The North Shore is a region in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, loosely defined as the coastal area between Boston and New Hampshire. The region is made up both of a rocky coastline, dotted with marshes and wetlands, as well as several beaches and natural harbors. The North Shore is an important historical, cultural, and economic region of Massachusetts. It contains the cities of Salem, known world-wide as the site of the Salem Witch Trials; and Gloucester, site of Sebastian Junger’s 1997 creative nonfiction book The Perfect Storm and its 2000 film adaptation. Beverly was home to author John Updike until his death. The region also prominently figures in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, notably The Shadow over Innsmouth, as well as those of many New England poets, from T.S. Eliot to Robert Lowell.
The North Shore has no fixed definition as a region. It may include only those communities between Boston and Cape Ann, as defined by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (whose purview does not go beyond Greater Boston); or the larger part of Essex County, including parts of the Merrimack Valley, as defined by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce.The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, which defines regions in terms of watershed, refers to the North Shore as the coastal region of Massachusetts north of Boston stretching from Salisbury to Revere, including the inland city of Amesbury.
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Coastal
North Shore of Massachusetts could be taken to mean the entire coast of Massachusetts from New Hampshire to Boston (listed in order, North-to-South):
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$299,900 : 1 Jewett Rd, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$215,000 : 129 Lowell Street, Unit 52, Peabody2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$299,900 : 15 Benham Street, Groveland3 beds, 2 full baths
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$269,900 : 12 Madeline Ave, Salem2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$415,000 : 36 Intrepid Circle, Unit 304, Marblehead2 beds, 2 full baths
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$320,000 : 200 King Street, Groveland3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$339,000 : 4 Curtis St., Rockport2 beds, 1 full bath
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$190,000 : 16 Hillside Court, Amesbury3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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Economic
Fishing boats in the harbor of Rockport, Massachusetts.
The Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s North Shore Task Force, a regional planning agency, defines the North Shore as also encompassing Cape Ann and several inland communities. When combined with the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s definition of the region, the North Shore comprises the following cities and towns:
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Cultural
The North Shore has historically been viewed as a wealthy, exclusive collection of towns and fishing villages, but also contains many working-class cities and suburbs of Boston. In 1893, the New York Times described the region as a notable summer destination for the socialites, politicians, and businessmen of New York and New England, dotted with hotels, cottages, and burgeoning gentlemen’s clubs.Salem, known worldwide as the location of the Salem Witch Trials; the working-class fishing city of Gloucester; and the region’s many beaches make it a popular tourist destination.
History
The North Shore communities have varied and rich histories: Gloucester was America’s first fishing community; Salem was the location of the infamous Witch Trials as well as one of the largest centers of shipping and sixth largest city in early America. The hysteria that led to the Witch Trials began in the part of Salem that is now present-day Danvers. Lynn was once the center of the American shoe industry. Saugus is home to the first integrated ironworks in North America. Peabody had the largest concentration of leather tanneries in the world; and Beverly and Marblehead often dispute over which town was the birthplace of the American Navy. Newburyport was well known for producing clipper ships and for a brief time in history was the richest city in the Union; it is also the birthplace of the United States Coast Guard. Newburyport maintains the largest collection of Federal period commercial and residential architecture in the nation.
Sites of interest
Market Square in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts.
- The Peabody Essex Museum – a museum with large collections of maritime artifacts and Asian art.
- The Salem Witch Museum
- The Saugus Iron Works
- The Swampscott Fish House – the oldest active fish house in the country.
- The Salem Seaport
- Newburyport’s historic district maintains the nation’s largest collection of Federal period architecture
- Historic Gloucester and Rockport Seaports
- Historic Downtown Salem
- North Shore Navigators collegiate-league baseball team
- The North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, New England’s largest regional theater
- The Cabot Street Cinema Theatre in Beverly is home to Le Grand David, the world’s longest-running resident stage magic show.
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$299,900 : 1 Jewett Rd, Beverly2 beds, 1 full bath
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$215,000 : 129 Lowell Street, Unit 52, Peabody2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$299,900 : 15 Benham Street, Groveland3 beds, 2 full baths
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$269,900 : 12 Madeline Ave, Salem2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$415,000 : 36 Intrepid Circle, Unit 304, Marblehead2 beds, 2 full baths
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$320,000 : 200 King Street, Groveland3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$339,000 : 4 Curtis St., Rockport2 beds, 1 full bath
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$190,000 : 16 Hillside Court, Amesbury3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$659,900 : 15 Lucey Drive, Newburyport3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$399,000 : 675 Main Street, Haverhill5 beds, 4 full baths
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$279,900 : 3 Henrietta Rd, Peabody3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$139,900 : 153 Mercury Terr., Unit 153, Haverhill2 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$174,500 : 14 Bourbon St, Unit 36, Peabody2 beds, 1 full bath
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$359,900 : 26 12th St W, Salisbury6 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$55,000 : 45 Cottage Street, Unit 1, Lynn2 beds, 1 full bath
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$859,900 : 10 Boyd Dr, Newburyport4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$359,900 : 60 Snow Road, Haverhill3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$82,000 : 12 Portland St, Unit 1, Lynn1 bed, 1 full bath
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$339,900 : 13 East St, Ipswich3 beds, 2 full baths
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$259,000 : 71 Bennington St., Haverhill4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$535,000 : 7 Moseley Place, Unit 7, Newburyport3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$379,500 : 90 Rantoul St., Beverly4 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
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$359,000 : 9 Northey Street, Unit 1, Salem3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$239,900 : 22 Bartholomew St., Peabody2 beds, 1 full bath
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$59,900 : 46 Washington St, Unit 304, Haverhill1 bed, 1 full bath
The property listing data and information set forth herein were provided to MLS Property Information Network, Inc. from third party sources, including sellers, lessors and public records, and were compiled by MLS Property Information Network, Inc. The property listing data and information are for the personal, non commercial use of consumers having a good faith interest in purchasing or leasing listed properties of the type displayed to them and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties which such consumers may have a good faith interest in purchasing or leasing. MLS Property Information Network, Inc. and its subscribers disclaim any and all representations and warranties as to the accuracy of the property listing data and information set forth herein.
