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Tag: Market Square

A Photographic History of Market Square

August 20, 2025November 2, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

Images of Market Square in Ipswich from the past 300 years.

Posted in Ipswich roadsTagged Five Corners, Main Street, Market Square

Self-governed at Market Square

November 26, 2022November 15, 2024 Gordon Harris1 Comment
The intersection of Market Square and Market Street in Ipswich

Newcomers and visitors to Ipswich inevitably suggest installing a traffic light at the confusing intersection of Market, Central, North Main and South Main Streets, but most people agree it would be a bad idea.

Posted in Roads, VideoTagged Market Square

Market Square

August 5, 2021August 23, 2025 Gordon Harris2 Comments
Painting by Susan Howard Boice

Market Square is the intersection of North Main, South Main, Market and Central Streets in Ipswich, and is sometimes referred to as Five Corners

Posted in RoadsTagged Market Square, neighborhood, North Green, Photos, tourism
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

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