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Gloucester's most famous [citation needed] (and nationally recognized) seafood business was founded in 1849 as John Pew & Sons. It became Gorton-Pew Fisheries in 1906, and in 1957 changed its name to Gorton's of Gloucester. The iconic image of the "Gorton's Fisherman", and the products he represents, are known throughout the country and beyond.
Gloucester City Hall is located at 9 Dale Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1870 and dedicated the following year, and has served as the main location for the city's offices since then. Built to a design by Bryant and Rogers, it is a two-story Second Empire brick building.
Essex County, of which Gloucester is a part, is the location of more than 450 properties and districts listed on the National Register. Gloucester itself is the location of 34 of these properties and districts. [2] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [3]
Pages in category "Gloucester, Massachusetts" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Town Middlesex Representative town meeting 37,006 16.1 sq mi (41.70 km 2) 15.1 sq mi (39.11 km 2) 1781 Andover: Town Essex Open town meeting 36,569 32.1 sq mi (83.14 km 2) 31.0 sq mi (80.29 km 2) 1646 Chelmsford: Town Middlesex Representative town meeting 36,392 23.2 sq mi (60.09 km 2) 22.7 sq mi (58.79 km 2) 1655 Watertown: City Middlesex ...
Gloucester Daily Times newspaper begins publication. [1] Gloucester Electric Co. in business. [4] [13] 1891 Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust in business. [13] Hawthorne Inn built. [9] 1892 250th anniversary of incorporation of town of Gloucester. [22] Gloucester Towboat Co. in business. [13] 1895 Gloucester, Essex and Beverly Street Railway ...
Once known as the Common Settlement, the area later known as Dogtown is divided between the city of Gloucester and the town of Rockport. [1] Dogtown was first settled in 1693, and according to legend the name of the settlement came from dogs that women kept while their husbands were fighting in the American Revolution. [2]