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Tag: Paul McGinley

Paul and Cathleen McGinley earn 2017 Mary Conley Award

August 5, 2025December 5, 2025 Gordon Harris1 Comment

At the Selectpersons Meeting on Monday evening, the Ipswich Historical Commission presented the 2017 Mary Conley Award to Paul and Cathleen McGinley for preservation of the Philip Call House, and a lifetime of service to the Town of Ipswich.

Posted in PeopleTagged Cathleen McGinley, Mary Conley award, Paul McGinley

The Green Street Bridge

February 18, 2024January 6, 2025 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

Twenty years after building the County Street Bridge, construction began for the Green Street Bridge. The original structure was made of wood but was later replaced by an arched bridge of stone on May 14, 1894. This was the fifth bridge built on the Ipswich River in the Town of Ipswich.

Posted in History, RoadsTagged 1894, Ipswich River, Paul McGinley, tourism

Four Old Houses That Stood on High St.

March 20, 2023July 10, 2026 Gordon Harris2 Comments

The Jacob Manning house, the Caleb Lord house, the Nathaniel Lord house at the corner of High and Manning Streets, and the thatched roof William Baker house at the corner with Mineral Street.

Posted in RoadsTagged manning, Paul McGinley
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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