Many readers will be familiar with the local dispute over the origin of the American Navy. Both Beverly and Marblehead claim that the Navy was born in their waters, and both point to Gen. John Glover as the one who founded it. Beverly lays claim to the Navy because Glover’s fishing business was there and the first boat to be fitted for what would become the Navy, the … [Read more...] about Historic Building of the Week: 68 Front St.
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