1937Five Pound Island was purchased for over $12,000 for a fish pier.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Five Pound Island, c. 1912. Eben Parsons, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 19148

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Three parcels of land were taken by eminent domain for the construction of a $1.2 million state fish pier. The land would be deeded to the state and once constructed the pier would be leased to the Gloucester Community Pier Association at $20,000 a year.

Gloucester City Archives Council 1937 Document #323

Gloucester Daily Times. “Council Takes Three Parcels for Fish Pier.” February 27, 1937, Vol. 72 No. 15464 edition. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/.

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Other Events

1936-1938
Weston U. Friend served as the mayor of Gloucester.
1937
The gill-netter Liboria C was wrecked on the Cut Bridge rocks.
1937
The annual Rockport Artists’ Ball had 900 attendees with about 2,000 people watching and partying outside.
1937
The Gloucester schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud left Gloucester with Commander MacMillan and a 37-person crew for an arctic exploration.

1937Five Pound Island was purchased for over $12,000 for a fish pier.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Other Events

Weston U. Friend served as the mayor of Gloucester.

The gill-netter Liboria C was wrecked on the Cut Bridge rocks.

The annual Rockport Artists’ Ball had 900 attendees with about 2,000 people watching and partying outside.

The Gloucester schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud left Gloucester with Commander MacMillan and a 37-person crew for an arctic exploration.