54 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
IN OLD 
Traversed by 
Highland Ave. 
—a State 
Highway. 
Near Lynn, 
Swampscott, 
Danvers, 
Beverly. 
School, Public 
and Private 
Peabody, 
Near the High 
Schools, 
Trolleys, 
Churches, 
Libraries. 
5 Minutes from 
Town House 
Square 
OFT-TOLD TALES OF MARBLEHEAD 
(Continued from page 8) 
we stand before the tombs of General John Glover and 
Captain William Blackler here in Marblehead’s old grave- 
yard. History has told us of the battle of Trenton on the 
night of Dec. 25, 1776, and pen and brush have made our 
eyes familiar with Washington’s hazardous crossing of 
the ice-filled Delaware, but here before the tomb of Cap- 
tain Blackler, who co niranded the boat which bore Wash- 
ington safely to the Jersey side, the historic incident be- 
comes real and we remember that it was the ‘‘amphibious 
regiment of Marblehead fishermen,” skilled and experi- 
enced in battling with the elements, that made that peril- 
ous crossing possible. 
Before the tomb of General Glover memory reviews 
what history has taught us of that bitterly fought, suc- 
cessfully closed struggle for freedom. Hero of many an 
engageirent, witness of many a gallant deed, belov ed by 
his men and a patriot through and through was General 
Glover. He was as tender, too, as he was brave and ai- 
though he was a member of the court that sentenced to 
death the unfortunate Major André, we are told that his 
heart went out in sympathy and admiration to the brave 
young officer who was Arnold’s cat’s-paw. 
Old Burial Hill furnishes many an object lesson in 
history. Dates and deeds that make but little impression 
in reading or study here take concrete form and meaning, 
because here before our eyes is the visible proof and the 
invisible dust of men who have made history. 
Here is a hero of the memorable conflict between the 
Constitution and the Guerriere on the 19th of August, 
1812. Only a sirall, slate slab, half buried in the springy 
turf, marks his resting place but the inscription will make 
real that incident which has be fore been merely historical. 
It reads: 
In Memory of 
James Dennis 
Hammond 
He was one of the Heroes of 
the frigate Constitution and 
having been wounded in the 
capture of the Java he 
received a pension from his 
grateful country until 
his decease which happened 
Oct. 24, 1840 at the age of 
54 vears 10 mos. & 14 days. 
Immortal honor to all those 
Who bled in Freedom’s naval fights 
And vanquished all their country’s foes 
To gain free trade and sailor’s rights. 
MASSACHUSETTS, NORTH 
HIGHLAND PASTURES 
House of 
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Overlooking Massachusetts Bay and its famous beaches Designed by 
Accredited 
in the midst of wooded hills of fragrant pines and cedar. 
MRS. EMMA S. ALM 
WM. S. FELTON & CO., 261 Essex Street, SALEM, MASS., Agents 
Aug. 18, 1916. 
SALEM 
SHORE 
The one 
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395 LAFAYETTE STREET 
SALEM, MASS. Architects 
And so on, down to the nearer days of the war of 
1861, the silent grass-hidden stones point the lessons in 
history and more and more we realize how immeasur- 
ably beyond its size was Marblehead’s service to country. 
And while we are considering its part in the struggle for 
the freedom of the black, you must see the little grave- 
stone, hardly two feet square, that tells of the days of 
slavery-in Marblehead. It is all by itself in a tiny clear- 
ing and marks the grave of 
Agnes negro woman 
servant to Samuel Russell 
who died in 1718 at 
the age of 45 
Undoubtedly, she never dreamed of freedom. The agita- 
tion of the abolitionist began long after she had passed 
away, but could she have known that her grave was to be 
dignified by a stone such as only the well-to-do might 
have in those days, it is safe to guess that she would 
have bartered her freedom for such an honor. Probably 
nowhere else where slaves were owned will you find their 
faithfulness so rewarded. 
Before you descend to the valley-like road that slips 
between Old Burial Hill and Fountain Park go into the 
little pavilion that crowns this rocky God’s acre and that 
affords one of the widest and most glorious views along 
the coast of Massachusetts. To the left Peach’s Point 
stretches a long green finger oceanward; beyond, the 
Beverly shore, in fringing curves, winds its green, glori- 
ous way along the blue sea’s edge to far Cape Ann; in 
front, the islands, Brown’s and Priest’s in the foreground, 
the Miseries, Baker’s with its twin white towers and 
Lowell with its group of buildings, floating nearer the 
horizon; to the-right, old Fort Sewall, the craft-crowded 
harbor and the long arm of Marblehead Neck interposing 
a strong barrier between the haven and the ever-besieging 
sea. Then turn to the right and look off across the 
causeway that makes Marblehead Neck a peninsular, and 
that blur on the distant horizon is the South Shore. Com- 
plete the circle and you have a glimpse of Salem Harbor 
and an excellent view of the really wonderful progress 
made in the City of Peace since the devastating fire des- 
troyed a third of its area. 
If Old Burial Hill has served to convey to you an 
adequate idea of Marblehead you will understand and 
reverence this. odd, little town whose glory has departed 
and whose business today has become for the most part 
entertainment of its summer colonies. But while the 
old hill marks the end of the legends, the old town abounds 
in living monuments of the past of Marblehead and the 
men who made it glorious. 
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