1652A third mill was built in 1652 at Saw Mill Dam, Riverdale.Economy and Industry, Industry

Gloucester Town Records, 1642-1715. Vol. 1. Gloucester, Mass., 1715, pg. 36. https://archive.org/details/GLOTownRecords16921715Images/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater

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Gloucester Town Records, 1642-1715. Vol. 1. Gloucester, Mass., 1715, pg. 36. https://archive.org/details/GLOTownRecords16921715Images/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater

The third mill met demands until 1677, when a town meeting was called to erect a larger corn mill at the Saw Mill Dam spot.

Babson, Roger, and Foster H. Saville. Cape Ann Tourist’s Guide. Cape Ann Community League, Inc., 1952. Gloucester Town Records, 1642-1715. Vol. 1. Gloucester, Mass., 1715, https://archive.org/details/GLOTownRecords16921715Images/page/n53/mode/2up?view=theater

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1651
William Perkins and William Stevens served as the Town Clerks.
1651
English Puritan minister John Eliot began to establish "Praying Towns" for the protection and assimilation of Indigenous people who converted to Christianity.
1653
Fishing for cod was well-established while mackerel was just starting to become part of the fishing industry.
1656
A permanent settlement was established in Annisquam.

1652A third mill was built in 1652 at Saw Mill Dam, Riverdale.Economy and Industry, Industry

Other Events

William Perkins and William Stevens served as the Town Clerks.

English Puritan minister John Eliot began to establish "Praying Towns" for the protection and assimilation of Indigenous people who converted to Christianity.

Fishing for cod was well-established while mackerel was just starting to become part of the fishing industry.

A permanent settlement was established in Annisquam.