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St. Peter's Fiesta is a five-day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman, St. Peter. Hosted by the Italian American community of Gloucester , Massachusetts , [ 1 ] the festival involves a carnival, seine boat races, and the Greasy Pole contest, and attracts people from all over.
Gloucester's most noted landmark is the harborside Man at the Wheel statue (also known as the "Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial Cenotaph"), dedicated to "They that go down to the sea in ships", which is a quote from Psalm 107:23–32. Gloucester's largest annual event is St. Peter's Fiesta, sponsored by the local Italian-American community.
Jun. 20—After being on hiatus since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Peter's Fiesta is back. The 95th edition of the traditional five-day event kicks off Wednesday, June 22, with musical ...
1642 - Town of Gloucester incorporated. [2] 1660 - Edward Harraden house built. 1698 - First school house built, Thomas Riggs first school master. [citation needed] 1700 - Congregational Church organized, West Gloucester (approximate date). [3] 1709 - Davis-Freeman house built. 1710 - White-Ellery House built.
March 9, 1990 (144 Wheeler St. 9: East Gloucester Square Historic District: East Gloucester Square Historic District: April 26, 1996 (E. Main St., roughly bounded by Inner Harbor, Smith Cove, Woonson Cove, and Mt. Pleasant Ave.
More than 10,000 athletes sailed across the Seine River in a 3.5-mile parade Friday, kicking off the 2024 Paris Games with a spectacular open-air ceremony that showed off the exuberance of this ...
Gloucester MPS. NRHP reference No. 96000473 [1] Added to NRHP. May 7, 1996. Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: "Man at the Wheel" statue or "Fishermen's Memorial Cenotaph") is a historic memorial cenotaph sculpture on South Stacy Boulevard, near entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built in 1925.
On September 17, 2020, the Cape Ann Museum opened its new campus, the Cape Ann Museum Green, located off of Grant Circle and Route 128, Gloucester, MA. [8] [9] This four acre green space is home to the museum's three historic structures, the White-Ellery House (1710), a barn (c. 1740), and the Babson-Alling House (c. 1740). It is also home to ...