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Swedish Church, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1908
Swedish immigrants began arriving on Cape Ann in the late 1800s to work in the quarries. The first man to come from Sweden to Pigeon Cove was Peter Magnus Lilja in 1879, according to Barbara Erkkila’s history of the granite … Continue reading
Special Guest Post: Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, circa 1915
[Note: After I last posted about the Granite Shore Hotel, I heard from Lawrence Neal, whose grandparents, Ernest and Martha Neal, bought the hotel in 1940 and operated it until 1960. He sent along the following information about his grandparents … Continue reading
My First-Ever Correction: I Had the Wrong Breakwater!
Two days ago, I posted a postcard, Building Breakwater, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Mass., circa 1905, that I described as depicting the building of the Sandy Bay breakwater. An astute reader pointed out that the land in the background of the … Continue reading
Building Breakwater, Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Mass., circa 1905
[Important update and correction: I got this wrong. This does not show construction of the Sandy Bay breakwater. Rather, it is the breakwater at Folly Cove. At least I was close in the year — this picture was most likely … Continue reading
The Congregational Church, Rockport, Mass., circa 1911
The First Congregational Church, also known as “The Old Sloop,” has stood in the center of Rockport since 1805. It has had a colorful history, as I’ve written about before and as is described in more detail on the church’s … Continue reading
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Straitsmouth Island and Lighthouse, Rockport, Mass., 1905
Note the misspelling of Straitsmouth as “Straithmouth” on this 1905 postcard from the Rotograph Co. of New York City. That aside, this is a beautiful and serene view of the island and lighthouse. Compare this view of the lighthouse with this 1895 … Continue reading
Old Garden Beach, Rockport, Mass., circa 1945
This view of Old Garden Beach was published by Virginia Cleaves Little. She took over the Rockport Photo Bureau after her father, Charles Cleaves, died in 1937. She was active publishing her own images until at least 1946. This linen … Continue reading
Granite Delivery and Wharf, Rockport, Mass., circa 1908
Here is a view of two three-masted schooners being loaded with granite. The scene is what we now know as Granite Pier and which was then the pier of the Rockport Granite Co. Compare this postcard with this other one (also … Continue reading
Haskell’s Camp, c. 1920 — And A Special Guest Post!
[Note: What follows is a guest post written by Kimberly Hanson. Haskell’s Camp at Loblolly Cove was run by her husband’s great grandfather. After I first posted a view of Haskell’s Camp, Kimberly posted a comment about her family’s ties. … Continue reading
Saratoga River, Cape Hedge, Rockport, Mass., circa 1906
In the some-things-never-change category, here, more than a century ago, are four young children playing in the Saratoga Creek, between Cape Hedge Beach and Long Beach, just as children do today. The postcard has an Aug. 24, 1908, postmark. The … Continue reading
Vintage Rockport 