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Tag: schooners

The Shipwrecks at Ipswich Bar

November 20, 2025July 2, 2026 Gordon Harris1 Comment

The Ipswich Bar has a long history of tragic shipwrecks. Its swift currents and shallow waters are especially dangerous during storms, and many ships have gone aground. The hull of the Ada K. Damon sits on Steep Hill Beach.

Posted in History, Shipwrecks, Stories, StormsTagged Crane Beach, Ipswich, Plum Island, schooners
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Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts by Abraham Hammatt
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