The 'North Shore' is a
region north of
Boston, consisting chiefly of communities in
Essex County along
Massachusetts Bay.
Geography
In its most restrictive sense, the North Shore includes only the coastal
cities and
towns in Essex County south of
Cape Ann:
Beverly,
Danvers,
Peabody,
Salem,
Marblehead,
Swampscott,
Nahant,
Lynn,
Saugus and
Lynnfield. Some include the two oceanside suburbs of
Suffolk County,
Revere and
Winthrop, also to be "North Shore."
Others consider the region to take in almost all of eastern Essex County, including coastal and some inland communities all the way up the coast to the
New Hampshire state line. Such a definition could stretch as far north as
Newburyport and
Amesbury, and as far west as
Boxford.
The
Metropolitan Area Planning Council's
North Shore Task Force, a regional planning agency, defines the North Shore as also containing Cape Ann and several inland communities. Its North Shore comprises the following cities and towns:
The southern, and more built-up, North Shore communities belong to the Inner Core Committee, a planning agency for the close-in suburbs of
Boston.
History
The North Shore communities have varied and rich histories:
Gloucester was America's first fishing community;
Salem was the location of the infamous
Witch Trials as well as one of the largest centers of shipping and sixth largest city in early America. The hysteria that led to the Witch Trials began in the part of
Salem that is now present-day
Danvers;
Lynn was once the center of the American
shoe industry;
Peabody had the largest concentration of
leather tanneries in the world; and
Beverly and
Marblehead often dispute over which town was the birthplace of the
American Navy.
Newburyport was well known for producing clipper ships and for a brief time in history was the richest city in the Union; it is also home to America's first coast guard station.
Sites of interest
★ The
Peabody Essex Museum- a museum with large collections of maritime artifacts and Asian art.
★ The
Salem Witch Museum
★ The Salem Seaport
★
Salem Cycle Local bike shop with famous logo of witch riding a bicycle
★ The Gloucester Seaport
★ Historic Downtown
Salem
★
North Shore Spirit minor-league baseball team
★
North Shore Cyclists cycling club
★
North Shore Music Theatre,
Beverly
★ Cabot Street Cinema,
Beverly- home to the longest-running magic show in the world.
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