Category: Industrial Era

Babson Boulder inscribed with the word "Kindness" in Dogtown in Gloucester, Mass, circa 2012. Photo by Rebecca Beatrice Brooks.

Babson Boulders in Gloucester, Massachusetts

The Babson Boulders are a 6.5-mile-long trail of over 30 granite boulders in Dogtown, which is a ghost town in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The boulders are glacial erratics, which are rocks… Read more »

News report about the poisoning at Tewksbury State Hospital. Published in the Boston Post on October 30, 1903.

The Tewksbury State Hospital Poison Mystery

On October 27, 1903, 11 patients at the Tewksbury State Hospital were poisoned when they drank water that had been mixed with poison. One of the patients died the following… Read more »

Administration Building, Tewksbury, Mass. Photo by Candace Jenkins, 1991, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of Tewksbury State Hospital

Tewksbury State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Built in 1854, it was originally established as an almshouse before later being converted into a hospital. The property… Read more »

Plummer Hall, Salem, Mass. Photo by A. Crump, 1979, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Plummer Hall in Salem, Massachusetts

Plummer Hall is a historic Italianate-style building on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1857, it is a two-story brick building designed by architect Enoch Fuller. The central portion… Read more »

Peabody House, Salem, Mass. Photo by A. Crump, 1979, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

Peabody House in Salem, Massachusetts

The John P. Peabody House is a historic Colonial Revival-style house on Summer Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1874, by Salem merchant John P. Peabody, the Peabody House is… Read more »