A
fishing village for many years, Marblehead became a resort in the 19th
cent.; it is especially famous for yachting. There are 18th-century
buildings in the picturesque town, including Elbridge Gerry’s
birthplace. Abbot Hall contains Archibald Willard’s Spirit of ‘76.
In Old Burial Hill cemetery are the graves of hundreds of
Revolutionary soldiers and a monument to the 65 Marblehead seamen who
died in 1846 when a hurricane overtook the fishing fleet. The
Revolutionary War Fort Sewall is in a seaside park. The Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2004 Columbia University
Press
Marblehead
Magazine's "History
of Tucker's Wharf" - can be found on the web site of the
Marblehead Magazine
Barnett
Trading Inc. - Web site includes photos
and history of Historical sites in Marblehead, history of the US
Navy and local yachting.
USS
Constitution - In July 1997,
this old battleship sailed for the first time in over a century. It
was towed out to sea and spent a night in Marblehead. This link offers
a detailed account of her voyage and includes photographs of the
historic event.
Written
account of General
John Glover and his Marblehead Mariners - on this weblog site for
Marines. Home
Page
Glover's
Rock -
in Pelham, NY, this page depicts the memorial stone laid in honor of
General John Glover and the Marblehead Mariners
Washington
Crossing of the Delaware -
General John Glover and his mariners - how they helped ferry the army
across the river - photo here of the famous painting depicting the
historical event
USS
MARBLEHEAD - History of the first
USS Marblehead, launched in 1861
Congressional
Medal of Honor recipient, Robert BLAKE,
the first black man to be awarded the medal, a freed slave, who served
on the USS Marblehead
USS
Marblehead - Cruiser commissioned
in the Spanish American War. History, photographs and letters from one
of the soldiers of the Marblehead, ALBERT
C. LYNN
Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba - how the USS
Marblehead played a role in the actions during the Spanish American
War.
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