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Motif #1

Motif #1 Purchased by the Town Dedicated to the fisherman and artists of Rockport May 14 1950     The Great Blizzard of 1978 destroyed the original motif no. 1 through public effort and...

Motif #1 Purchased by the Town Dedicated to the fisherman and artists of Rockport May 14 1950     The Great Blizzard of 1978 destroyed the original motif no. 1 through public effort...

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Constance Johnson Spiewak

IN MEMORY OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON SPIEWAK WHOSE DREAM OF HOPE AND LABOR OF LOVE IS WITH US HERE IN THE HERITAGE CENTER

IN MEMORY OF CONSTANCE JOHNSON SPIEWAK WHOSE DREAM OF HOPE AND LABOR OF LOVE IS WITH US HERE IN THE HERITAGE CENTER

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Bear Skin Neck

  Submitted by Road Trip New England

  Submitted by Road Trip New England

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Old Stone Fort

OLD STONE *FORT* Site of fort erected by public subscription as a protection against British warships during the war of 1812, captured in a sneak attack and dismantled by frigate NYMPHE....

OLD STONE *FORT* Site of fort erected by public subscription as a protection against British warships during the war of 1812, captured in a sneak attack and dismantled by frigate...

    Rockport

    ROCKPORT MY HOME FOR OVER 100 YEARS GERTRUDE (TARR) REED GIVEN ON MY 100TH BIRTHDAY JULY 5, 1995 SIT - RELAX - ENJOY Thanks to Jason Freedman for correcting the location on this plaque and for the...

    ROCKPORT MY HOME FOR OVER 100 YEARS GERTRUDE (TARR) REED GIVEN ON MY 100TH BIRTHDAY JULY 5, 1995 SIT - RELAX - ENJOY Thanks to Jason Freedman for correcting the location on this plaque and for the...

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    Town of Rockport

    TOWN OF ROCKPORT  THIS PARK WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF GEORGE W. HARVEY HER NATIVE SON 1924 

    TOWN OF ROCKPORT  THIS PARK WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY AND PUBLIC SPIRIT OF GEORGE W. HARVEY HER NATIVE SON 1924 

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    Annisquam Cotton Mill

    1848      1883 MACHINE SHOP ANNISQUAM COTTON MILL  THE SHOP SURVIVED THE FIRE WHICH LEFT THE MILL A RUIN FOR 18 YEARS WITH RENOVATION THE SHOP BECAME  GEORGE J. TARR  1907    SCHOOL     1989 

    1848      1883 MACHINE SHOP ANNISQUAM COTTON MILL  THE SHOP SURVIVED THE FIRE WHICH LEFT THE MILL A RUIN FOR 18 YEARS WITH RENOVATION THE SHOP BECAME  GEORGE J. TARR  1907    SCHOOL     1989 

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    The First Settlers of Sandy Bay

    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOR OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF SANDY BAY THE FIRST PARISH IN ROCKPORT WAS CONSTITUTED IN 1755. THE CORNER STONE OF THIS MEETING HOUSE LAID IN 1803. THE TOWER WAS...

    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOR OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF SANDY BAY THE FIRST PARISH IN ROCKPORT WAS CONSTITUTED IN 1755. THE CORNER STONE OF THIS MEETING HOUSE LAID IN 1803. THE TOWER...

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