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Northshore October 2025
The North Shore is studded with historic gems that are often found in the most out of the way locations. A wrong turn off a main street in Marblehead or Gloucester can yield an unexpected discovery that reveals just how much the past bubbles up to the surface here. A perfect example of this phenomenon is Cogswell’s Grant in Essex. One of Historic New England’s many sites, this house sits at the end of a residential road a short way away from the Essex Cultural District and the eternally popular Woodman’s restaurant, a piece of colonial history catching the unsuspecting driver almost unawares. Cogswell’s Grant, named
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