Ross Tavern in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Built in 1680, the Ross Tavern is a historic First Period house at Strawberry Hill on Jeffrey’s Neck Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a wood-frame clapboard building made up… Read more »
John Whipple House in Ipswich, Massachusetts
The John Whipple House is a historic First Period house at 1 South Green in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in 1677, the Whipple House is a three-story wood-frame house. Originally built… Read more »
Choate Bridge: Oldest Double-Arch Stone Bridge in America
The Choate Bridge is a historic bridge in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Built in 1764, it is the oldest double-arch stone bridge in America. Named after Colonel John Choate, who supervised its… Read more »
Ipswich Historic Sites
Ipswich, Massachusetts, is a small historic town that is home to the highest concentration of 17th-century homes in America. The following is a list of historic sites in Ipswich, Massachusetts:… Read more »
Is Blackbeard’s Skull at the Peabody Essex Museum?
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, has an artifact in its collection that is rumored to be the skull of the notorious pirate Blackbeard. The museum obtained the skull… Read more »