Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam)
1916

Gloucester, a city and port of entry of Essex co., Mass., 28 miles NNE. of Boston, is beautifully situated on the 8. side of the peninsula of Cape Ann, and is connected by the Boston and Maine R. with the principal cities and towns of the seaboard and interior. It has a greater amount of tonnage employed in the domestic fisheries than any other town in the United States. The number of men employed in the cod-, halibut- and mackerel-fisheries is over 5000. Gloucester has a large import trade, chiefly in salt, coal, and lumber. It has important granite-works, forges and foundries, ship-yards, etc., and manufactures of oil-clothing, sails, twine, anchors, and fish-glue. The city is a favorite summer-resort, and the picturesqueness of its surroundings attracts many artists. The harbor of Gloucester is one of the best on the coast and is accessible at all seasons for vessels of the largest class. Gloucester was occupied as a fishing station as early as 1624, being the first settlement made on the N. shore of Massachusetts Bay. It was incorporated as a town in 1642 and became a city in 1874. Pop. in 1850, 7786 ; in 1890, 24,657 ; in 1900, 26,121.

Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher

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