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Tag: Miles River

The Miles River

November 24, 2023January 5, 2025 Gordon Harris1 Comment
The Miles River in Hamilton

Known in Colonial times as Mile Brook, the Miles River is a major tributary of the Ipswich River but has been diminished in volume by upstream use as a water supply. Evidence of the old Potter and Appleton mills can still be found near County Rd.

Posted in Environment, PlacesTagged dam, Miles River, River
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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