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Supt of City Infirmary-Mrs Judith R Wolfe Harbor Master-John J Coyle
Superintendent of Sewers-Jos A Peters
Sealer of Weights and Measures - Donald Sheedy; Deputy, Lester P Bragg
City Electrician-Gardner T Burke
Officer of Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-Albert P Houde
Public Works-Henry J Lasley, dir
Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth. City Forester and Public Property-Stan- ley S Marchant
Forest Warden-Loring B Blatchford
Industrial Development Commission-Jas V Terrio, consultant
Traffic Commission-Danl J Brosnan, Ed- mond B Marble, Ralph B O'Maley, John W Whynott
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters, 8 School Street Chief Engineer-Loring B Blatchford Deputy Chiefs-George A Davis, Henry B Lowe, W Elliott O'Hearn
Motor Supervisor-Harold Goodwin City Electrician-Gardner T Burke
Location of Signal Boxes
No.
12 Wonson st and Radcliffe
13 E Main opp MtPleasant av
14 cor E Main and Highland
15 Eastern Point rd nr Grapevine rd
16 E Main cor Sayward
17 Beach rd nr Brightside av
18 cor Haskell and Hammond
19 Atlantic av cor Nautilus rd
112 Tarr & Wonson's, Rocky Neck
113 cor Eastern Point blvd and Stewart av
114 cor Calder st and MtPleasant av 115 Second Gate Lodge, Eastern Point
117 Thorwald Hotel
119 Haskell opp MtPleasant av 122 Rocky Neck av cor Horton
129 Atlantic rd opp Moorland rd
141 MtPleasant av nr Swinson's Farm
142' E Main cor Hammond
144 East Gloucester Elementary School
151 Grape Vine and Atlantic rd
21 cor Eastern av and Webster
23 Main junc Eastern av
24 cor Bass av and Brightside av
25 Friend cor Fair
26 Main opp Herrick ct
27 Main cor Vincent
28 cor MtVernon and Perkins
29 Webster cor Sadler
211 Eastern av cor Harrison av
212 Eastern av opp Nugent's Farm
213 Eastern av opp Witham
214 Vista Del Mar
215 Thatcher rd Brier Neck
216 Starknaught Heights
231 Fish Pier, Parker st
241 Stop & Shop, 6 Thatcher rd
254 Friend nr Playground
261 cor Main and Prospect
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281 cor Bent and Taylor
299 Ward 2 School, Webster st
31 Main cor Duncan
32 Gas Works, Duncan st
34 Main opp Stoddard lane
35 MtVernon and Prospect
36 Prospect cor Allen st
37 cor Pleasant and Liberty
38 cor Cedar and Millett 39 cor Trask and Warner 312 Duncan nr Gloucester Coal Co
313 cor Rogers and Water
314 cor Elm and Federal sts
322 cor Pearce and Wharf
371 Parochial School, Prospect st
381 cor Trask and Summit 41 Pine cor Church
42 Main opp ft of Centre
43 cor Mansfield and Wash
45 Dale cor Warren
46 Maplewood av opp Shepherd
47 Prospect cor School
48 cor Pearl and Railroad av
411 cor Hancock and Rogers
461 cor Maplewood av and Myrtle sq 51 Main cor Waslı
52 Commercial at Fort sq
No.
53 Western av cor Middle
54 cor Riggs and Summer
56 Washington nr Depot
57 Washington opp Foster 58 Beacon cor Lookout 59 cor Comlth and Centennial av
531 Bridge House, Western av
541 Hampden nr Granite
544 Hovey School, Summer st
581 Exchange opp Lookout
591 City Home, Emerson av
592 High School, Blynman av 61 Cleveland cor Arthur
62' Washington cor Marsh
63 Grove cor Wash
64 Anchor Works, Whittemore st
65 Maplewood av cor Grove
67 Washington near Riverdale Mills
68 Washington opp Gee av
69 Washington opp Dennison
611 Addison Gilbert Hospital
612 Ferry st nr Montgomery Boat Yard
623 Riverdale Park
631 Standard Oil Co, Whittemore st
632 Washington cor Gloucester av
633 Madison av cor Madison ct
634 Wolf Hill
635 Wheeler st entrance to Riverview
636 Riverview nr G L Roberts
651 Maplewood av nr Gloucester av
653 Cherry nr Ellery
661 Wheeler nr Wheeler's Boat Shop
662 Nally av cor Wheeler
688 Beeman School, off Cherry st
71 Leonard cor Bridgewater
72 Leonard cor Cambridge av
73 Washington opp Leonard
75 Washington nr Consolidated Lobster Co
76 Washington, Foster's Drug Store
78 Washington cor Butman av
79 Washington cor Langsford
711 River Road nr Chard & Wilkinson
712 Leonard opp Norwood Heights
722 Norwood Heights
731 end of Nashua av
751 Washington cor Plum ct
752 High nr Young av
762 Langsford nr Munsey lane
81 Western av ft Bond st
82 Essex av nr LePages Inc
83 Fernwood Lake
84 LePages Inc
85 Western av and Magnolia av
86 Concord st nr Bray School
87 Magnolia sq
811 Western av, Kent Circle
812 nr Hammond Estate, Western av
814 cor Western av and Hesperus av
815 Hesperus av nr Hammond Museum
821 Essex av nr Fernwood Garage
822 Essex av opp Magnolia av 823 cor Essex av and Concord st
824 Essex av, West Gloucester Grocery 826 Essex av nr West Gloucester Grange 827 Sumner cor Walker
828 Woodman cor Essex av
829 Concord and Sumner
844 West Parish Elementary School
851 Ocean av cor Norman av, Magnolia
852 Lexington av nr Oceanside Hotel
853 Magnolia av nr Dunbar's
No School Signals
When weather is too cold or stormy, or for special reason-
5-5-5 blows at 7:00 a m, no session for High School
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5-5-5 blows at 7:30 a m, no forenoon session and 11:45 a m, no afternoon session for the elementary schools
5 blows at 6:00 p m, no session of Evening School
No school announcements will be made over radio station WBZ, WESX, WNAC at intervals between 7 a m and 8:30 a m, also between 11:45 and 12:30 p m
Engineer's Signals
Two blows, all-out signal
2-2 blows, second alarm
2-2-2 blows third and general alarm, calls the whole department
3-3 blows calls Engine 2 to Rockport
3-3-3 blows calls Engine 4 to Pigeon Cove
4-4 blows calls Engine 1 to Manchester
6-6 blows calls Engine 2 to Essex
7-7 blows calls all permanent firemen to duty
9 blows emergency recall
9-2 blows Forest Warden call
9-4 blows emergency call U S C G
9-9 blows emergency call (meet at City Hall)
Ten blows calls Police to Police Headquar- ters
10-10-10 blows military call
When two or more alarms occur at the same time, the all-out signal will be followed by one round of the box
Fire Equipment
Central Station, 8 School-Capts Edmund A Marble, Carleton B McKay, Albert E Noble. Ladder 1 and 3, Engines 3 and 6, Combina- tion A, Rescue Squad, Chief's Car
Magnolia, Fuller st-Charge of Capt Robt H Kerr jr, Engine 2
Bay View, 895 Wash-Charge of Capt Au- brey G Reed, Engine 4
East Gloucester, 75 MtPleasant av-Charge of Capt Willard C Goldthwaite, Engines 1 and 5, Auxiliary Pumper
Police Department
Headquarters, 10 Duncan st Captain Commanding, John J Coyle
Lieutenants-Eug Alves, Robt E Cronin, Marshall R McDonald
Sergeants-Geo E Batson, Roger W Blatch- ford, Arth J Jacobson, Edw Mitchell
Inspector of Motor Vehicles-Wallace G MacGregor
Constable with Power to Serve Civil Pro- cesses-H Otto Bosselman, Frank F Little- field jr, Gardner H Smith, Donald E Sudbay
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Administrative Office, Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av. Open every week day except Saturday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Chairman-The Mayor. ex-officio
Members-Ralph D O'Maley, vice-chair- man; Dr John S Gale, Edw A Hagstrom, Henry W Curtis, Rita M Hiltz, Mazie E Smith. Regular meetings 2d Tuesday eve- ning of each month at 7:30 o'clock. L Munro Grandy, sec
Superintendent of Schools-L Munro Gran- dy. Office hours at Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av, on days when schools are in ses- sion, 8:30 to 4:30 pm. Other times by ap- pointment
Assistant Superintendent of Schools-J Stanley Thompson
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Supervisor of Attendance-Ralph R Pino. Office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. 12 Dale av
Director of Music Education, Eleanor F Moore, asst supervisors, Margt A Eddie, June Spaulding. Art, Mrs Hale A Johnson. Asst supervisor, Dewey T White. Physical Train- ing, D Bernard Pratt, dir; Robt E Karcher, asst dir. Robt O Welch, asst supvr. Elemen- tary Director, Martina A Willis. Band In- structor, Robt E Puff. Supervisor of Build- ing Maintenance, W Everett Amero. School Dentist, Dr Jos A Fialho. Dental Hygienist, Kathryn T Sherburne. School Physician, Dr Geo S Rust. School Nurses, Winifred E Ross, Mildred V Duwart, Mrs Marion E Forbes. Supervisor of Heating and Ventilat- ing, Russell F Strople. Director of Elemen- tary Cafeterias, Gladys Burbank
High School-off Blynman av. Principal, Arth N Smith
Bahson School-90 Pleasant st cor Shep- herd. Supervising Principal, O Vincent Ca- fasso
Beeman Memorial School, off Cherry st- Supervising Principal, Virginia W Smith
Central Grammar School-12 Dale av. Prin- cipal, Milton L Fuller.
East Gloucester Elementary School-Davis cor Division. Supervising Principal, Glenn R White
Eastern Avenue School-83 Eastern av. Supervising Principal, Glenn R White
Forbes School-41 Washington st. Prin- cipal,
Hovey School-8 Summer st. Supervising Principal, Helen MacIver
Lane School-1117 Washington st, Lanes- ville. Teaching Princpal, G Read Hamilton Maplewood School-120 Maplewood av. Supervising Principal, J Pauline Lowe
Vocational School-off Blynman av. Direc- tor, Harold B Geary
Ward 2 Veterans Memorial School-Web- ster st. Supervising Principal, Muriel C Rogers
West Parish School-Concord st W G. Supervising Principal, Leo C Beaumont
CHURCHES
(See Classified Business Directory. Churches are also listed with additional in- formation under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
CLUBS
(See Clubs-Commercial; also Organiza- tions in Classified Business Directory. Clubs are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
COUNTY OFFICERS
District Attorney for Essex County-John P S Burke, Lawrence
Assistant District Attorneys-John Allen Murphy, Beverly; John J Jennings, Salem; Stanley A McDonald, Gloucester; Howard J Camuso, Methuen
Probation Officers, Superior Court-Geo F Evans of Ipswich, J Willis Ingalls of Lynn, Marie R Williams of Salem, John J O'Neill of Danvers
County Commissioners-John R Ahern of Lawrence, chairman; Edw H Cahill of Lynn; C F Nelson Pratt of Saugus
Clerk of Courts-Philip A Hennessey, Pea- body; Assts, Chas H Metcalf, Beverly; E Philip Littlefield, Marblehead; Herbert W Levesque, Danvers; Robt J Sweeney, Bev- erly; Wm J Greenler jr, Boxford; John P Keane, Lynn; Edw D Sullivan, Lawrence
County Engineer-John O Harmaala. Office, Court House, Salem
County Treasurer-Thos F Duffy of Lynn. Office, Court House, Salem
Registers of Deeds, Southern District- Leo H. Jones, Salem; John P Cullinane, Man- chester, first asst; Gerald L Soucy, Beverly, second asst. Office, Court House, Salem. Northern District-G Hudson Driver, Law- rance; Helen M Lyons, asst. Office, Court House, Lawrence
Sheriff-Earl E Wells, of Salem
Special Sheriff-Roger E Wells, of Salem
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Salem-Earl E Wells
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Lawrence-Frank A Esty
Medical Examiner-First district includes Gloucester and Rockport, Dr John J Egan jr, 23 Dale av; Associate, Geo J Pohas, 41 Pleas- ant
COURTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
Chief Justice, Raymond S Wilkins of Gloucester
SUPERIOR COURT
Chief Justice, Paul C Reardon, Quincy
COURT OF PROBATE FOR ESSEX COUNTY
Judges, John V Phelan of Lynn; John A Costello of Andover
Register, John J Costello of North Ando- ver; Asst, Irving Kane, Lynn; Second Asst, Donald F Smith, N Andover; Third Asst, Arth J Frawley jr, Lynn
The records are kept at the office of the Register, in the Court House, Salem
The Probate Court sits as follows: Salem everyday Monday thru Friday, except second and fourth Mondays of each month; no ses- sions from August first until after Labor Day except first Monday of August. New- buryport, 4th Monday in January, February, March, May, June, July, September, Novem- ber and December; Haverhill fourth Monday in April and October; Lawrence, second Mon- day and every Wednesday in each month ex- cept August
DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN ESSEX
10 Duncan
Justice-Edw Morley
Special Justice, John C Pappas
Clerk-Harold L Armstrong
Court and Probation Officer-Robt C Ben- ham
Sessions for criminal business daily at 9 am
Sessions for civil business every Thursday at 9:30 am
Sessions for Supplementary Process First and Third Fridays at 10 am
Juvenile Sessions Mondays at 9:30 a m
Small Claims Sessions 1st and 3d Friday at 9:30 am
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LIBRARIES
Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Li- brary, 88 Middle. Jos A Boyer, pres; Char- lotte D Conover, clerk; Chas W Lowrie, treas; Charlotte D Conover, librarian. Adult Department open daily 9 am to 8 pm, Satur- day 9 am to 6 pm. Junior Dept, 1 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 6 pm, summer 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 6 pm, closed Sundays and holidays, Lanesville Deposit Station in Lane School, Lanesville open Tuesday 1 pm to 5 pm
East Gloucester Deposit Station in East Gloucester Elementary School open Monday 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and Thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, winter only
Annisquam Village Hall Library, 38 Leon- ard, open Monday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Mrs Mildred Smith, librarian
Magnolia Library, Lexington av cor Nor- man av Magnolia open Saturday 2 pm to 4 pm. Loring A Cook, pres; Mrs Frank Cob- leigh, treas; Mrs Nancy E Larter, librarian
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
(See Classified Business Directory. Organ- izations-Labor are also listed with addi- tional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, January 1. Washington's Birthday, February 22d. Patriot's Day, April 19th. Memorial Day, May 30th. Indepen- dence Day, July 4th. Labor Day, first Mon- day in September. Columbus Day, October 12th. Veterans Day, November 11th. Thanks- giving. Christmas Dec 25th
When the 1st of January, the 22d of Feb- ruary, the 19th of April, the 30th of May, the fourth of July, the 12th of October, the 11th of November or December 25th, occurs on Sunday, the following day shall be a holiday
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Office, 63 Middle. Medical Officer, Ronald P Hallett, MD
MILITARY Armory, 99 Prospect Armorer-Percy J Sloan
MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD A. Battery 2d Howitzer B. N. 102d F. A. Lieut Donald K Shatford
STATE DEPARTMENT
Division of Employment Security 20 Washington
Frank L Fish, mgr
POST OFFICE AND U. S. OFFICERS Office, 15 Dale avenue
Hours lobby from 6:45 am to 6:45 pm; Saturdays 6:45 am to 6:45 pm. Holidays, 6:45 am to 5 pm. Service window open 8:15 to 5:15 pm; Saturdays 8:15 am to 12:00 noon. Money Order 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturdays 9:00 am to 12:00. Registry 8:15 am to 5:15 pm; Saturdays 8:15 am to 12:00. Sundays boxes open 11 am to 4 pm
Postmaster, Donald P Steele. Asst Post- master, Gardner H Marchant. Supt of Mails, Geo H Salter. Assistant Superintendent of Mails, Frank W MacLaughlin. Foreman of Mails, Robt T Drohan
Collection from street letter boxes four times daily, with the exception of boxes at Bass Rocks, three times, summer only, and Riverdale twice. Essex and Manchester roads twice.
Branch Stations
Annisquam, Leonard street, (summer only) Lanesville, 1088 Washington, supt John A McShara. Magnolia, 30 Magnolia av, supt, Sherman B Anderton. Riverdale, 1 Holly, supt, John D MacEachern
Station No 1
171 E Main, Wm W Ryan, clerk in charge
ARMY
Air Force Recruiting Service, 107 Main, M/S Guy F Coombs, in charge
Army & Air Force Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
CUSTOM HOUSE
15 Dale avenue, room 201. Office hours, 9 am to 4:45 pm Monday thru Friday; 8:30 am to 12:15 pm Saturday. Deputy Collector, Albert E Martel. Inspector, Raymond H Welch. Marine Officer, Roswell B Low
Department of Interior Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Regional Office 15 Dale av, R202-210
Jos F Puncochar, regional dir
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Office -15 Dale av, Claude F Bocken, Geo M Clarke. Rudolph J Kallio, fishery aides
Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Com- mercial Fisheries, North Atlantic Fisheries Exploration and Gear Research Station, Gloucester Fish Pier, Jas L Squire jr, chief
MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
NAVY Navy Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Local Board No 72-15 Dale av rm 211 Frank W MacLaughlin, chairman Social Security Board 15 Dale av
CEMETERIES (See Classified Business Directory)
BANKS Cape Ann National Bank
154 Main street. Capital, $200,000. Pres, Wm G Brown jr. Vice-President, Chas T Heberle. Trust Officer, J Hollis Griffin, Cashier and Trust Officer, Waldon J Ander- son. Asst Cashier and Asst Trust Officer, Alton F Burroughs. Asst Cashiers, Robt C Macleod, Robt D Tobey. Asst Trust Officer, Hazel M Johnson
Cape Ann Savings Bank
109 Main street. Incorporated 1846. Pres, Wm Moore. Vice Pres, Wm S Webber jr, Executive Vice-Pres, Temple A Bradley. Treasurer, Chas W Lowrie. Asst Treasurers, Lester W Harrison, Carrie E Christensen
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Gloucester Co-Operative Bank
85 Middle street. Organized April 14, 1887. Pres, Alex J Guittarr. Vice-Pres, Clifford F Foley. Treas, John C Frithsen
Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester
147 Main street. Capital, $120,000. Pres, Benj Curcuru. Exec Vice Pres, Frank R Loef- fler. Vice Prests, Eben C Carroll, Raymond M O'Connell. £ Cashier, John E Critchett. Asst Cashier, Russell C Merchant
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company 191-193 Main street
Pres, Fredk M Bundy; Vice-Prests, Harri- son C Cann and Frederic W Frost; Treas, J Jos Roach; Asst Treasurers, Roy G Guit- tarr, Wm E McDiarmid, Robt M Williams
GLOUCESTER STATISTICS
Settled 1623
Incorporated a town. 1642
Incorporated a city. 1873
Area in acres .. 34,540
Length in miles 6
Width in miles 6
Population in 1704. 700
Population in 1959 25,866
Valuation in 1873 $7,711,096
Valuation in 1959 .$48,368,315.00
Rate of taxation in 1873 .. $20.00 per $1,000
Rate of taxation in 1959 .$69.00 per $1,000 Miles of public streets. 120
First schoolhouse built. 1708
Old Town Hall-now Legion Memorial building built 1844
Town Hall built 1866
Town Hall burned. 1869
Present City Hall built.
1869
Steam railroad opened.
1847
Steam railroad opened to Rockport .. Horse railroad opened.
1861
1886
First electric cars 1890
Electric cars discontinued. 1920
Rockport set off from Gloucester 1840
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- nisquam Point. Iron light tower
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 Beauport, Eastern Point Boulevard, extraord- inary assembly of over 20 colorful Period Rooms, with 17th and 18th century fur- nishings, woodwork, wallpaper, rugs and
textiles. Special Group Exhibits of glass, porcelain, metalwork and collect- ibles from all over the world. All in what Samuel Chamberlain's book calls "the most fascinating house in America" with a gar- den setting on the water's edge and strik- ing views of Gloucester harbor.
Cape Ann Historical Association, Captain Elias Davis House (1804) and Museum, 27 Pleasant street, fisheries exhibits, ship models, tools and nautical instruments used in 300 years of the Gloucester fisher- ies. Also Colonial and Federal furniture, china, glass and old time toys. Paul Re- vere silver, famous collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Hugh Lane
Cape Pond, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport
Coffin's Beach, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaersheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Con- cord street; through Concord street to At- lantic street; thence to the beach
Dennison House, Bay View, built about 1727 Dog Bar Breakwater, Eastern Point
Dogtown Common. 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
Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that ten pounds were paid to the Indians for it. Here are located buildings of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse
Freeman House, W Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years
Good Harbor Beach, at Bass Rocks
Governor's Hill, to the left of Washington street by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and har- bor
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
Hammond Museum, Hesperus avenue. A
castle containing the collection of Mr John Hays Hammond jr, which captures the spirit of medieval times in Europe. Ex- amples of sculpture, furniture, painting and other arts as well as architectural portions taken from dwellings and churches abroad. Romantic art, Gothic and Ren- aissance
Haskell Atkins House, circa 1650. Splendid very early farm house in beautiful setting with distinguished collection of period furnishings. Lincoln street, West Glouces- ter, close to Route 128 Exit 4
Independent Christian Church. The first Universalist Society in America. Organ- ized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle cor .Church
James Babson Cooperage Shop, Route 127, between Gloucester and Rockport, believed the oldest building on Cape Ann (1658). Erected and used by James Babson, the first male member of family in America, for making barrels in which to ship dried fish to England. Very early American tools and furniture
Joan of Arc, World War Veterans Monument, Old Town Hall square, junction Washing- ton and Middle streets
Mount Anne Park, formerly Thompson's Mountain given to the city by Minot Broth- ers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an exten- sive 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 Longfellow'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 Mother Ann", at the extremity of East- ern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position
Pavilion Beach, just off Western avenue near Main street
Public Landing, Rogers street foot of Wash- ington street
Rafe's Chasm, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve feet wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland
Ravenswood Park. Bequeathed to the city by the late Samuel E Sawyer, to be pre- served as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove
Riggs House, 10 Vine street. Oldest house on Cape Ann. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on left approaching the Willows
Sargent Murray Gilman House, 47-49 Middle Home of the Rev John Murray, first Uni- versalist minister in America
Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle. An exam- ple of fine interior architecture of the Colo- nial Period
Stage Fort Park, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city
Thatcher's Light Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. It may be visited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island. United States Life Saving Station, Fresh Water Cove
White-Ellery House, circa 1650. One of the best and least altered example of the very earliest New England architecture. Period furnishings, located at Route 128 traffic circle
Willoughby Park, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street
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DRIVES
Drives around the Cape. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washington street
Around the Big Heater. Through Western and Essex avenues to Essex, thence to Man- chester, and thence home by way of West- ern avenue
Around West Gloucester. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord st, thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Pk. and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return
To E Gloucester and Eastern Point. Through Main street and East Main street to East- ern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main st again
To Magnolia. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is a part of the Manchester drive
To Manchester. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Manchester
To Wingaersheek Beach. See West Glouces- ter drive
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Benjamin Smith Playground, E Main junc- tion of Sayward and Haskell
Burnham's Field, Pleasant st
Dogtown Common, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale
Edward Dolliver Newell Stadium, Centennial av
Earl F Rice Jr Playground, Stanwood and Gee av
Governor's Hill City Reservation, Common- wealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout sts John J Burke Park, Western av nr Magnolia av, Magnolia. "
Joseph Mattos Playground, Webster st Ledgemont Avenue Park
Marine Park, Western avenue, at Blynman Bridge
Maxwell Parsons Playground, Davis st E G Mount Anne Park, 50 acres, off Essex avenue,
near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massachusetts for a public reserva- tion
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, oppo site Essex avenue
West Gloucester Playground, Essex av
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U. S. POSTAL INFORMATION
POSTAGE RATES AND CLASSIFICATION
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