Old Naumkeag Author:Carl Webber Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: DANVERS AND PEABODY. Attiuctivk Dmv-p,. n.!?vi'.nsronT. GnAurs To Endicott, Skki.ton, Ani IIu.irituEV. SriTK Rimdge. Tiik Plains. ClIIIIICIIES. T... more »lIK UKRKRVOIR. PKABOHY INSTITI.TK, AND Otiikii Puiu.ic IluiLiiixos. Tiir State Asylum ron Tub Ixsank. Danvkrs HiSTonicAi.i.v And Statistically Cox- Bidkkkd. Puhi.ic Mkx. I'Aitnis Housk. Victims Of Witchcraft. Collixs llnusK. Pkabooy. Jlns. Hicii- ARllSOX. POTT KI I IKS. PKAIHI1IY SQ1JAIIP,. SlIII.LAIIKEt Jlojikstkad. Ukoiiok I'kaiiody: His Karl.t Iiomp. Am) Hls- Torv. Hkli,Tavkiin Ad Monumknt. Ei.iza Wiiartun. I'kaiiody Ixst1tutk. Suttox Ilkfiirbxck Lliiiiarv. Pka- nour Historically Am Statistically Co.ss1df.ke1i. Sini- Bock. ItETuitx To Salem. of the most attractive country drives in the vicinity of the city is through Danvers nnd Pcubody. Passing through North street over the Norlh bridge, with Beverly and the long bridge nnd the railroad bridge on the right, while the North river with its numerous tanneries stretches juvny to Pcabody and Harmony Grove on the left, -we cross the eastern end of Peabodj- and enter the town of Danvers in that section known as Danvers- port. Vessels reach this village by way of Bass river, bringing conl for the use of the rolling mills, which form the principal industry of the place. One who has never witnessed the process of working iron may profitably pass an hour within these mills." AVe are now on a point of land of more than or- dinary historic interest. It extends between twoindentures of water anciently known as Water's and Crane rivers. Here once lived Governor Eiulicott. The honor of being the first landholder in Danvers is generally conceded to Eiulicott. He established himself here in 1G30, on a grant of land comprising about, three...« less