1700 (ca.)Lane’s Cove was named for John and Dorcas Lane, who ran a trading post.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Neighborhoods, Notable People

The Lane family came to Gloucester from Maine, sometime after 1690. By 1700, the Lanes had opened a trading post and built a house at Flatstone Cove. By 1704, John Lane received a grant to the land that ran from Plum Cove Beach to Flatstone Cove, which was renamed Lane’s Cove.

Erkkila, Barbara H. Village at Lane’s Cove. Ten Pound Island Book Co., 1989. Babson, John James, and Samuel Chandler. History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Anne, Including the Town of Rockport. Procter Brothers, 1860, http://archive.org/details/historytownglou00changoog

Other Events

1700
Traffic in fish, timber, masts, and ships to Europe and the West Indies fostered economic growth while contributing to the triangular trade.
1700 (ca.)
The Garrison House, sometimes referred to as the Witch House, was built in present-day Rockport.
1700 (ca.)
Bay View, Lanesville, Gallops Folly, Pigeon Cove, and Sandy Bay began to be settled.
1701
Samuel English, the grandson of Masconomet, deeded the land now known as Gloucester, including Sandy Bay, to the town.

1700 (ca.)Lane’s Cove was named for John and Dorcas Lane, who ran a trading post.People and Communities, Location and Setting, Neighborhoods, Notable People

Other Events

Traffic in fish, timber, masts, and ships to Europe and the West Indies fostered economic growth while contributing to the triangular trade.

The Garrison House, sometimes referred to as the Witch House, was built in present-day Rockport.

Bay View, Lanesville, Gallops Folly, Pigeon Cove, and Sandy Bay began to be settled.

Samuel English, the grandson of Masconomet, deeded the land now known as Gloucester, including Sandy Bay, to the town.