Marblehead Harbor
Marblehead Harbor is a harbor located in Marblehead, Massachusetts, 17 miles northeast of Boston. It is considered the birthplace of the Continental Navy, forerunner of the United States Navy, and of United States Marine Corps Aviation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dock
- Description: harbor in Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Marble Harbor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marblehead Light and Brown Island.
Marblehead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895.
Brown Island
Islet
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crowninshield Island, also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations.
Old North Church
Church
Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old North Church is a church built in 1824, in Marblehead, Massachusetts for the First Congregational Church. It is built in the Colonial Georgian style. Their current designated term associate pastor is Rev. Lindsay Popperson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marblehead and Clifton.
Marblehead
Photo: Bkg333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marblehead is a scenic coastal town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. This town of 20k has mostly retained its 18th century layout and is the perfect place to explore "old" New England.
Clifton
Hamlet
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Clifton was a street car stop within the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It includes Clifton Avenue. The area was named by Benjamin Ware, a hotelier who developed Clifton with the intention of creating a resort area. Clifton is situated 3 miles southwest of Marblehead Harbor.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development. Charter Street Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Marblehead Harbor.
Marblehead Harbor
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.50843° or 42° 30′ 30″ northLongitude
-70.83699° or 70° 50′ 13″ westOpen location code
87JFG557+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 358274155OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockGeoNames ID
4943099Wikidata ID
Q14715695
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