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Gallows Hill. Site of witchcraft executions in 1692. 

 North Bridge. Site of "Leslie's Retreat," Feb. 26, 1775. 

 Joshua Ward House. Gen. Washington passed the night here 



Oct. 29, 1789. 

 Birthplace of Nathaniel Bowditch, Mar. 26, 1773, and of Rev. 



Samuel Johnson, Oct. 10, 1822. House removed from Brown 



street. 

 Residence of Rev. Dr. William Bentley and place of his death, 



1819, Essex street. 

 Residence of Judge Joseph Story, 1811 . Birthplace of W. 



W. Story, 1819. Visited by Lafayette, 1824. 

 Doorway of Custom House, 1805, Central street. 

 Essex Bridge, 1 788. Inspected by Washington, 1789. Site of 



Winthrop's landing, 1630, in foreground. Beverly at distance. 

 Allen pear tree, Hardy street. Planted in 1640. 

 Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804-64. From Mayall daguerreotype. 

 Hawthorne's birthplace, July 4, 1804, Union street. "Built 



about 1680." 

 Rear of Hawthorne's Herbert street residence from birthplace on 



Union street. "My old accustomed chamber" is in this house. 

 Dr. Nathaniel Peabody's residence, 1838. "Dr. Grimshawe's 



House," "cornered on a graveyard." Charter street. 

 Porch of Dr. Peabody's residence, 1838. "Affording a glimpse 



up and down the street through an oval window on each side." 



Charter street. 

 Hawthorne's Chestnut St. residence, 1846. "The birds do visit 



our trees in Chestnut St." Mrs. Hawthorne's letter. 

 Hawthorne's Mall street residence. "The Scarlet Letter" was 



written here in 1849. 

 Ingersoll House, about 1670, often called "House of the Seven 



Gables." Turner street. 



Gov. John Endicott, 1588-1665. From portrait in Essex In- 

 stitute, Salem. 

 Gov. Simon Bradstreet, 1603-1697. From portrait in Essex 



Institute. Original in Mass. State House. 

 William Pyncheon. "An dom 1657," "aetat. 67." Portrait at 



Essex Institute. 



