Among the founders and early
residents of Ipswich - 1630 -
were John Winthrop, Junior,
scientist and industrial pioneer; Nathaniel Ward, lawmaker
and wit; Richard Bellingham
and Richard Saltonstall, magistrates who defended popular
rights; . . . — — Map (db m47556) HM
The Alexander Knight House is a re-creation of an authentic early Ipswich timber frame house from 1567. It was built with traditional tools, materials and construction methods of the First Period (1625-1725). The plans for the house are based on . . . — — Map (db m253885) HM
The Lower Falls
Here at Falls Island and Sawmill Point stood some of Ipswich’s earliest mills, powered by the Lower Falls of the Ipswich River. A fulling mill built by John Whipple in 1673 was followed by hemp mills, grist mills, and saw . . . — — Map (db m254089) HM
The Brig Falconer was wrecked on Ipswich Beach December 17, 1847. Seventeen of the passengers and crew were lost. Twelve lie buried here in one common grave.
Thomas Shaw, and his wife • Julia Laskin • Margaret Hennesy • Howard Fling • Peter . . . — — Map (db m107994) HM
From church to Town Hall and District Court to condominiums - the adaptive reuse of an historic building.
With its historic exterior largely intact, the former church that later became Town Hall and the District Court is now a residential . . . — — Map (db m253820) HM
Gen. James Appleton born Feb 14, 1783 died Aug 25, 1863.
A Patriot, a Philanthropist and a Christian. He served his County, his Fellow men and his God by laboring for the emancipation of the American Slave. — — Map (db m107993) HM WM
In Memory of
Ipswich Soldiers and Sailors
of
the American Revolution
1775 1783
Placed by
Agawam Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution.
1923 — — Map (db m253812) WM
1871.
Erected by the Town of Ipswich in memory of her brave and lamented sons who gave their lives to their country in the war for union and liberty. 1861—1865
Our Patriot Dead.
Pierce L. Butler • J. W. Brown • C. P. Batchelder • . . . — — Map (db m253815) WM
On this site stood a 1760's Georgian style house which was saved from demolition in 1963, reconstructed and exhibited within the walls of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
The "Ipswich . . . — — Map (db m253940) HM
Side 1 A few rods east of this spot were the dwelling and school house of Ezekiel Cheever first master of the Grammar School 1650-1661. In the east side of the common was the home of Rev. Nathaniel Ward 1634 Minister of Ipswich 1637 . . . — — Map (db m97170) HM WM
To all those who served their country
1775 Revolutionary War 1781
1812 War of 1812 1812
1861 Civil War 1865
1898 Spanish American War 1898
1899 Campaign Era 1917
1917 World War I 1918
1941 World War II 1945
1950 Korean Conflict . . . — — Map (db m97169) WM
On August 31, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed at the Meetinghouse, dined at Treadwell's Public House, and set out for Newburyport. — — Map (db m284807) HM
Ahead of you lie Market Square and Market Street, which was once a swamp until Samuel Appleton build a “cart bridge” over it in 1639.
First known as "The Way to the Mill", Market Street was entirely residential until it was transformed into . . . — — Map (db m253817) HM
The Original Center of the Ipswich Community
Welcome to the Meetinghouse Green (now generally referred to as the North Green), the center of colonial Ipswich, and one of the most significant sites of 17th century Massachusetts. The area was . . . — — Map (db m253779) HM
From the date of its settlement by John Winthrop and twelve associates, 1630, Agawam (Ipswich) was the seat of pillow lace making, by 1790 the annual production was 41,979 yards. This craft continued until the introduction of lace machinery. — — Map (db m47920) HM
Here on August 23, 1687, the citizens of Ipswich, led by the Reverend John Wise, denounced the levy of taxes by the arbitrary government of Sir Edmund Andros, and from their protest sprang the American revolution of 1689 — — Map (db m253778) HM
For three centuries, Sawmill Point was the site of gristmills, fueling mills, and sawmills powered by the Lower Falls of the Ipswich River. Through the foresight of Alice Shurcliff, this park now stands as a window to the river and to the history . . . — — Map (db m254013) HM
In 1689 the Town of Ipswich acquired the six acres of the South Green with the proviso “that the said land…shall lie common.” Before then the land had been subject to many ownership disputes.
For 200 years, the South Green served the Town well, . . . — — Map (db m253910) HM
Erected by Gen James Appleton, Woman's Relief Corps of Ipswich, May 27, 1897.
A tribute of gratitude to those Union soldiers and sailors of the Civil War of 1861-1865, whose last resting place is unknown. — — Map (db m253819) HM
