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Can I read A Walking Tour of Gloucester, Massachusetts on EtoBox?
A Walking Tour of Gloucester, Massachusetts by Doug Gelbert is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Walking Tour of Gloucester, Massachusetts about?
There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.Gloucester's deep water harbor attracted a group of Englishmen from the Dorchester Company, who landed here in 1623 to fish and to establish a settlement. This first company of pioneers made landing at Half Moon Beach, and settled nearby, setting up fishing stages in a field in what is now Stage Fort Park. This settlement's existence is proclaimed today by a memorial tablet, affixed to a 50' boulder in that park.This settlement allows Gloucester to boast the first settlement in what would become the Massachusetts Bay Company, as this town's first settlement predates both Salem in 1626 and Boston in 1630. Life in this first settlement was harsh an
Who reads A Walking Tour of Gloucester, Massachusetts?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Doug Gelbert
- Publisher
- Doug Gelbert
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781458169723
- Category
- nonfiction
