The Danvers State Hospital Barn Fire
On February 12, 1941, a large fire destroyed the dairy barn at Danvers State Hospital, killing half a dozen cows and a bull and resulting in between $50,000 and $75,000… Read more »
Category: Industrial Era
Katherine Tingley: The Purple Mother
Katherine Augusta Westcott Tingley was a social worker who later became the leader of an esoteric occult group called the Theosophical Society. Tingley was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, to James… Read more »
The Purple Mother’s Plan: How an Occult Group Bought a Newburyport Landmark in 1909
On March 18, 1909, the Timothy Dexter House in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was sold to an esoteric occult group who planned to turn it into a school. The group was called… Read more »
History of Dead Horse Beach in Salem, Massachusetts
Dead Horse Beach is a small sandy and rocky beach in Salem, Massachusetts. It is located near the mouth of the Danvers River in the Salem Willows Historic District. It… Read more »
Stephen Phillips House in Salem, Massachusetts
The Stephen Phillips House, also known as the Nathaniel West House, is a historic Federal-style house on Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1821, it is a three-story clapboarded… Read more »