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Back in time to April 15, 1853

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This week marks the 171st anniversary of the birth of the Marblehead Police Department. Though the town was incorporated in 1649, it wasn't until nearly two centuries later that the first chief of police was selected. According to "Historical Outline of the Marblehead Police Department" by Town Historian Donald Doliber, on April 11, 1853, Adoniram C. Orne was appointed as … [Read more...] about Back in time to April 15, 1853

Historic Building of the Week: Maverick

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Maybe I have spent too much time riding the Blue Line, but when I hear the word “maverick,” I think of a rapid-transit stop, not a Marblehead neighborhood. The word first caught my attention as I was reading through the 2014 Marblehead Community-Wide Historic Preservation Survey Master Plan prepared by Larson Fisher Associates for the town’s Historical Commission. The … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: Maverick

Back in time to April 6, 1970

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Fifty-four years ago, a sponsored dinner was held at the Gen. Glover House for the $400,000 Think Rink Building Fund campaign, which aimed to build an artificial ice skating rink for Marblehead, Swampscott, and Salem. According to a Monday, April 6, 1970 edition of The Daily Evening Item, the event was attended by "several hundred" sponsors, as well as members of the Think … [Read more...] about Back in time to April 6, 1970

Historic Building of the Week: Marblehead Neck

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Every head needs a neck to support it – even Marblehead. Marblehead Neck was not always the highly-desirable spot it is today. It long sat relatively empty, with few, if any, permanent settlements through history until European settlement. According to a document from the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS), the Neck’s location made it vulnerable … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: Marblehead Neck