Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam)
1854 - Gloucester

Gloucester, a port of entry of Essex co., Massachusetts, 28 miles N. N. E. from Boston, is situated on the S. side of the peninsula of Cape Ann, and connected by railroad with the principal cities and towns of the seaboard and interior. It contains 8 or 10 churches, 4 news paper offices, and a bank with a capital of $200.000. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the' fisheries, particularly those of cod and mackerel. The harbor is one of the best on the coast, and is accessible at all seasons for vessels of the largest class. The shipping of the port June 30th, 1852, amounted to an aggregate of 2139 tons registered, and 23,941 tons enrolled and licensed. Of the latter, 12,153 tons were employed in the cod fishery, and 11,033 in the mackerel fishery. The foreign arrivals for the year were 173, (tons, 14,849,) of which 147 (tons, 11,031,) were by foreign vessels. The clearances for foreign ports were 164, tons, 13,794 of which 11,031 were foreign bottoms. During the same year, 46 schooners, with an aggregate burthen of 3828 tons were ad measured. There are also some manufactures in the town, such as boots and shoes, and anchors. Incorporated in 1639. Population of the township, 7786.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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