1830A fixed bridge was constructed over the Cut.Economy and Industry, Government and Public Service, Maritime & Fishing Industry, Transportation

Temporary fixed bridge installed for use during construction of the tunnel, c. 1905. Herman W. Spooner, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 01379

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The draw bridge had deteriorated and was replaced by a fixed-span bridge.

Copeland, Melvin T., and Elliott C. Rogers. The Saga of Cape Ann. Bond Wheelwright Co., 1960.

Other Events

1830
A firehouse was built on Church Street.
1830
Transcendentalism emerged bringing Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Amos Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, and others to Cape Ann.
1830
Cornelius Finson, the last resident of Dogtown, was removed.
1830
Population: 7,510

1830A fixed bridge was constructed over the Cut.Economy and Industry, Government and Public Service, Maritime & Fishing Industry, Transportation

Other Events

A firehouse was built on Church Street.

Transcendentalism emerged bringing Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Amos Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, and others to Cape Ann.

Cornelius Finson, the last resident of Dogtown, was removed.

Population: 7,510