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Tag: automotive age

Gettin’ Away on the ‘Pike

December 3, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Evergreen Village, Rt. 1 in Ipswich

In the first half century of the automotive age, a weekend trip to the country for Boston folks often meant driving to Ipswich on the Newburyport Turnpike and renting a cabin not too far from the shore.

Posted in Roads, StoriesTagged 1930, automotive age
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
Ipswich Massachusetts Revisited by William Varrel

© Gordon Harris 2026

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