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Swedish Lutheran Church, Pigeon Hill St., Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1900
This is an old photograph from the collection of Merry Seppala of Pigeon Cove. It shows the Swedish Lutheran Church that once stood on Pigeon Hill Street, where Pigeon Hill Court begins. In 1949, the church was moved to Stockholm … Continue reading
The Willow Walk, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
This one has me stumped. The title is “The Willow Walk.” I know that Gloucester and Rockport had many fine willow groves, most notably the Annisquam Willows. But I can find no reference to anything in Rockport with the formal … Continue reading
Pigeon Hill, Back When it was ‘Bald,’ circa 1915
Pigeon Hill is the highest point in Rockport. As I wrote here before, its summit once provided a panoramic view that a writer in 1873 said “is excelled nowhere on the New England coast.” Now, the hill is overgrown with … Continue reading
The Old Lane Down Pigeon Hill, Pigeon Cove, c. 1925
What goes up must come down. Yesterday’s post featured the old lane up Pigeon Hill. Here is the same lane, looking down the hill. If you look carefully, you can see the ocean and, to the right, the Rockport coast. … Continue reading
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The Old Lane up Pigeon Hill, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1915
An earlier post here featured the view from the top of Pigeon Hill. Once described as a view “excelled nowhere on the New England coast,” it can no longer be seen, now obstructed by trees. This postcard shows the road … Continue reading
Pigeon Hill: A View ‘Excelled Nowhere’ on the New England Coast, circa 1915
Unfortunately, the view that an author once described as “excelled nowhere on the New England coast” can no longer be seen. The summit of Pigeon Hill, the highest point in Rockport, is overgrown with vegetation that obstructs what was once … Continue reading
