ΤΟ H. W. GRIMES, ESQ., CONSUL C. T. C., GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, ENGLAND, THIS LITTLE VOLUME IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY JOHN S. WEBBER, JR., CONSUL C. T. C., GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. A Word at the Start. After months of labor -hard labor, too, for one unaccustomed to the work-I am permitted to send forth the present little manual on Gloucester, and its immediate vicinity. The material here given is designed for the especial use of the touring wheelman and the summer visitor, and I have endeavored to describe-in a way perhaps peculiar-all the most important sights and places of interest to be found upon this rock-bound territory of Cape Ann. Much of the historical matter in Part I has been written up from suggestions found in various publications, to wit: History of Gloucester, History of Essex County, Fisherman's Memorial and Record Book, etc., to the authors of which I desire to tender my grateful acknowledgments; the files of the Cape Ann Advertiser and Cape Ann Bulletin have also been occasionally referred to for dates and other valuable items. I am not unmindful of the many kind favors extended by various friends, and would therefore thank especially Mr. J. J. Gilligan of Boston, C. A. Hazlett, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H., Mr. H. Frank Sanford of Gloucester, Mr. George Holliday of the Masconomo Hotel, Mrs. E. S. Robinson of the Pigeon Cove House, Mr. George L. Smith of the Gloucester Hotel, Mr. William P. Davis of the Pavilion Hotel, and all others who have in any way aided me in the preparation of the present volume. The beautiful pictures that adorn the following pages (with the exception of the four hotel cuts) were made expressly for the work from photographs, by the Photo. Electro. Eng. Co., 20 Cliff street, New York, and those of our friends who are familiar with the locations will readily recognize the correctness of the views. GLOUCESTER, MASS., July, 1885. J. S. W., JR. |