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Tag: John Ross Dix

A Sunday at Old Ipswich

July 17, 2021November 17, 2024 Gordon Harris5 Comments

In 1846, British writer John Ross Dix visited Ipswich and recorded his observations in “Local Loiterings, and Visits in the Vicinity of Boston, by a Looker-on"

Posted in StoriesTagged John Ross Dix, visit

The Legend of Pudding Street

May 30, 2021October 17, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment

"We turn our eyes below and at our feet, Lies in peace old Pudding Street, So named because a pudding left to dry Was stolen by some tipsy passers by. These later years from vulgar names have shrunk, And called it High because the thieves were drunk."

Posted in Legends, PlacesTagged John Ross Dix, Pudding Street
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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