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The Best Attractions In Marblehead

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Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 19,808 at the 2010 census.It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Crocker Park, Marblehead Light, Fort Sewall, Little Harbor and Devereux Beach. Archibald Willard's famous painting The Spirit of '76 currently resides in Abbot Hall. A town with roots in commercial fishing, whaling and yachting, Marblehead was a major shipyard and is often referred to as the birthplace of the American Navy, a title sometimes disputed with nearby Beverly. It is also the origin of Marine Corps Aviation. A center of recreational boating, it is a popular sailing, kayakin...
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  • 1. Fort Sewall Marblehead Massachusetts
    Fort Miller was a coastal defense fort in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in existence circa 1630-1900.
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  • 3. Crowninshield Island Marblehead Massachusetts
    The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder of the American family emigrated from what is now Germany in the late 17th century. The family is one of several known collectively as Boston Brahmins.
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  • 4. The House of the Seven Gables Salem
    The House of the Seven Gables , made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The House of the Seven Gables , is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. The house is now a non-profit museum, with an admission fee charged for tours, as well as an active settlement house with programs for children. It was built for Captain John Turner and stayed with the family for three generations.
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  • 5. Peabody Essex Museum Salem
    The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, is a successor to the East India Marine Society, established in 1799. It combines the collections of the former Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute. The museum holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the United States. Its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as well as twenty-two historic buildings. The Peabody Essex ranks among the top 20 art museums in the United States by measures including gallery space and endowment. Once the Advancement Campaign is complete and the newly expanded museum opens in 2019, PEM will rank in the top 10 North American art museums in terms of gallery square footage, operating budget and endowment. The PEM holds more than 840,000 works of historical and cultural art covering ...
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  • 7. Castle Rock Marblehead Massachusetts
    This is a list of castles in the United States. Most cannot properly be described as true castles. They are primarily country houses, follies, or other types of buildings built to give the appearance of a castle. They are usually designed in the Gothic Revival, Châteauesque, Romanesque Revival, Scots Baronial or Tudor Revival styles. American Museum of Natural History in New York City, façade on West 77th Street Armory of the First Corps of Cadets, or Park Plaza Castle, Boston, Massachusetts, built 1897 Bacon's Castle, Surry County, Virginia. Built in 1665, Bacon's Castle, originally known as the Arthur Allen Brick House, is British North America's oldest brick structure, North America's only surviving example of Jacobean architecture, and has North America's oldest, preserved 17th-centu...
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  • 8. The Jeremiah Lee Mansion Marblehead Massachusetts
    This list of bridges in the United States is organized by state and includes notable bridges in the United States of America. There are more than 600,000 bridges in the USA.
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  • 11. Marblehead Museum Marblehead Massachusetts
    Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts. Its population was 19,808 at the 2010 census.It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Crocker Park, Marblehead Light, Fort Sewall, Little Harbor and Devereux Beach. Archibald Willard's famous painting The Spirit of '76 currently resides in Abbot Hall. A town with roots in commercial fishing, whaling and yachting, Marblehead was a major shipyard and is often referred to as the birthplace of the American Navy, a title sometimes disputed with nearby Beverly. It is also the origin of Marine Corps Aviation. A center of recreational boating, it is a popular sailing, kayaking and fishing destination. Several yacht clubs were established here in the late 19th century, which continue to be centers of sailing. One ...
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