Gloucester (City of ), Essex County, MA

City of Gloucester, MA, is located on Massachusetts Bay, 26 mi NE of Boston; Essex County (US-T121).

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Settled 1623, incorporated as a town in 1642, and as a city in 1873. Named for Gloucester, England, from which some of the early settlers came. The town was formed from common lands called 'Cape Ann' (MA-T1/p20).

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618297

Gloucester (City of ), Essex County, MA

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