Ship, Marine Society, The Snow Collection, The Museum of Old Newbury
Keeping The Story Alive
Newburyport: A story of success, adversity, resilience and renewal
Ship, Marine Society, The Snow Collection, The Museum of Old Newbury
I realized as I’ve worked on the interactive history map, “Newburyport – Keeping the Story Alive,” that one of the stories that is told over and over again is Newburyport’s repeated history of success, adversity, resilience and renewal. In the context of the present-day global pandemic, it is encouraging to look back and see what an incredibly resilient city Newburyport has been, to see how the city has dealt with adversity over the centuries.
This website is an extension of the interactive history map, it tells some of Newburyport’s historic stories that are on the map, also using photographs, paintings, videos, old maps, history, and anecdotes. There is an online jigsaw puzzle about each story on every page. I hope that you will enjoy these stories, some with happy endings and some not, and go on to explore the interactive history map which you will find at the end of every page. And each of these stories is a piece of the bigger story of the City of Newburyport, and when they are woven together they give a larger picture of who we are, where we have been and a roadmap of how to go forward.
I realized as I’ve worked on the interactive history map, “Newburyport – Keeping the Story Alive,” that one of the stories that is told over and over again is Newburyport’s repeated history of success, adversity, resilience and renewal. In the context of the present-day global pandemic, it is encouraging to look back and see what an incredibly resilient city Newburyport has been, to see how the city has dealt with adversity over the centuries.
This website is an extension of the interactive history map, it tells some of Newburyport’s historic stories that are on the map, also using photographs, paintings, videos, old maps, history, and anecdotes. There is an online jigsaw puzzle about each story on every page. I hope that you will enjoy these stories, some with happy endings and some not, and go on to explore the interactive history map which you will find at the end of every page. And each of these stories is a piece of the bigger story of the City of Newburyport, and when they are woven together they give a larger picture of who we are, where we have been and a roadmap of how to go forward.
Read These Stories
The Gas Works
Gas became a popular method of outdoor and indoor lighting, it was made from coal.
Abbie Foster
Abbie Foster was given the land for a $1 and built this beautiful mansion as a widow at the age of 46.
Ocean Mills
The Industrialization and the Expansion of the North End of Newburyport in the 1800s.
John J. Currier Shipyard
At the foot of Butler Street, now Merrimac Court, from 1831 to 1884 - one of many shipyards along the Merrimac River in the North End of Newburyport.
The Jackman Shipyard
At the Foot of Forrester Street, it started around 1790 and closed in 1874 - one of many shipyards along the Merrimac River in the North End of Newburyport.
The Shipyard at the foot of Ashland Street
Many ship builders occupied the shipyard at the foot of Ashland Street, and the decline of ship building in Newburyport.
Laroy S. Starrett
Laroy S. Starrett was a farmer, a famous businessman, an inventor, whose first patent was in Newburyport, MA.
Moggridge and Merrill Shipyard
Between the foot of Forrester and Butler Streets, ships were built there for almost 100 years.
Margaret Atwood
54-56 Lime Street - A resilient woman of faith, strength, and generosity, as well as an astute businesswoman who ran her husband’s shipping business after his death in 1796.
Stephen Hooper
The houses by Frog Pond and the wealthy Newburyport merchants in the late 1700s.
Ethel Parton
At 69 she turned to her family’s stories and Newburyport’s history and began writing books for young adults, she lived at 270 High Street.
Local Newburyport Newspapers
There were 35 newspapers between 1773 and 1854, the Newburyport Daily News was first published in 1887.
Dodge House
Two brothers originally built the house on State Street, it was moved to Garden Street. It was the location of the YMCA and now the Newburyport Public Library expansion.
Unicorn Street
An ancient street in the heart of downtown Newburyport that was demolished during Urban Renewal.
Ethel Reed
She made her name during the poster craze of the 1890s and was one of the most talented and prolific artists of that era.
Tracy Mansion
The Newburyport Public Library, built in 1771, includes the Newburyport Public Library Archival Center, a hidden gem that houses so much of Newburyport’s history and historic treasures.
Homeopathic Hospital
The land was originally owned by Joshua Pillsbury, Captain Charles Lunt built a mansion on the Pillsbury Hill and it eventually became the Homeopathic Hospital before it was demolished for a housing development.
Neighborhood Stores
There was once a whole variety of neighborhood stores throughout Newburyport’s historic district which created a wonderful sense of community within the different neighborhoods.
Check Out The Interactive History Map
More information about Newburyport and its history can be found on the interactive history map, “Newburyport – Keeping the Story Alive.”
Check Out The Interactive History Map
More information about Newburyport and its history can be found on the interactive history map, “Newburyport – Keeping the Story Alive.”