1896The Opera House was established on Elm Street in Gloucester.Economy and Industry, Local Businesses

Webster Opera House at 9 Elm Street, 1882. Corliss & Ryan, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 14715

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Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton), et al. The United States, with an Excursion into Mexico: Handbook for Travellers. Leipsic : Karl Baedeker, Publisher ; London : Dulau and Co., 1893, http://archive.org/details/unitedstateswith01muir.

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1896
"The Downs," the ancestral summer home of T.S. Eliot and his family on Eastern Point was completed.
1896
Author and illustrator Harrison Cady (1877-1970) first visited Rockport and returned regularly.
1896
Electric trolleys were first introduced.
1896
Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins, professional baseball player, coach, and manager (1896-1963)

1896The Opera House was established on Elm Street in Gloucester.Economy and Industry, Local Businesses

Other Events

"The Downs," the ancestral summer home of T.S. Eliot and his family on Eastern Point was completed.

Author and illustrator Harrison Cady (1877-1970) first visited Rockport and returned regularly.

Electric trolleys were first introduced.

Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins, professional baseball player, coach, and manager (1896-1963)