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THE BOOK
THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE
FOUNDATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AT CAPE ANN IN 1623
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THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS.
1623-1923
SKOONE
"THE GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN"
The Permanent Memorial of the 300th Anniversary Observance. To be erected on a Bastion of the Western Avenue Esplanade, facing Gloucester Bay. Leonard Craske, Sculptor
THE BOOK
OF THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE
OF THE
FOUNDATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AT CAPE ANN IN 1623
AND THE
FIFTIETH YEAR OF THE INCORPORATION OF GLOUCESTER AS A CITY
GLOUCESTER TERCENTENARY
1623-1923
"From the hills of home forth looking, far beneath the tent-like span Of the sky, I see the white gleam of the headland of Cape Ann, Well I know its coves and beaches to the ebb-tide glimmering down, And the white walled hamlet children of its ancient fishing town."
Compiled and Edited by JAMES R. PRINGLE
Issued by the Publication Board of the Three Hundredth Anniversary Executive Committee 1924
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I.
Preliminary Action 3
Tentative Program 4
Mr. Tibbets, Permanent Chairman
5
Col. Prentiss, Mrs. Farrell and Mr. Hammond Guarantee Fund of $15,000 6
Death of Mr. Tibbets
.
7
Chas. H. Barrett, Permanent Chairman
.
8
CHAPTER II.
Voted to Change Date and Program 10
To Restore
10
Program of Celebration Adopted
10
Augmented Executive Committee
11
CHAPTER III. SUNDAY OBSERVANCES.
Historical Sermons 14
St. John's Episcopal Church
14
First Parish (Unitarian) 19
Trinity Congregational Church 35
Independent Christian (Universalist)
43
West Gloucester Congregational
49
First Baptist Church
52
Annisquam Universalist Church
58
Prospect Street Methodist Church
65
East Gloucester Methodist (joint services)
69
Chapel Street Baptist Church £
70
East Gloucester Methodist Church
73
Bay View Methodist Church
74
St. Ann's Catholic Church
75
Sacred Heart Church, Lanesville
79
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INTRODUCTION
Church of Our Lady of the Good Voyage
80
Jewish Synagogue 81
Fisherman's Memorial Service 82
Concert and Community Praise Service
87
Carillon Concert
89
Reunion of Returned Sons and Daughters
90
CHAPTER IV.
Bonfire 98
Reception to Sir Thomas Lipton
99
Fisherman's Race Postponed
100
Historical and Literary Exercises 101
Invocation
102
Mayor's Address
103
Sir Thomas Lipton's Speech
105
Governor's Proclamation 108
Anniversary Address, Hon John L. Bates
109
Anniversary Poem, Percy MacKaye
131
Permanent Settlement Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1623, James R. Pringle 142
Ode, Miss Abbie F. Rust
155
Benediction, Rev. Myles D. Kiley, P. R. 155
Carillon Concert 156 .
Community Concert
156
Illumination of War Vessels
.
.
157
CHAPTER V.
Anniversary Yacht Race 158
Permanent Memorial Exercises
160
Senator Stoddart's Address
161
Mayor MacInnis' Address
163
Historical Essays, Public Schools ·
164
Memorial Ode, Miss Helen C. Babson
165 .
Col. Haskell's Address
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167
Mayor's Luncheon
.
170
Mayor's Address
. 170
Lieut .- Gov. Fuller's Address 171
Address of Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge
172
Senator Capper's Address 177
Hon. A. Piatt Andrew's Address 179
Message of President Coolidge
179
Anniversary Parade
180
Carillon Concert
187
Pageant-Drama "Gloucester"
187
CHAPTER VI.
Firemen's Parade 196
Baseball at Centennial Avenue Park
. 201
Grand Fireworks Display
. 202
CHAPTER VII.
Second Attempt to Sail Fisherman's Race Fails
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203
Final Showing of Pageant
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·
204
CHAPTER VIII.
Fisherman's Race Sailed
·
20
Banquet and Presentation to Crews 210 ·
Dedication of Centennial Avenue Athletic Field 216
Fisheries Exhibit
219
Banquet to Army and Navy Officers
222
Enlisted Men
222
Marking Historic Places
223
Campaign for $30,000
224
Regular Army Battalion
228
Chorus Music
229
Information Booths
230
Death of Rev. Dr. Rider
231
Lipton Trophy, Description
232
CHAPTER IX.
Poems of the Anniversary
A Gloucester Song, Miss Helen Mansfield
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23
To the Sons of Old Cape Ann, Reuben Brooks 238 Ode to the Pilgrims of Gloucester, A. G. Tupper 246
Ode to Gloucester, Mrs. L. F. French 248
The Close of the Week, Rev. Dr. J. C. Lee 249
Committees, List of
250
Badges
261
Decorations
261
Press Headquarters
262 262
Distinguished Guests
Housing Problem
263
Public Safety
264
Scout Activities
. 264
CHAPTER X.
Aftermath of Celebration
Letters of Appreciation to the Mayor
.
· 265
Praise for the Pageant
269
Press Comment ,
,
,
. 270
Financial Statement ·
278
CONCLUSION
279
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ADDENDA AND REVISION
The Executive Committee of the Three Hundredth Anniversary was duly incorpo- rated under the Laws of Massachusetts in 1924.
On page 8 --- In 1897 the city, by legislative act, was authorized to acquire the Stage Fort property but the taking did not take place until the next year, 1898.
In chapter on Literary exercises, page 101, it should be stated that Maj. Elliott McLaughlin and a detail of the High School Battalion R. O. T. C. acted efficiently as ushers.
On page 161 for "lay the corner stone" read "dedicate the site." Page 220, last line, read 1899 for 1889.
The picture "Saved" facing page 275 is from an oil painting by the well known marine artist Gilbert Tucker Margeson.
On page 255, committee on sports, read Dr. George H. Newell instead of "Newhall." On page 259, in committee on literary exercises, read Fred S. Jewett instead of Frederick Jewett.
In the "Conclusion" it has been suggested that in addition to the basic principle of the "halves" in the cooperative method of settling fishing voyages, the modern variants of the "quarters" and the "fifths" may also be noted.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
The Gloucester Fisherman
Frontispiece Facing Page 5
Group
Municipal Council, 1922
8
Gathering at "Blighty"
12
Mayor and Officials, 1923
16
Dorchester, England
20
Preachers of Anniversary Sermons
25
Invitation Card
31
Champlain's Map, "Le Beauport," 1606
37
View of Gloucester 45
Farm Point, Wingaersheek or Coffin's Beach
50
Annisquam Universalist Church 60
Group, Executive Committee
69
Group, Rev. Dr. W. H. Rider, J. J. Somes, F. W. Tibbets
74
Roman Catholic Clergy
78
Group, Executives and Participants
85
Group, Women Executives
88
Group, Chairman, Secretary and Executives
93
Arrival of Dorchester Colonists off Half Moon Beach, Stage
Head 101
Sir Thomas Lipton
106
Group, Historical, Literary, Musical
113
Group, Executives
121
Gloucester, England
129
Stage Fort Memorial Tablet 145
Map of Cape Ann, 1623-42, Permanent Settlement 151
Group, Executives and Pastor
154
View of Gloucester, 1836
·
160
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Group, Fisherman's Memorial Executive, and Participants 167
Group, Mayor's Luncheon 170
Group, Grand Parade Officials 179
Historical Floats 183
Lingard Seaplane 186
Pageant Executives .
190
Pageant Groups (Participants) 192
Pageant Group (Hewes-Standish Episode)
195
Three Generations of Marston Veterans 197
Officials Firemen's, Trades' and Auto Parade 201
Schooner "Henry Ford," Captain Morrissey 207
Schooner "Elizabeth Howard," Captain Pine
210
Schooner "Shamrock," Captain Welch
214
Group, Fisheries, Racing, Returned Sons and Daughters, and Press Executives 220
Prentiss Cup
225
Lipton Trophy
230
Harbor Cove
252
Old Gloucester Fishermen
256
Dog Bar Breakwater
262
"Saved," Midwinter on the Banks 275
Finis 281
The Publication Committee
The committee appointed to arrange for the pub- lication of the Book of the Observance of the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Gloucester as a city was as follows :
CLIFFORD B. TERRY, EsQ., Chairman HAROLD H. PARSONS, Secretary CHARLES A. RUSSELL, EsQ. REV. ALBERT A. MADSEN, PH.D.
THOMAS J. CARROLL
DANIEL O. MARSHALL MISS MARY BROOKS WILFRED H. RINGER
At a meeting of this committee held November 28, 1923, a sub-committee, comprising Messrs. Terry, Rus- sell and Marshall was appointed to make arrangements for the publication of the proceedings. They subse- quently designated JAMES R. PRINGLE to compile, edit and publish the work.
PRINTED BY NICHOLS - ELLIS PRESS, Inc. LYNN, MASS. 1924
INTRODUCTION
W ITHIN the past three years-1920-1923-two New Eng- land communities, Plymouth and Gloucester, have cele- brated the 300th anniversaries of their foundation.
Both marked outstanding milestones in the national life. There are older settled localities, but none have been so instru- mental in moulding the character and destinies of the American people.
The Spaniard in the south and west, the Cavalier in Virginia, the French to the north and east, all strove for dominancy on the soil of the New Continent. Their impress was transitory. In ma- terial and lasting results their labors were practically nil.
The Rock on which the humble band at Plymouth laid deep the foundation of religious liberty and universal education has become the cornerstone of the Republic. The compact signed in the cabin of the Mayflower is the Magna Charta of the nation.
Similarly, the underlying motive governing the planting of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann was essentially religious. About the time of the Mayflower embarkation the Rev. John White, rector of the Puritan, or Low church of St. Peters', Dor- chester, was actively engaged in forwarding a like enterprise which, in 1623, set forth from Weymouth for New England.
Rev. Mr. White was the forerunner of the Clives and Rhodes of a later day. Clear visioned, he sought a haven where liberty of conscience should be secured for all time. In him the practical co-ordinated with the spiritual. Nothing was left to chance. His expedition was well rounded and equipped.
It was logical therefore that, sometime later, these two groups, neighbors in the old home and the new environment, should fuse. Their ideals and aims were identical. So the Commonwealth of the Plymouth and Bay colonies came to pass naturally and imper- ceptibly.
It is not the purpose of this chapter to anticipate discussion of processes or causes which have wrought the tremendous spirit- ual, intellectual and material development of America in the past 300 years. Suffice to say the principles laid down by Pilgrim and Puritan are fundamentally those of the American people. They will become more deeply rooted with the passage of time.
Therefore the recent anniversary celebration of these begin- nings, the reunion of sons and daughters, the reading of historical
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essays, pageantry, parades, fishing schooner racing, etc., embodied more than a passing holiday display.
Rather was its impelling motive to covenant anew fealty to the Republic, refill the Torch handed down from the Founders and pass it on undimmed to the Future. That this has been the purpose which animated all who contributed to Gloucester's Ter- centenary observance, so splendidly consummated, must be ap- parent from the recordings of this book.
Gloucester, February, 1924. J. R. P.
CHAPTER I.
PRELIMINARY ACTION.
T HE OBSERVANCE of the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Cape Ann and the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Gloucester as a city occurred August 25 to August 31, 1923, inclusive.
The program followed closely that of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of incorporation of the town in August, 1892. A short time after that notable occasion a number of those active in forwarding that endeavor discussed the matter of the Tercen- tenary celebration, then 31 years ahead. Tentative plans were formulated and the subject was kept alive in the public mind from time to time by communications in the press.
Accordingly, when the time was ripe for action, Mayor Percy W. Wheeler took the initiative and, December 7, 1921, appointed an executive committee to formulate plans and arrange details for such an observance. This committee was as follows, those with an asterix being of the Executive Committee of the 250th anniver- sary commemoration in 1892 :
*FRED W. TIBBETS
WILLIAM MOORE
*JAMES R. PRINGLE MISS DOROTHY BURNHAM
*CHARLES H. BARRETT HAROLD H. PARSONS
ALLEN F. GRANT
MRS. GUY S. SWETT
WILLIAM D. CORLISS
MRS. NELLIE M. PARSONS
MRS. CLARA H. WASS
WILLIAM E. KERR
FRANK H. GAFFNEY, Jr. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND COL. JOHN W. PRENTISS HOMER R. MARCHANT JOHN THOMAS
JOHN A. RADCLIFFE
CLIFFORD B. TERRY
MISS ABBIE F. RUST
KENNETH J. FERGUSON
FRANK W. PERRY
JOHN S. POMEROY
MISS BESSIE PARSONS
MRS. DEBORAH D. MOULTON
and EX-OFFICIO, MAYOR PERCY W. WHEELER, ALDERMEN GILBERT W. O'NEIL, HENRY H. PARSONS, ANTOINE A. SILVA, ALLEN J. TUCKER, Municipal Council 1922 and the Mayor and Council for 1923.
The first meeting was held in the Municipal Council Cham- ber, January 31, 1922. There were present : Mayor Wheeler, Al- dermen Silva, Tucker and O'Neil, Fred W. Tibbets, James R. Pringle, William D. Corliss, Homer R. Marchant, Harold H. Parsons, John A. Radcliffe, William Moore, Kenneth J. Ferguson, Mrs. Guy S. Swett, Mrs. Clara H. Wass, Miss Dorothy Burnham and Miss Abbie F. Rust.
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Mayor Wheeler called the meeting to order after outlining the purpose for which the committee was appointed. Frederick W. Tibbets was chosen permanent chairman and Harold H. Parsons, permanent secretary, both unanimously.
The first motion or suggestion to the chairman came from Mrs. Wass, that "it is the sense of the committee that a pageant be held as a feature of the observance."
Meetings followed in which plans and details were discussed and on March 31, 1922, a tentative program for a celebration was submitted by Mr. Tibbets and adopted, followed later by a vote to hold the celebration the last week in August, this being the period favored by the business interests. The program :
SUNDAY
Special religious services at all the churches in the morning. In the late afternoon, open-air community service at Stage Fort Park, with large orchestra and chorus of at least 500 voices. Brief religious services conducted by clergymen of the Protestant and Catholic churches and Jewish rabbi. Brief addresses by distinguished guests.
MONDAY
Evening-Reunion Sons and Daughters at City Hall and at Ar- mory if necessary, Mayor presiding at City Hall. Suitable song and orchestral program.
TUESDAY
Morning-Firemen's parade.
Afternoon-Historical and literary exercises at the Park.
Evening-Anniversary ball at armory and City Hall.
WEDNESDAY
Morning-The Anniversary parade.
Early afternoon-Mayor's luncheon at City Hall to guests with especial reference to the official representatives of Great Britain and New Gloucester, Me.
Evening-First production of Pageant "Gloucester" at Stage Fort Park followed by harbor illuminations and fire works.
THURSDAY
Morning-Fishermen's race.
Afternoon-Yachting and children's fetes.
Evening-Anniversary banquet at armory.
FRIDAY
Morning-Sports.
Afternoon-Children's fetes.
Evening-Final production of pageant with harbor and land illuminations.
The committee thus organized squared away, so to speak, on its voyage. To Mr. Tibbets was delegated the task of selecting chairmen and assistants of the various sub-committees. This was
COL. JOHN W. PRENTISS MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
MRS. JOHN W. PRENTISS HON. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
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an important undertaking. On the capacity to wisely select and weld various interests into a united community effort laid success or failure. Possessing from years of close touch and constant association a knowledge of the capabilities of individuals and groups, he chose discriminatingly and well. In all, about 3600 persons were so nominated.
At a meeting held August 4, 1922, the committees of the anniversary organized as follows: Honorary President, William H. Jordan; President, the Mayor, ex-officio; Secretary, Harold H. Parsons; Treasurer, Edward Dolliver; Chairman Executive Committee, Frederick W. Tibbets. These, with the original com- mittee and the chairmen of all sub-committees and the members of the Municipal Council for 1922 and 1923, ex-officio, were con- stituted the Executive Committee.
Mr. Jordan, the Honorary President, was chairman of the 250th celebration executive committee and chief marshal of the grand military and civic parade on that occasion. He was one of the leading merchants and from 1900 to 1912, collector of the port. Owing to the state of his health he was unable to take active part in the Tercentennial preparations. His death occurred several months prior to the celebration.
The selection of Mr. Tibbets as permanent chairman was especially fortunate. A native of the city, always identified with its best efforts, keenly alive in maintaining its history and tradi- tions, he was exceptionally qualified for the position by reason of his ability and experience as secretary of the executive com- mittee for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the incor- poration of the town, in August, 1892, an event conceded to be one of the notable examples of community observances held in this country.
To Mr. Dolliver was given the honor of treasurer, he hav- ing held the same position with the 250th anniversary committee of 1892. He discharged this duty with efficiency and fidelity. He has been city treasurer since 1877. A descendant of a Cape Ann family of prominence, a veteran of the Civil War, he has served well his native city and generation.
Harold H. Parsons, the secretary, was an infusion of a younger generation into this important position. As a helpmate to the chairman he proved that the choice had been wisely made. He entered upon his exacting duties with zeal and discretion. After the death of Mr. Tibbets these responsibilities were corre- spondingly intensified. Suffice to say that Mr. Parsons measured
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up to the requirements of the place in every way. Much of the material in these pages was gathered from his systematic records.
It was recognized that an aroused and organized community spirit was the prime essential to make the celebration the success its sponsors contemplated. Accordingly, the machinery to this end was set in motion.
In the celebration of 1892, the enthusiastic cooperation of the summer residents of the Cape was a great factor in achieving success. Here Mr. Tibbets' aptitude for the work was made manifest. He immediately sought the assistance of the summer residents. The response was spontaneous and gratifying.
To Col. and Mrs. John Wing Prentiss, who entered heart and soul into furthering the interests of the celebration, is special mention due. During the summer and fall of 1922 and the sum- mer of 1923, they opened their home at Eastern Point, to the com- mittee and citizens and, with ample hospitality, entertained large groups on various occasions, infusing that spirit and unity of pur- pose which made for success. Among the pleasant memories of the celebration, those of these gatherings at "Blighty," on the Back Shore, will always stand out most prominently.
Very early in the day Col. Prentiss wheeled his financial batteries into action, his sector being the summer resort area, and soon conveyed the heartening news to the committee that he had secured pledges of $5,000 each from Mrs. James C. Farrell, John Hays Hammond and John W. Prentiss, a total of $15,000, for the preliminary needs of the committee, with assurances that, at the proper time, the summer residents could be depended upon for as much more, if required.
An estimate of the chairman had previously been given that to carry forward the celebration on the scale contemplated would involve an expenditure of $60,000. Eventually, the citizens, in- cluding the summer residents, contributed $38,450, the State of Massachusetts appropriated $10,000 toward the cost of a perman- ent memorial, and the City of Gloucester $10,000 to be de- voted to the memorial, so that the entire outlay approximated the first estimate of cost. It is not intended in this chapter to go into the minutiae of the preparatory proceedings, which those interested may get from the records. The detail of the financial effort and exhibit will be elaborated in a subsequent chapter.
To Mrs. James C. Farrell and Hon. John Hays Hammond, who so generously responded to Col. Prentiss' invitation to under-
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write with him the initial guarantee, which practically insured the success of the celebration, go forth the appreciation of all lovers of Gloucester. Both are summer residents of long standing, whose interests in the place, substantially evidenced on various occasions, are deep and abiding.
Thus fortunately sponsored the Tercentennial observance of the Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on Cape Ann went forward to a magnificent fruition, in many ways unap- proached by any similar celebration in this country. And this is furthermore notable from the fact that, notwithstanding the im- pressive scale, the cost-if the ten thousand dollars appropriated by the State for the permanent memorial statue be excepted was entirely the free-will offering of its people. No national or State subvention furnished the financial sinews of war. Nor was the event centered around a single dominating feature; rather was it well rounded and all inclusive.
In mitigation of this apparent chauvinism it may be said that to few, if to any community, has been given the wealth of romantic material from which the warp and woof of the finished fabric was evolved.
DEATH OF MR. TIBBETS.
But these reflections are shadowed by the recollection of the great loss sustained in the death of the chairman, Frederick W. Tibbets.
When elected to the position he said no greater honor could come to him. Entering into the work with every fiber of his being, a physical breakdown resulted in the winter of 1922-23, necessitating his confinement to the house. He hoped to recover sufficiently to be enabled to witness the exercises of the celebra- tion. But it was evident that his malady was becoming accentu- ated, and, sensing that the best interests of the anniversary would be served, he reluctantly presented his resignation, which was as reluctantly accepted, this being followed in a short time by his death. His funeral, from the Independent Christian (Univer- salist) Church, was the occasion of a large outpouring of the citizens, testifying to the value of his public services. He was Chairman of the Draft Board during the World War, and his body was accorded the honor of a military escort by Lester S. Wass Post 3, American Legion.
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At a meeting of the committee held April 21, 1923, the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted :
"WHEREAS the Divine Master did, on the third day of April, 1923, call from among us in the midst of his labors, our Chairman and fellow citizen FREDERICK W. TIBBETS, and
WHEREAS we desire to spread upon the records of this organi- zation this brief testimonial of our heartfelt sympathy at the loss sustained
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in the death of Frederick W. Tibbets, the community at large has met with an irreparable loss, softened, only by the memory of his past achieve- ments for his native city and her continued advancement:
A leader-organizer for whatever cause the call, he gave un- selfishly of his services without reward. His ability and knowledge of the affairs of the world attracted to him a large circle of friends and acquaintances, men and women, in all walks of life.
He was unassuming, courteous, sympathetic and forever in- terested in his fellow men. His loss to us on the eve of our 300th Anniversary of the settlement of Gloucester is the more realized as we continue the task he began in arranging the details of our coming celebration.
RESOLVED, that we tender to the sister of the departed, our heartfelt sympathy at the loss sustained.
RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolutions be engrossed upon the records and a copy furnished the press."
HON. CHARLES HOMER BARRETT CHOSEN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
It was apparent that it would be no small task to elect a competent successor to Mr. Tibbets. However, April 23, 1923, a committee, comprising Thomas J. Carroll, chairman ; Allan F. Grant and N. Carleton Phillips, recommended Hon. Charles Homer Barrett for the position, and Mr. Barrett accepted, as a call to public service. He is a native of the city, has been mayor, representative, and for years superintendent of highways. His especial interest in all civic celebration matters also qualified him for the place. How well these duties were discharged the success of the event itself attests.
THE GREATER PART OF THE CELEBRATION HELD AT STAGE FORT PARK.
In 1897, the City of Gloucester purchased the beautiful tract overlooking Gloucester Bay, where the Dorchester Colony landed
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THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF 1922 HON. PERCY W. WHEELER, Mayor
ALLEN J. TUCKER, Alderman
HENRY H. PARSONS, Alderman
GILBERT W. O'NEIL, Alderman Postmaster 1923-
ANTOINE J. SILVA, Alderman
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in 1623, as a public park and memorial of the Foundation, this following the celebration of 1892.
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