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*MADISON COURT, fr. 13 Madison avenue
KENT ROAD, fr. 349 Essex avenne
*MADISON SQUARE, fr. 30 Grove
*KNOWLTON SQUARE, fron 195 to 207 Washington
LANE ROAD, from opp. 835 Wash- ington to 150 Deonard, Lanesville
*LANGSFORD, from 9 Andrews to 1202 Washington, Folly Cove 2 1 Andrews
*MAIN, from junc. Washington, Com- mercial and Angle to junc. East Main and Eastern avenue 2 1 Washington
19 Munsey
37 McLellan Norseman avenue
50
56 Waino av
38 Short
62
61 Butman avenue Viking Seaside Cemetery
134
129 Hancock
0 0
0 Washington
149 Belmont House
187 Duncan Pleasant
LEDGE LANE, from 12 Eastern Point road
198
Elm
LEDGEMONT AVENUE, from near end of Beckford street to near end of Green street
216
Chestnut
225 Hotel Savoy
LEIGHTON COURT, from 25 Ad- dison
284
Spring
LENDALL, from 27 Harrison avenue
289 Blackburn place
325 Vincent
331 Pew's wharf
333 Union Hill theatre
9 River road
341
Howe
26
353 Pew court
27 Union court
363 Rowe square
32 Leonard school-house
371 Perkins' wharf
33 Arbor
375
Babson's wharf
35 Bridgewater
336
Herrick conrt
71 Chester square Walnut
362
Scott
150
Dennis court
393 Todd's wharf
150 opp.
Lane road
401 S. Smith's wharf
153 Nashua avenue
451 East Main
0 Universalist Church
392
451 Eastern avenue
0
0 Washington
LEVERETT, from opp. 1122 Wash- ington
*MANSFIELD, from 20 Washington to 47 Western avenue
0 O Washington
*MAGNOLIA AVENUE from the beach, junction Hesperus avenue, crossing Western avenue at 640, to 300 Essex avenue
2 Puritan House
18 Chisholm Court
93 Porter Centre
*LAUREL, fr. 314 Essex avenue to Magnolia avenue
178
180
Post Office and Custom House
215 Water
237 Pearce
*LEONARD, from Cambridge avenue to 836 Washington, Bay view
0 Cambridge avenue 0
312
Prospect
19 Arlington Walnut
350
Harbor terrace
84
106
*HOWE, fr.341 Main to Pew's wharf HUTCHINS COURT, fr. Revere st.
IVY COURT, from 7 Locust IVY HILL COURT, fr. 5 Ivy court
*KENT CIRCLE, from Western av. to Essex avenue
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
Mansfield Street-Con.
Left. Right.
26 27 Riggs 53 Gilbert court
opp. 55 Lewis court 0
0 Western avenue
*MAPLE, from 17 Warner to 8 Mt. Vernon
MAPLE ROAD, fr. Ocean av. easterly
*MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, from 46 Prospect to Poplar 0 0 Prospect 0 Railroad avenue
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
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
0 Western avenue Dexter place
16 Riggs
17 Angle
31 Washington
38 48 St.John's EpiscopalCh. 50 IndependentChris. Uni- versalist Church Church street
50
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, fromn 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
10
0 0 Haskell Page Calder
42
65 Chapel 75 Steamer No. 2
0
0 Highland Marble road
129 Mt. Pleasant court
144
164 0 East Main
MT. PLEASANT COURT, from 129 Mt. Pleasant av
*MT. VERNON, fr. 126 Prospect to Sadler 0 0 Prospect Maple Oak 8
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 378 Essex avenue, W. G.
*NORMAN AVENUE, fr. Magnolia av. junc. of Fuller to Hesperus av. *NORSEMAN AVENUE, from 50 Langsford
*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. OCEAN AVENUE, from Norman av. to Fruit court, Magnolia
*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
1
School
135 Gerring Marble
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YEAR ENDING OCT. '16
*PEARL, fr. 109 Wash. to 50 School *PERKINS, fr.15 Staten,over Look- out Hill
PEW COURT, from 353 Main
*PINE,fr.79 Washington to 16 Church *PLEASANT, from 178 Main, across Prospect to the railroad 0 0 Main
14
11 Webster block Middle
16 First Baptist Church
20 Warren
27 Federal
48 Franklin square
52
47 Prospect
78
65 Liberty St. Anne R. C. Church Smith
56
0 Bridgewater 0
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 ) East Main
22 Fremont
26 Wonson
66 Horton Ferry landing
*ROGERS, fr. opp. 9 Commercial to 7 Water 28 9 Mansfield's wharf Porter
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 Central wharf
0
113 Duncan 1.29 Water
*ROWE SQUARE, from 363 Main
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
9 Millett
34
0 Cleveland
*SAWYER AVENUE, from Hickory, southerly
*SAYWARD, from 62 East Main to Bass avenue
*SCHOOL, fr. 76 Middle to Railroad avenue 0
0 Middle
8 Steamers No. 1 and 3
10
7 Mason Procter
16 Columbia
36 44
23 Prospect Addison Pearl
0
0 Railroad avenue
2
*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 0 0 Leonard
22 Arlington Arbor
80
Babson school-house
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)
PRESTON ROAD, from 23 Concord *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 46
56
35 School Maplewood avenue City Free Library 57 Mason
61 Dale avenue
0 Franklin square
0 Pleasant
74 80
Prospect-st.M.E.Ch. Elin
81
93 Chestnut Prospect court
102
101 Prospect square Allen
110
105 Prospect square
116 126
109 Winchester court Warner Mt. Vernon
146 156
117 Marchant Taylor Friend
156 0
0 Main COURT, from 102 Prospect
*PROSPECT SQUARE, from 101 to 105 Prospect
PURITAN COURT, fr. 5 Washington QUARRY, from 921 Washington to the quarries, Bay View
50
145 Spring Fears' court
*PROSPECT
0
98
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GLOUCESTER STREET DIRECTORY
SCOTT, from 362 Main *SEEALL, from 455 Washington
*SHEPHERD, from 2 Sargent to 25 Maplewood avenue 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, fron 82 Western avenue
STANLEY COURT, fr. 35 East Main *STANWOOD, fr. 535 Washington to Gee avenue
STANWOOD AVENUE, from 211 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 12 Orchard
21 0 Granite
45
() Riggs
53 54 Hovey
*SUMMIT, fr. 27 Millett to 12 Trask
SUMNER, fr. 569 Essex avenue to Concord, West Gloucester
SYLVAN, from 31 Cleveland
SYLVAN COURT, from 8 Sylvan
*TAYLOR, from 146 Prospect to 10 Elwell 0
10
0 Prospect Staten
16 Taylor court
28
23 Bent Perkins
TAYLOR COURT, from 16 Taylor TERRACE, from 3 Clarendon
TOLMAN, from Williams court to Hartz
*TOMPSON, from Concord to Concord TRAGABIGZANDA, from Atlantic avenue to Souther road
TRASK, from 39 Warner to Summit
0
0 Warner
5 Beckford
8 Forest
12 0 Summit
*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
0 0 Prospect 17 Maple 19 Oak
62
39 Trask 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
20 Mansfield
47 Grand Army Hall
44
47 Gould's court Washington square Granite
62 Orchard
79 Pine
86
Foster
99 Addison
94
Beacon
109
Pearl
Commonwealth avenue
119 Center court Arcadia court
137 Railroad avenue
Exchange
138 139 B. & M. R. R. crossing
151 Derby
177 Oak Grove Cemetry
183
Grove Stone court
195 Knowlton square Centennial avenue Whittemore
Baker
223 Gloucester avenue
245 Poplar
Ashland place
272
Marsh
286 Harvey place
Addison Gilbert Hos-
pital
298
Ferry
178
192
206
118
124
136
164
246
298
87 Prospect
40
0 Hovey school
Foster
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YEAR ENDING OCT. '16
Left Right 334 394 406 opp.
Wheeler Hodgkins
55 Babson's court
Riverdale place
97 Centennial avenue
410 opp.
Reynard
101 Balford
455
Seeall Riverdale M. E. Church
519 Gee avenue
86
535 Stanwood
553 Holly
558
Vine
560 Aunisquam Willows
638
Minnesota
698 opp.
Dennison
742
Bridgewater
282
828 opp.
Bennett
640
641 Magnolia avenue
opp. 835
Lane road Leonard
0
0 Manchester line
836 836
Universalist Church Revere
896
Vale court
887 Albion court
895 South Kilby
921 Quarry
Mechanic place
924 0
0 Colburn
960 964
957 North Kilby Sanderson court Bay View M. E. Church Plum court
50
0 Pearce Leighton's wharf James S. Ayer's wharf B. Low's wharf
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
WILLIAMS COURT, fr. 65 Eastern avenue
1120
Lanesville Cong. Ch. Leverett
*WILLOW, fr. 15 Shepherd, across the railroad
1122 opp. 1134
Mclellan
*WINCHESTER COURT, from 109 Prospect to 2 Spring
1157 1161 Bulfinch
1160 1202
Butman avenue Langsford
WINDERMERE ROAD, from At- lantic avenue to Haskell
1233 Woodbury
1212
Locust Grove Cemetery
1260
0 Rockport line
*WASHINGTON SQUARE, fr. 40 Washington to Granite
WISE PLACE, from 30 Hartz place *WITHAM, fr. 229 Eastern avenue to the beach
·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
WOODBURY, fr. 1233 Washington at Folly Cove, to Edmunds avenue
*WELLS, from 9 Beacon, crossing Commonwealth avenue
WESLEY, fr.6 Hodgkins to Wheeler
WOODMAN, from 626 Essex avenue, near Essex line
WOODWARD AVENUE, fr. Stan- wood avenue to 293 Essex avenue *YOUNG AVENUE, fr, 1061 Wash- ington, across High
·WESTERN AVENUE, fr. junction Main, Washington and Angle sts., westerly, to Manchester line 33 Middle
Left. Right.
47 Mansfield
0 Essex avenue
434
0 Kent Circle StageFort avenue
0 178
161 Bond Washington Cemetery Beachmont avenue
197 Old Salem road
*WHARF STREET, fr. 146 Duncan to beyond Pearce 0 0 Duncan (Dodd's wharf 13 Burnham Bros.' railway wharf 31 § Walen's wharf J. Friend's wharf 42 Water
978
*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
1104
1123 Universalist Church Munsey 1135 Emerald
Barker
WINNIAHDIN, from 105 Essex av. WINTHROP AVENUE, from Stan- wood av. to Stanwood av., W. G.
›WEBSTER, fr. 34 Eastern avenue to Sadler
0 School house Atlantic Highlands Hesperus avenue
853
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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 Butman & French's Hall, 1681/2 Main Cape Ann Savings Bank Building, 111 Main
Center's Block, 115 to 121 Main Central Labor Union Hall (Yates Hall) 163 Main
City Hall, Dale avenue and Warren st. Custom House, Main. cor. Pleasant
Eagles Hall, 21 Main st. Engineers' 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, 449 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 Odd Fellows' Hall, 89 Main
Odd Ladies' Hall, 171 Main
O. U. A. M. Hall, 21 Main Parson's Hall, 195 E. Main, E. G. Police Court Building, Duncan, corner Rogers
Post Office, Main, corner Pleasant
Procter's Building, Main, corner Centre Pythian Hall, 141 Main
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
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 (Win. C.), from 169 E. Main Wonson's (William H. & Son), foot of Parker, East Gloucester
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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 ANN SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION, 65 Middle street. A fine collection of models of Gloucester fishing vessels and other local matters. Open to the public.
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
ELLERY 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
HOME FOR CAPE ANN FISHERMEN, 136 Eastern avenue. Open to the public.
INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The first Universalist Society in America. Organized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle corner Church.
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 Long- fellow's "The Wreck of the Hesnerus."" May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road
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POINTS OF INTEREST
OLD FORT, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862
OLD FORT, at Stage Fort Park, erected 1812
"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
SAWYER FREE LIBRARY, 88 Middle. An example of fine interior architecture of the Colonial Period.
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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Settled 1623. Incorporated as a city 1873. Revised charter in effect January 1, 1909
CITY GOVERNMENT, 1914 Annual Election on Tuesday following first Monday in December
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL For the Year 1914 MAYOR, HARRY C. FOSTER
Charles H. Barrett Arthur C. Thurston Samuel Montgomery
ALDERMEN
Frank H. Gaffney
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Mayor-Finance, Licenses, Police, Funds
Barrett-Highways, Officers' Bonds Gaffney-Accounts, Public Property Thurston-Administration, Fuel, Claims, Gypsy Moth, Street Lights Montgomery-Fire Department, Ordinances
CITY OFFICERS
City Clerk and Clerk of Committees-John J. Somes Assistant City Clerk-Allen F. Grant City Treasurer-Edward Dolliver Collector of Taxes-Richard L. Morey City Auditor-Daniel O. Marshall City Solicitor-John J. Cunningham City Marshal-Charles S. Marchant City Physician-Arthur S. Torrey
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT
Superintendent of Streets-Austin Shackelford
City Engineer-John H. Griffin
City Messenger-Fitz McIntosh
Night Watchman, City Hall-Lemuel Friend
Agent to Issue Burial Permits-John J. Somes
Assessors-Ray S. Friend, Edward Carpenter, Edwin C. McIntire License Commissioners-Chairman and Sec., William P. Daley; Henry Brown
Board of Health-Dr. Charles H. Morrow, Chairman;} Osborne Knowles, John Rodgers; John A. Radcliffe, Clerk
Health Agent-William E. Tucker
Inspector of Animals-Elmer W. Babson
Inspectors of Slaughtering-Elmer W. Babson, George E. Watson
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 4
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
A Sealer of Weights and Measures-John J. Currier
Inspector of Buildings-Charles W. Crowe
Inspector of Wires-Daniel Whitten
Superintendent of Blynman Bridge-Francis M. Clark
Superintendent of Annisquam Bridge-George A. Ricker
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