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| Newburyport is a small (population 2007 about 17,000) city on the east coast of Massachusetts in the USA. It lies on the Merrimack River, about 40 miles north of Boston. The city was first settled in 1635 and was a busy seaport which today attracts thousands of tourists each year. |
| The oldest Chain-LInk Bridge in the USA, built in 1808. |
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| An early 20th Century postcard of the Market Square in Newburyport. |
| Another view of the Chain Bridge which connects Amesbury and Newburyport. |
| A somewhat more modern bridge across the Merrimac. |
| Brown Square, Newburyport. |
| Atkinson's Common, Newburyport. |
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| Two more modern views of Atkinson's Common. |
| The Observatory Tower in the Park. |
| Essex County Courthouse and Frogpond. (I hope I've got this right ! - please correct me if not !) |
| Cushing House. |
| The Newburyport Turnpike - 1940s ? |
| Thanks to Jane Librizzi for many of the images on this page. |
| The Waterfront. |
| Wolfe Tavern. |
| A couple of old postcards of the Boston and Maine Railroad Station in Newburyport. |
| Lord Timothy Dexter Place. |
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