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4 unusual facts about Cape Ann


Henry Pember Smith

Henry Pember Smith (February 20, 1854 - October 16, 1907) was an American painter, best known for his country cottages and river scenes around Lyme and East Lyme, Connecticut, as well as the sea and shore in New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Cape Ann to Maine.

History of the Puritans in North America

Robert Cushman and Edward Winslow – believed that Cape Ann would be a profitable location for a settlement.

Two of the Pilgrim settlers in Plymouth Colony - Robert Cushman and Edward Winslow - believed that Cape Ann would be a profitable location for a settlement.

Massachusetts Route 127

All of the route is in Cape Ann, and it serves as a coastal alternative to Route 127.


Annite

Annite was first described in 1868 for the first noted occurrence in Cape Ann, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, US.

Chief Masconomet

He is known for his quitclaim deed ceding all the tribal land, which extended from Cape Ann to the Merrimack River, as far inland as North Andover, Massachusetts and Middleton, Massachusetts, and as far to the southwest as the Danvers River, to John Winthrop the Younger, his heirs and all the settlers of eastern Essex County for a sum of 20 pounds, about 100 dollars.

Highland Light

In 1797, a station authorized by George Washington was established at this point on the Cape, with a wood lighthouse to warn ships about the dangerous coastline between Cape Ann and Nantucket.


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