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The early settlers of Beverly were primarily farmers and fishermen. Dried, salted codfish was the basis of the trade with the southern colonies; merchants also traded timber as well as items for building houses, such as shingles, sawn boards, clapboards, and rough-hewn beams.
History. Beverly Farms and the adjacent Prides Crossing were originally farming communities. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, wealthy residents of Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City built summer cottages along the seashore.
The early beginnings of Beverly Farms stem directly from the determination and leadership of the five planters, Conant, Balch, Trask, Woodberry, and Palfrey. They settled a territory called the Naumkeag, and the Agawam. Invited by the Indians who sought protection, the new settlers found a land of promise.
10 lip 2024 · Hale Farm. John Hale was born in Charlestown, MA in 1636 and came to Beverly to preach when it was still known as the “Bass River Side” of Salem. The property mirrors the evolution of the community of Beverly. Visit Hale Farm.
39 Hale Street. Beverly, MA 01915 United States. 978-922-1186 x 202. Tickets and Hours. Admission. $5/free for Historic Beverly and Card to Culture members and all discounts listed here. Open 12:00 – 4:00: Fridays through August and and June 29-30, July 6-7, and August 3-4. Drop in kid’s crafts available with admission.
Originally designed in 1880, Moraine Farm has been hailed as “the finest existing example of Olmsted’s approach to planning a country estate” by pre-eminent Olmsted scholar Charles E. Beveridge, and it was a testing ground for ideas the noted landscape architect would later execute on a grander scale at the Biltmore Estate in North ...
With the coming of the railroad to Beverly Farms in 1847, wealthy Boston residents bought up shorefront farms for summer homes. The land rush was on. Once all the ocean lots had been sold, summer people bought parcels of land in Witches Woods, Woods Egypt and the Sheep Pasture.
