
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead Pottery was made in several Marblehead locations
Marblehead, Massachusetts is a natural harbor. It was first settled in 1629. The town broke away from Salem in 1648 and was separately incorporated in 1649. The earliest settlers were fishermen. Front Street, the eventual home of Marblehead Pottery, was one of the town’s earliest streets. Marblehead claims to be the Birthplace of the American Navy since the 1775 crew and owner of the Hannah were from Marblehead. 4386 residents were counted in 1776.
Marbleheaders ferried George Washington across the Delaware River for his attack on Trenton. After George Washington visited Marblehead on October 29, 1789 he commented that the town “had the look of antiquity.” Fishing continued until the disastrous Great Gale of 1846. Shoemaking was a major local industry in the mid-1800s, employing up to 2000 people at several factories. Many of the employees were young women from Nova Scotia. After fires wiped out the shoe industry the town embraced its role as a summer sailing and boating resort and Boston suburb. The population in the 2010 census was 19,808.
1912 Map of Marblehead
Note
The property of Edwin D. Tutt
12 Goodwin Court
111 Front Street
The Devereaux Mansion was further west of the area covered by this map
First Handicraft Shop - an old Cobblers Shop (1904)
Second Handicraft Shop - former BayView Yacht club at the entrance to Marblehead Harbor
12 Goodwin’s Place (1905-1911 or 1915)
Devereux Mansion / Sanatorium - Beach Street (1912 or 1915-1923)
Marblehead Pottery Shop - 111 Front Street - (1915-1936)