Five Pound Island

Five Pound Island is a hamlet in , , . Five Pound Island is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Good Voyage Church and Cape Ann Museum.

Church
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic Roman Catholic church at 136-144 Prospect Street and 2-4 Taylor Street in . The first church on the site was built in 1892 to serve a large Portuguese immigrant population that came to Gloucester to work in the fishery.

Museum
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is an art and historical museum located in . Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of , including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers.

Town hall
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located at 9 Dale Avenue in . It was built in 1870 and dedicated the following year, and has served as the main location for the city's offices since then.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester and Central Gloucester Historic District.

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in . One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of .

Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in on in . is situated 1½ miles north of Five Pound Island.

Five Pound Island

Latitude
42.61371° or 42° 36′ 49″ north
Longitude
-70.65338° or 70° 39′ 12″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87JFJ87W+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158874165
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4936839
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