State 19:
Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!
I will be featuring the states alphabetically. The next state is
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was one of the original thirteen colonies and became the 6th state on February 6, 1788. The capital is Boston .
On our one and only trip to Massachusetts we wandered around two gorgeous waterfront towns.
Our first stop was Gloucester where we visited the Fisherman’s Memorial. The Man at the Wheel Statue faces the sea. Across from the statue beside the waterfront is a List of Names honoring not only those men known to be lost at sea but also the men and ships lost without record. The number of men and ships who left from Gloucester and never returned is staggering.
Sebastian Junger’s book “The Perfect Storm” (and later the movie starring George Clooney) told the story of the fishing vessel Andrea Gail from Gloucester that went down with all of it’s crew during the storm of the century in 1991. The names of the crew members are included on the List of Names at Fisherman’s Memorial.
The Ten Pound Light was visible from the Gloucester waterfront. Many fishing vessels were tied up at docks.
We also stopped to stroll around Rockport with it’s beautiful harbor.
To read previous posts about the states featured in this series just click on the state name: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
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