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Marblehead is comprised by a total of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km 2) of land and 15.2 square miles (39.4 km 2), or 77.61%, of water. [ 18 ] Marblehead is situated on the North Shore of Massachusetts along Massachusetts Bay and Salem Harbor .
The historical commissions of Swampscott and Marblehead, along with other organizations including Glover's Marblehead Regiment, are working together to help save the historic military heroes home from demolition. [25] A joint preservation effort of "Save the Glover" was initiated to help raise awareness to save and preserve the historic Glover ...
The General John Glover House is a National Historic Landmark at 11 Glover Square in Marblehead, Massachusetts.It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gambrel-roofed colonial built in 1762 by John Glover (1732–1797), a local merchant, politician, and militia leader who gained fame for his military leadership in the American Revolutionary War.
Essex County is where Elbridge Gerry (who was born and raised in Marblehead) created a legislative district in 1812 that gave rise to the word gerrymandering. Due to a confluence of floods, hurricanes, and severe winter storms, Essex County has had more disaster declarations than most other U.S. counties, from 1964 to 2016. [3] [4]
The Marblehead Historic District is a 2,300-acre (930 ha) historic district roughly bounded by Marblehead Harbor, Waldron Court, Essex, Elm, Pond, and Norman Streets in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Shannon Raposo, who co-owns Primo on Water Street with her partner James Primo III, stands inside their new Fall River restaurant and event venue. The 36 Water St. spot will be hosting Primo ...
The first meeting house in Marblehead was constructed on what is today Old Burial Hill in 1638. [5] Serving the dual purpose of the town church and meeting house for town government affairs, which was typical during the time period. It was determined for unknown reasons, that a new meeting house was needed by the 1690s.
The Old Town House is in the heart of the Marblehead Historic District at One Market Square in Marblehead, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Washington, State, and Mugford Streets. The town house was constructed in 1727 and was a replacement for the Old Meeting House on Franklin Street. The upper level of the building served as a town hall ...