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61 Butman avenue Viking Seaside Cemetery
0
0 Washington
134
129 Hancock
149 Belmont House
187
Duncan
178
Pleasant
180
Post Office and Custom House
Elm
215 Water
Chestnut
:225
Hotel Savoy
237 Pearce
284
Spring
289 Blackburn place
325 Vincent
331 Pew's wharf
333 Union Hill theatre
341
Howe
26
19 Arlington Walnut
312
Prospect
27 Union court
353 Pew court
32 Leonard school-house
363 Rowe square
33
Arbor
371 Perkins' wharf
375
Babson's wharf
71 Chester square Walnut
350
Harbor terrace
150
Dennis court
362
Scott
150.opp.
Lane road
393 'Todd's wharf
153 Nashua avenue
401 S. Smith's wharf
451 East Main
0 Washington
393
Eastern avenue
LEVERETT, from opp. 1122 Wash- ington
LEWIS COURT, from opposite 55 Mansfield, near Western avenue
*MANSFIELD, from 20 Washington
to 47 Western avenue 0 0 Washington
26 27 Riggs
0
106
93 Porter Centre
*LAUREL, fr. 186 Essex avenue to Magnolia avenue
LEDGE LANE, from 272 Eastern Point road
LEDGEMONT AVENUE, from near end of Beckford street to near end of Green street
LEIGHTON COURT, from 25 Ad- dison
LENDALL, from 27 Harrison avenue *LEONARD, from Cambridge avenue to 836 Washington, Bay view 0
0 Cambridge avenue
9 River road
35 Bridgewater
336
Herrick court
84
0 Universalist Church
0
19 Munsey
50
37 McLellan Norseman avenue
198
216
0
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
Mansfield Street-Con.
Left. Right. 53 Gilbert court Lewis court
opp. 55 0 Western avenue 0
*MAPLE, from 17 Warner to 8 Mt. Vernon
*MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, from 46 Prospect to Poplar 0
0
7 Smith
25 Shepherd
28
31 Railroad crossing
33 Cedar
65 Cleveland
78
Derby
112 105 Grove
136 137 Gloucester aveuue
148 Maplewood court
154 157 Poplar
MAPLEWOOD COURT, from 148 Maplewood avenue
MARBLE, from 144 Mt. Pleasant avenue
MARBLE ROAD, from opp. 89 Mt. Pleasant avenue to the shore
*MARCHANT, from 4 Spring to 117 Prospect
*MARSH, from 272 Washington to Wolf Hill
*MASON, fr. 7 School to 57 Prospect
18
School Mason Court
0
0 Prospect
›MASON COURT, from 18 Mason
*MASON SQUARE, fr. 4 Woodbury to Washington
MECHANIC PLACE, fr. 924 Wash- ington, Bay View
*MIDDLE, from 33 Western avenue to 14 Pleasant 0
2
16
17 Angle
38
48
50
31 Washington St.John's Episcopal Ch. Independent Chris. Uni- versalist Church
50 Church street
39 Short
76 Trinity Cong. Church 76 School street
63 Centre
0 Unitarian Church
73 Hancock
88 Sawyer Free Library 88 Dale avenue
89 Pleasant
*MILLETT, from 7 Sargent
0
0 Sargent
11 Warner
19 Forest
27 Summit
MINNESOTA, from 638 Washington to the river
MONTGOMERY PLACE, from 139 East Main
*MORGAN AVENUE, from 1119 Washington to 11 Vulcan
MORTON PLACE, from Emerson avenue, across Harvard
MT. LOCUST PLACE, from 996 Washington, Bay View
*MT. PLEASANT AVENUE, from 63 Haskell to 242 East Main
Left. 0
Right. 0 Haskell Page
10
42 Calder
65 Chapel
75 Steamer No. 2
0 Highland Marble road
0
129 Mt. Pleasant court
135 Gerring
144
Marble
164 0 East Main
MT. PLEASANT COURT, from 129 Mt. Pleasant av
*MT. VERNON, fr. 126 Prospect to Sadler
0 8
0 Prospect Maple Oak
12 13 Mt. Vernon prim.school -
48 43 Perkins 0 0 Sadler
*MUNSEY, fr. 1104 Washington to 19 Langsford
*MYRTLE SQUARE, from 9 Derby to Cleveland
*MYSTIC AVENUE, from 66 Grove NASHUA AVENUE, fr.153 Leonard, Annisquam
** NAUTILUS ROAD, from Bass av. Bass Rocks
NEPTUNE PLACE, from 51 East- ern avenue
NEWTON AVENUE, from Lexing- ton avenne to Magnolia avenue
NEWTON PLACE, from 3 Gee av.
NEW WAY LANE, from 248 Essex avenue, W. G.
*NORMAN AVENUE, fr. Magnolia av. junc. of Fuller to Hesperus av.
*NORSEMAN AVENUE, from 50 Langsford te shore, westerly
*NORTH KILBY, ¡from 957 Wash- ington, Bay View
NORWOOD COURT, from 141 East Main to the water
NORWOOD HEIGHTS, off Leonard street, opp. Mt. Adnah Cemetery gate, Annisquam
*OAK, fr.19 Warner to 12 Mt. Vernon OAKES AVENUE, fr. Hesperus av. *OLD SALEM ROAD, from 197 Western avenue
OPORTO COURT, from 69 Friend
*ORCHARD, from[62 Washington to Granite court
PAGE, from 10 Mt. Pleasant avenue to the shore
*PARKER, fr. 19 East Main, by Shute & Merchant's wharf, to 65 E. Main PARKER COURT, from 31 East Main, westerly and southerly
*PARSONS, fr. 159 Main to opp. 89 Rogers
*PEARCE, fr. 237 Main to 50 Wharf *PEARL, fr. 109 Wash. to 50 School *PERKINS, fr.15 Staten,over Look- out Hill
0 Prospect Railroad avenue
0 Western avenue Dexter place Riggs
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
PEW COURT, from 353 Main
*PINE,fr.79 Washington to 16 Church
*PLEASANT, from 178 Main, across Prospect to the railroad Left, Right.
0 0 Main
14
11 Webster block Middle
20
16 First Baptist Church Warren
48 52
27 Federal Franklin square
47 Prospect
65 Liberty
78
80
98 Babson school-house 0
100
101 Shepherd
108
119 Cedar The railroad
PLEASURE POINT, junction Cam bridge av.and Leonard, Annisquam
*PLUM, fr. 164 East Main to High- land court
PLUM COURT, fr. 978 Washington, Bay View
*POPLAR, from 245 Washington to 154 Maplewood avenue 0 0 Washington
42 Cherry
65 Poplar court
0
69 Maplewood avenue
POPLAR COURT, from 65 Poplar *PORTER, fr. 93 Main to 28 Rogers PORTER PLACE, (now part of Rog- ers street)
*PROCTER, fr. 13 Church to School *PROSPECT, fr. 87 Washington to 312 Main 0 0 Washington
25 Church
14-26 High-street cemetery
31 Collins school-house
32
35 School
46
Maplewood avenue City Free Library Mason
RUSSELL AVENUE, from 68 Glou- cester avenue, northeasterly
*SADLER,fr.13 Elwell to 32 Webster ST. LOUIS AVENUE, from Eastern Point road, beyond Hawthorne
SANDERSON COURT, from 960 Washington, Bay View
*SARGENT, fr, 1 Shepherd to Cleve- land
0 0 Shepherd
0 Burnham
6 Cedar
34
9 Millett 0 Cleveland
SAWYER AVENUE, from Hickory, southerly
*SAYWARD, from 62 East Main to Bass avenue
*SCHOOL, fr. 76 Middle to Railroad avenue
102 0
0 Middle
8 Steamers No. 1 and 3
10
7 Mason Procter
16 Columbia
36
44
23 Prospect Addison Pearl
0
O Railroad avenue
*RACKLIFF, fr. 8 Wonson, across Fremont
RAILROAD AVENUE, from Maple- wood avenue to 137 Washington RAILWAY AVENUE,fr.129 Duncan *RAYMOND, from Magnolia avenue *REVERE, fr, 853 Washington, Bay View, to Old Rockport road
*REYNARD, fr. opp. 410 Washing- ton, Riverdale, to Cherry
*RIGGS, fr, 16 Middle to 45 Summer *RIVER ROAD, from 9 Leonard to Bridgewater, Annisquam
Left. Right. 0 Leonard
0
22 Arlington 56 Arbor
0 Bridgewater
RIVERDALE PLACE, from opp. 406 Washington, Riverdale
RIVERVIEW, between Washington st. and Annisquam river, Wheeler's Point
ROBERTS COURT, from Bray
*ROCKY NECK AVENUE, fr. 287 East Main to ferry landing wharf 0 0 East Main
22 Fremont
26 Wonson
66
Horton Ferry landing
*ROGERS, fr. opp. 9 Commercial to 7 Water 9 Mansfield's wharf Porter 28
31 Boynton's wharf
49 Steele's wharf
51 Geo. Clark & Co.'s whf.
63 Davis' wharf
48
Hancock
89 Haskell & Voss' wharf
opp. 89 Parsons
0
0 Central wharf 113 Duncan
0
129 Water
*ROWE SQUARE, from 363 Main
56
57 61 Dale avenue
0 Franklin square
74 80
0 Pleasant
Prospect-st.M.E.Ch. Elm
81
93 Chestnut Prospect court
110
105 Prospect square
109 Winchester court Warner Mt. Vernon
146 156
117 Marchant Taylor Friend
156 0
145 Spring Fears' court
0 Main
*PROSPECT COURT, from Prospect
*PROSPECT SQUARE, from 101 to 105 Prospect
PURITAN COURT, fr. 5 Washington QUARRY, from 921 Washington to the quarries, Bay View
50
SCOTT, from 362 Main
2
102
101 Prospect square Allen
116 126
. St. Anne R. C. Church Smith
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
SEEALL, from 455 Washington
*SHEPHERD, from 2 Sargent to 25 Maplewood avenue
Left. Right. 0 0 Sargent
12 9 Pleasant 15 Willow
26 23 Maple avenue
SHORE ROAD, from Hesperus ave- nue, Magnolia
*SHORT, from 38 Main to 39 Middle SILVA COURT, from 57 Friend
*SMITH, fr. 7 Maplewood avenue to 80 Pleasant
*SOUTH KILBY, fr. 895 Washing- ton to Quarry, Bay View
SOUTHER ROAD, fr Atlantic av. *SPRING,fr.284 Main to145 Prospect 4 Marchant 8 Spring court
SPRING COURT, from 8 Spring SPRINGFIELD, from Gloucester avenue, near Acacia
*STAGE FORT AVENUE, from 82 Western avenue
STANLEY COURT, fr. 35 East Main STANTON, from 335 Eastern Point road
*STANWOOD, fr. 535 Washington to Gee avenue
STANWOOD AVENUE, from Essex av. across the railroad, north
STARKNOUGHT HARBOR RD., from end of Witham to Long beach
STARR COURT, from 120 Duncan *STATEN, from 10 Taylor to Perkins *STONE COURT, fr.164 Washington *SUMMER, fr. 14 Beacon to Hovey 0 0 Beacon
7
0 Hovey school Foster
0
12 Orchard
21 0 Granite
45
0 Riggs
53 54 Hovey
*SUMMIT, fr. 27 Millett to 12 Trask
*SUMNER, fr. 399 Essex avenue to Concord, West Gloucester
SYLVAN, from 31 Cleveland
SYLVAN COURT, from 8 Sylvan
*TAYLOR, from 146 Prospect to 10 Elwell 0
0 Prospect
10 Staten
16 Taylor court
138
139 B. & M. R. R. crossing
151 Derby
177 Oak Grove Cemetry
183
Grove
164
Stone court
TERRACE, from 3 Clarendon
178
192
206
Baker
TRAGABIGZANDA, from Atlantic avenue to Souther road
246
Ashland place
*TRASK, from 39 Warner to Summit 0
0 Warner
286
Harvey place
8
Forest
12
0 Summit 298
*TRAVERSE, fr. Haskell to Beach av . *TUCKER, from 1095 Washington to 50 High
UNION COURT, from 27 Leonard, at Annisquam
VALE COURT, from 896 Washing- ton, Bay View
VIKING, from 62 Langsford
VINCENT, fr. 325 Main to Vincent's Point
VINE, from 558 Washington ** VULCAN, from 9 Emerald to High WAINO AVENUE, from 56 Langs- ford
*WALKER, fr. Sumner to Concord, near Essex line, West Gloucester
WALKER COURT, from Walker, West Gloucester
WALL, from 55 East Main to Parker WALLACE COURT, from 213 Mag- nolia avenue
*WALNUT, from 26 Leonard to 84 Leonard, Annisquam
*WARNER, from 116 Prospect to 11 Millett
Left. Right.
0 0 Prospect
17 Maple
19 Oak
39 Trask
62 57 Millett
"WARREN, from Dale avenue to 20 Pleasant
*WASHINGTON, fr.2 Main to Rock- port line 0 0 Main
1 Puritan House
5 Puritan court
8
Forbes primary school
10
21 Middle Mansfield
47 Grand Army Hall
40
47 Gould's court Washington square Granite
62
Orchard
79 Pine
87 Prospect
86
Foster
99 Addison
94
Beacon
109
Pearl
Commonwealth avenue
119 Center court
124
Arcadia court
137 Railroad avenue
136
Exchange
28
23 Bent Perkins
TOLMAN, from Williams court to Hartz
Centennial avenue Whittemore
*TOMPSON, from Concord to Concord
223 Gloucester avenue
245
Poplar
272
Marsh
5 Beckford
298
Addison Gilbert Hos-
pital Ferry
20
44
118
TAYLOR COURT, from 16 Taylor
195 Knowlton square
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
Washington Street-Continued
Western Avenue-Con.
Left Right
Left. Right. 47 Mansfield
334 Wheeler 394 Hodgkins
55 Babson's court
406 opp. Riverdale place
97 Centennial avenue
410 opp. Reynard
101 Balford
455
Seeall
0
Essex avenue
434
Riverdale M. E. Church
519 Gee avenue
86
535 Stanwood
161
553 Holly
558
Vine
178
197 Old Salem road
638
Minnesota
698 opp.
Dennison
742
Bridgewater
282 Hesperus avenue
828 opp.
Bennett
640
641 Magnolia avenue
opp. 835
Lane road
0
0 Manchester line
836
Leonard
836
Universalist Church
853
Revere
896
Vale court
0 0 Duncan (Dodd's wharf
887 Albion court
895 South Kilby
921 Quarry
[ Walen's wharf 31
924 0
0
Mechanic place Colburn
JJ. Friend's wharf Water
960
Sanderson court
964
Bay View M. E. Church Plum court
996
989 Hillside court Mt. Locust place
1003
Linwood place
1035
Church of the Sacred Heart
WHEELER'S POINT, end of Wheeler street
1080
1095 Tucker
1084
Duley Andrews
*WILEY, fr. 16 Fremont, southerly, Rocky Neck
1119 Morgan avenue
1123
Universalist Church Munsey
WILLIAMS COURT, fr. 65 Eastern avenue
1104
1135
Emerald
1120
Lanesville Cong. Ch. Leverett
1134
Mclellan
*WINCHESTER COURT, from 109 Prospect to 2 Spring
1160
Butman avenue
WINDERMERE ROAD, from At- lantic avenue to Haskell
1202
Langsford
1233 Woodbury
1212
Locust Grove Cemetery
1260
0 Rockport line
*WASHINGTON SQUARE, fr. 40 Washington to Granite
*WATER, fr. 215 Main to 42 Wharf 0
0 Main 7 Rogers 17 Locust Wharf street
WOLF HILL, between Washington street and Annisquam river, be- yond Poplar
WONSON, fr. 28 Rocky Neck avenue to Clarendon, Rocky Neck
>WEBSTER, fr. 34 Eastern avenue to Sadler
*WELLS, from 9 Beacon, crossing Commonwealth avenue
WESLEY, fr.6 Hodgkins to Wheeler *WESTERN AVENUE, fr. junction Main, Washington and Angle sts., westerly, to Manchester line 33 Middle
WOODWARD AVENUE, fr. Stan- wood avenue to Essex avenue
*YOUNG AVENUE, fr, 1061 Wash- ington, across High
42
957 North Kilby
50
0 Pearce Leighton's wharf James S. Ayer's wharf B. Low's wharf
*WHEELER, from 334 Washington to Wheeler's Point
High
1039 1061 Young avenue Village Hall
*WHITTEMORE, from 192 Wash- ington to Annisquam river, at Cape Ann Anchor Works
1088
1117 Lane school
*WILLOW, fr. 15 Shepherd, across the railroad
1122 opp.
1157 Barker 1161 Bulfinch
WINNIAHDIN, from 105 Essex av. WINTHROP AVENUE, from Stan- wood av. to Stanwood av., W. G. WISE PLACE, from 30 Hartz place *WITHAM, fr. 229 Eastern avenue to the beach
WOODBURY, fr. 1233 Washington at Folly Cove, to Edmunds avenue WOODMAN, from 454 Essex avenue, near Essex line
0 Kent Circle StageFort avenue Bond
0 Washington Cemetery Beachmont avenue
560 Annisquam Willows
0 School house Atlantic Highlands
*WHARF STREET, fr. 146 Duncan to beyond Pearce
13 { Burnham Bros.' railway 1 wharf
978
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HALLS, BLOCKS AND BUILDINGS
Ancient Order U. W., 209 Main Andrews Hall, 73 Main Armory, 99 Prospect Assembly Hall, 209 Main Bradford Building, 209 Main
Brown's Block, 7 to 15 Pleasant
Brown's Hall, 11 Pleasant
Burnham's Block, 177 to 183 Main Burnham's Hall, 16 Howe
Butman & French's Hall, 1681/2 Main Cape Ann Savings Bank Building, 111 Main
Center's Block, 115 to 121 Main City Hall, Dale avenue and Warren st. City National Bank Building, 195 Main Custom House, Main, cor. Pleasant Eagles Hall, Main st.
Engineer's Hall, 50 School
Ferguson Block, 201 Main
Ferguson's New Block, Washington,cor. Gould court Gilbert Home, 1 Western avenue Gloucester National Bank Building, Main, corner Duncan Gloucester Yacht Club, 5 Wiley
Griffin's Block, 50 Maplewood avenue
G. A. R. Hall, 47 Washington
Hillside Hall, 457 Washington Huntress Home, 110 Prospect Independent Hall, 175 East Main, E. G. Jacobs Hall, 92 Main
Jeffery Block, 14 Pleasant Knights of Columbus Hall, 14 Pleasant Lanesville Rink, 1085 Washington Langsford Hall, 54 Langsford
Liberty Hall, 298 Essex avenue
Low's Block, Main, corner Duncan Magnolia Hall, 396 Western avenue Manchester Unity Hall, 97 Main Mansfield Hall, 21 Main Masonic Hall, 175 East Main, E. G. Masonic Hall. 201 Main Mechanic Hall, 92 Main Odd Fellows' Hall, 89 Main Odd Ladies' Hall, 171 Main
O. U. A. M. Hall, 21 Maiu
Parson's Hall, 195 E. Main, E. G.
Phenix Hall, 184 Main [Rogers
Police Court Building, Duncan, corner Post Office, Main, corner Pleasant
Procter's Building, Main, corner Centre Pythian Hall, 141 Main
Quarry Street Block, Quarry street
Red Men's Hall, 209 Main
Rogers' Block, 107 to 113 Main
Safe Deposit & Trust Co's Hall, 1911/2 Main
Sawyer Block, 95 to 101 Main
Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle Scientific Hall, 65 Middle
Sinclair's Block, Duncan, corner Rogers
Smith's Building, 141 Main
Tappan Block, 112 to 116 Main
Temple of Honor Hall, 195 East Main, East Gloucester
Tibbets' Block, 100 to 106 Main
Village Hall, 1080 Washington Village Hall. 38 Leonard, Annisquam Wainola Hall,56 Langsford(Lanesville) Yates' Hall, 163 Main
Young Men's Christian Association, 71 Middle, corner Hancock
WHARVES
Atlantic, from 137 Duncan Ayer's (James S.), 61 Wharf
Babson's, from 375 Main
Bennett's, from 43 Duncan
Boynton's, from 31 Rogers
Bradford's, from 21 Fort Square Burnham Brothers' Railway, from 13 Wharf street
Central, foot of Parsons, fr. 89 Rogers Chisholm's (John), foot of Water
Clark's, from 51 Rogers
Cook's, from 257 Main
[mercial Cunningham & Thompson's, 88 Com- Davis', 63 Rogers Dodd's, from 13 Wharf street
Duncan's Point, foot of Duncan
Fears', from 87 Duncan Fort, end of Commercial Friend's, foot of Vincent street Gilbert's, from 6 Commercial Gloucester Ferry Co., 205 East Main Griffins, Commercial street
Haskell & Voss, from 49 Rogers Jordan's, from 375 Main King's, 66 Commercial Lane Samuel & Bros.', Vincent's Point Langsford's, 67 Rogers Lantz, from 105 Duncan Leighton's, 51 Wharf Low's (Benj., estate of), 71 Wharf Mansfield's, from Rogers
Mckenzie & Co., from 43 Duncan Moore's, from 123 East Main Montgomery's, foot of Montgomery pl Parkhurst's, foot of Duncan Parsons, from 159 East Main
Pearce Street wharf, foot of Pearce Perkins, from 371 Main Pew's (Western, Central, Eastern, and Brown's), from 331 Main Porter's, from foot of Porter
Procter's (Joseph O.), from opp. 51 Com mercial
Reed & Gamage's, from 217 East Main Rice's, 75 Parker
Sayward's, from 65 East Main Shute & Merchant, Parker street
Slade, Pew Fisheries Co., 95 East Main
Smith (D. B. & Co.), 425 Main
Smith's (Sylvanus), from 401 Main
Steamboat wharf, foot of Pearce Steele's, from 49 Rogers Story's, from 227 East Main Tarr's (James G. & Bros.), Rocky Neck Todd's, from 393 Main
Walen's (M. & Sons), foot of Water Wixon's, from 111 East Main
Wonson's (John F. & Co.'s), from 237 East Main
Wonson's (Wm. C.), from 169 E. Main Wonson's (William H. & Son), foot of Parker, East Gloucester
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GLOUCESTER [1913] DIRECTORY
POINTS OF INTEREST
ANNISQUAM LIGHT, at the extreme end of Annisquam Point. Iron light tower
ANNISQUAM WILLOWS, planted many years ago, and forming an arch over Washington street just before entering Annisquam BABSON HOUSE, at Pigeon Cove, erected by three men who fled from Salem about 1698 with their mother charged with witchcraft and hid in this house
BABSON HOUSE, Riverdale, built about 1740 by Joseph Allen. Said to still retain the slave pens used during the slavery times
CAPE POND, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport COFFIN'S BEACH, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaer- sheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Concord street; through Concord street to Atlantic street, thence to the beach
DENNISON HOUSE, Bay View, built about 1727
DOG TOWN COMMONS. May be visited by way of Washington street and Gee avenue
EASTERN POINT LIGHT. May be reached by the government road. Niles' Beach and Pond are on the road
ELL ERY HOUSE, Riverdale, built between 1704 and 1710 by Rev. John White. Used for a long time as a tavern. Con- tains many interesting relics
FIVE AND TEN POUND ISLANDS, in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that five and ten pounds respectively were paid for them. On the latter are the building of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse
FREEMAN HOUSE, West Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years
GOOD HARBOR BEACH, at Bass Rocks
GORTON-PEW FISHERIES (East Main Street Branch). Guides
furnished free by company. East Gloucester cars to door GOVERNOR'S HILL, to the left of Washington street, by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and harbor
GRANITE QUARRIES, at Pigeon Cove, may be seen on the drive around the Cape. The quarry of the Rockport Granite Company may be seen from the main road
MOUNT ANNE PARK, formerly Thompson's Mountain, given to the city by Minot Brothers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an extensive view
NILES' POND, Eastern Point, a State pond at East Gloucester, containing pickerel and other fresh water fish
NORMAN'S WOE, known wherever English is spoken through Lon fellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus.". May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road
OLD FORT, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862
OLD FORT, at Stage Fort Park, erected 1812
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GLOUCESTER [1913] DIRECTORY
"OLD MOTHER ANN," at the extremity of Eastern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position
OLDEST HOUSE ON CAPE ANN. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on the left approaching the Willows
PAVILION BEACH, just off Western avenue near Main street
RAFE'S CHASM, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland
RAVENSWOOD PARK. Bequeathed to the city by the late Sam- uel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove
STAGE FORT PARK, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city THATCHERS TWIN LIGHTS, on Thatchers Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. They may be visited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island
UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION HATCHERY, on Ten Pound Island in the harbor. Open to the public
WILLOUGHBY PARK, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street
DRIVES
DRIVES AROUND THE CAPE. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washing- ton street
AROUND THE BIG HEATER. Through Western and Essex ave- nues to Essex, thence to Manchester, and thence home by way of Western avenue
AROUND . WEST GLOUCESTER. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord street, thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Park and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return
To EAST GLOUCESTER AND EASTERN POINT. Through Main street and East Main street to Eastern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main street again
To MAGNOLIA. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is part of the Manchester drive
To MANCHESTER. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Manchester
To WINGAERSHEEK BEACH. See West Gloucester drive
PARKS
DOGTOWN COMMONS, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale. GOVERNOR'S HILL CITY RESERVATION, Commonwealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout streets.
MARINE PARK, Western avenue, at Blynman Bridge.
MOUNT ANNE PARK, 50 Acres, off Essex avenue, near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massa- chusetts for a public reservation.
RAVENSWOOD PARK, off Western avenue. This park was donated by Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park.
STAGE FORT PARK, off Western avenue, opposite Essex avenue.
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CITY
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1873
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Settled §1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised charter in effect January 1, 1909
CITY GOVERNMENT 1912
Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1912 MAYOR, ISAAC PATCH
ALDERMEN
Charles H. Barrett Frank H. Gaffney
Daniel F. Marshall Samuel Montgomery
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mayor-Finance, Licenses, Police, Funds Barrett-Highways, Officers' Bonds Gaffney-Accounts, Public Property Marshall-Administration, Fuel, Claims Montgomery-Fire Department, Ordinances
CITY OFFICERS
City Clerk and Clerk of Committees-John J. Somes Assistant City Clerk-Carrie E. Crane City Treasurer-Edward Dolliver Collector of Taxes-Richard L. Morey City Auditor-Daniel O. Marshall City Solicitor-John J. Cunningham City Marshal-William H. Poland jr City Physician-Arthur S. Torrey Superintendent of Streets-Nicholas F. Sleep
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City Engineer-Winslow L. Webber
City Messenger-Fitz McIntosh
Night Watchman, City Hall-Lemuel Friend
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-John J. Somes
Assessors-Ray S. Friend, Edward Carpenter, George H. Dennis License Commissioners-John S. Medler, Chairman and Sec .; Frank Fredericks, William P. Daley
Board of Health-Dr. Charles H. Morrow, Chairman; Osborne Knowles, John J. Rodgers; John A. Radcliffe, Clerk
Health Agent-William E. Tucker
Inspector of Animals on the Hoof-Elmer W. Babson
Inspector of Provisions, Milk and Vinegar-George E. Watson
Inspector of Plumbing-William E. Tucker
Park Commissioners-Asa G. Andrews, Francis Procter, George O. Stacy, Fred L. Davis, James S. Steele
Overseers of the Poor-The Mayor and Municipal Council, ex- officiis, George H. Friend, Edwin F. Parsons, George E. Mac- Donald, Secretary and Clerk
Registrars of Voters-Addison P. Burnham, Chairman; William O'Brien, William D. Corliss, John J. Somes, Clerk
Matron of City Home and Farm-Mrs. William E. MacDonald Harbor Master-Alfred W. Spurr
Superintendent of Schools-Freeman Putney
Sealer of Weights and Measures-John J. Currier
Inspector of Buildings-Charles W. Crowe
Inspector of Wires-John F. Howard
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Francis M. Clark
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-George A. Ricker
Keeper of City Pound- William E. MacDonald
Keepers of Hay Scales-John D. McIsaac, Alonzo M. Tufts
Lamp Lighter-Edward A. Somes (gas)
Field Drivers-Daniel G. Cressy, George E. Lane, Edward F. Pome- roy
Gaugers of Oil-Daniel B. Tarr, Howard Low, William D. Lufkin Measurers of Salt-George G. Reid, Thomas H. Parsons
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark-William P. Dennis, Horatio N. Andrews, George W. Proctor, Arthur W. Hall, John McEachern, Loren H. Nauss, M. Herbert Keyes, Charles H. Andrews, Samuel DeCoste, Wallace A. Calef
Water Commissioners-Jeremiah Foster, Chairman; James H. Tarr,, Melvin Parsons, Frederick F. Wonson, Clerk; John W. Moran, Supt.
Weighers and Gaugers-Albert F. Smalley, Daniel S. Tarr, Daniel B. Tarr
Weighers of Coal-Frank D. Griffin, William W. Cook, Edward J. Flaherty, J. Warren Wonson, Charles Montgomery, Chester Murphy, Willard N. Griffin, Charles T. Heberle, Charles H. Boynton, Edward Driscoll, Frank A. Gray, Martin J. Whalen, Sidney R. Harvey, Mollie H. Merchant, Frank E. Harvey, Bessie M. Alderman
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