Gloucester in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Charles Heberle
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 23, 2017
1. Captain Heberle Marker
Charles Heberle (1862-1956) was sent at age 13 from Virginia to Essex, where for three years he was indentured to the Essex Tannery. Once free, he worked nearby for a dairy farmer, Caleb Cogswell. Soon, Heberle chose waterfront over farm and shoveled coal aboard tugboats. Earning a post as Captain, he risked his life to tow a flame engulfed gasoline barge. He founded the Gloucester Coal and Lumber Company, now the Building Center, with the salvage fee.
The City archives contain apprenticeship papers for 373 children in Gloucester from 1739 to 1852. See more historical gleanings from the Archives Committee at City Hall.
Erected by Gloucester Harborwalk. (Marker Number 17.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 36.72′ N, 70° 39.68′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Rogers Street (Massachusetts Route 127) west of Duncan Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located along the sidewalk, on the south side of the street, west of
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Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Ann, on the North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rocky Neck (within shouting distance of this marker); Dogtown & Babson Builders (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Howard Blackburn (about 500 feet away); Captain Alfred (Centennial) Johnson (about 500 feet away); Porter Anchor (about 500 feet away); Solomon Jacobs Landing & Park (about 600 feet away); Admiralty Anchor (about 600 feet away); Cape Ann Granite (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 23, 2017
2. Captain Heberle Marker (tall view)
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Gloucester Harborwalk
Also see . . .
1. Gloucester HarborWalk. Website homepage (Submitted on November 22, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Duncan's Point.
The Building Center is the successor to the Gloucester Coal Company, which is what Captain Charles T. Heberle called Bennett's wharf and coal pockets after he bought the firm out in 1903. Cap Heberle's early fame was in towboats that steamed about doing the harbor's close quarter's work - Nellie, Priscilla, Charlie, and Mariner - before auxiliary diesel engines in the schooners put them out of business. The one he built and held closest to his heart (she had steam steering and could turn on a nickel) was the Eveleth. (Submitted on March 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 23, 2017
3. Captain Heberle Marker (wide view)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
