Industry
In 1668 the town granted the adjacent acre of land to the inhabitants of Ipswich for a yard to build vessels and to employ workmen for that purpose. Since that date, the shipbuilding industry has continued uninterruptedly in Essex.
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Essex, Massachusetts · United States
