Rowley, Massachusetts.
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Near this spot, their graves unmarked, lie buried Maximilian and Joseph Jewett sons of Edward and Mary (Taylor) Jewett of Bradford England They came over in 1638 in the Company led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers which settled the . . .
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Near this spot, their graves unmarked, lie buried Maximilian and Joseph Jewett sons of Edward and Mary (Taylor) Jewett of Bradford England They came over in 1638 in the Company led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers which settled the . . . (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Salem's Point neighborhood was originally known as Stage Point for wooden fish-drying “stages” along the peninsula. Stage Point was a center for Salem’s early maritime business, and key to her historic economic development. . . . 
In this building on February 12, 1877 Alexander Graham Bell presented the first public demonstration of long distance telephone conversations. Following the demonstration the first news dispatch sent by telephone originated . . . 
This house was built in 1750 by Capt. John Hodges, a West Indies trader. In 1788, it passed to his son, Capt. Benjamin Hodges. Benjamin Hodges (1754 – 1806) was one of Salem’s most distinguished sea captains of the . . . 
Robert Newman Sexton of this church who hung the lanterns in the Belfry April 18, 1775 to warn the Patriots of the British march on Concord is honored here by this tablet erected by Daughters of the American Revolution 1924 . . . 
Merchant Vestryman and Compatriot of Paul Revere on April 18, 1775 called Robert Newman from his house on Salem St. to Christ church and lest the British disturb him, locked the church doors from outside while the lanterns . . . 
On this site in 1743 ordinary colonists began the successful struggle for greater civil and religious liberty, and inspired a series of events that changed the course of American history. Four years earlier the English . . . 
Dedicated To All The U.S. Armed Forces Serving Throughout The World 
On Silver Wings Of Hope And Pride, They Overcame Adversity Both At Home And Abroad Through Courage, Commitment & Competence To Achieve A Record Never To Be Excelled. 
The Legacy Memorial Park is dedicated to honor the nine lives lost on June 22, 2009 as a result of an unprecedented train collision. Designed collaboratively by Hunt Laudi Studio with sculptor Barbara Liotta and built . . . 
Based on the 1640 southern boundary of Bachiler's farm, it was surveyed by Capt. Nicholas Shapley in 1657, dividing the Province of New Hampshire from the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1689-1741. In 1662 three Quaker women, being . . . 
In a house on this site lived Mary Wollstonecraft Author of 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' 1759-1797 
Raoul Wallenberg, a "Righteous Among the Nations", lived in this building in 1936, while working in the Holland Bank office in Haifa's lower downtown area. In 1944, he was sent by the Swedish government as a diplomat to . . . 
3 people killed 70 injured by a Neo-Nazi nail bomber 30 April 1999
Bell of Hope In 2002 on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the Bell of Hope was presented to the people of New York by the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was created by England’s . . . 
Cape Ann lies on an outcropping composed of 450 million-year-old granite polished by glaciers. This particularly dense stone was prized for building monuments, forts, and piers. Blocks of Cape Ann granite were used to build . . . 
In August 1863, Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany, O.P. opened St. Mary's College at this location with a faculty of two diocesan priests, four laymen, and two student teachers in August 1868. At the invitation of Archbishop, . . . 
Whirl of the Wheel, Clickety-Clack of the Loom In 1850, there were 9,780 sheep raised in Montgomery County - more than double the amount of horses or cows in this agrarian setting. Sheep were highly valued for their outer . . . 
First played here on the 25th November 1966
Samuel Sawyer was a great Gloucester philanthropist. A very successful ship owner and merchant, Mr. Sawyer donated Gloucester's City Hall clock and bell. He bought up woodlots to preserve the 600-acre Ravenswood Park. He . . . 
