Marblehead: New England’s Best-Kept Seaside Secret
As the world becomes seemingly ever more hectic, so more people are discovering the charms and delights of Marblehead. Include Vogue magazine in this list following the publication of a in the latest edition.
Marblehead: the Perfect Place to Live and Play By the Sea
Watch this 2 minute Marblehead video sponsored by Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty.
Marblehead: America’s best preserved historic town?
The American landscape gets more homogenous by the day, but Marblehead, perched on a dramatic finger of land on the Atlantic Ocean just thirty minutes north of Boston, was founded in 1629 and has improbably managed to retain many of its historic homes, cemeteries and churches
Marblehead: a great place to do business
The commercial tax rate, however, receives less attention, but here again Marblehead has the fourth lowest tax rate. And more importantly, the commercial tax rate is much lower than that in surrounding towns.
Marblehead: the cutest town in Massachusetts
“Sailboats floating on the harbor, narrow streets lined with cobblestone sidewalks, B&B cottages and mom-and-pop shops….swoon. Historical Marblehead, which played a big role in the Revolutionary War, dates back to 1629, when settlers from the Mayflower first established it as a fishing village.”
Marblehead has retained its AAA rating
Marblehead has retained its AAA rating for the 8th year in a row. Marblehead is just one of 46 out of 351 communities across Massachusetts that obtained AAA status.
Marblehead’s Fraternal Order of Cranks
This James Maroney MHTV video of Abbot Hall clock winding is fascinating in itself, has a great intro to Abbot Hall and also has wonderful views from the bell tower over Marblehead and the Islands and to Boston and elsewhere at the 5 minute mark. Even the earth’s curvature can be seen!
A look at “history-rich” Marblehead
“It was described in 1660 as New England’s greatest fishing town due to massive cod stocks off its coast. A hundred years later, the town arguably begat the Navy, building and manning the schooners that George Washington used to hobble British transport ships in 1775.
Today, Marblehead has yet another maritime claim to fame, as one of the world’s yachting capitals.”
Marblehead: Birthplace of the American Navy
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