squatted a great octagonal tower, inside of which was a horizontal windmill.

Posted in StoriesTagged 1792, Ipswich, manning, mill

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