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A Trip to Pigeon Cove, Rockport, &c, Mass.
1901
Aug. 21
(3)

Boarding the electric car again we rode through
Rockport and straight down to Gloucester (3.30 P.M.). We
had a good view of Bass Rocks with the ho-
tels crowning the hill.

In Gloucester center we changed cars and
took one for Lanesville. A lady whom I sat
next to, a Mrs. Dakins of Linnean St., Cam-
bridge, gave me information along part of the way.
We passed through Riverdale with interesting views
of the water to the west and some sand dunes
beyond. Across the bay lay Annisquam through
which we passed on the east side of Lobster Cove.
The point where the summer residences are
lies across the Cove. Mrs. Dakins who left us
at the bridge pointed out Prof. Hyatt's house on
the west bank of the Cove. Continuing we
passed through Bay View another settlement,
a granite center. On the hill to the west
and overlooking the sea stands the house of
B.F. Butler. We had a good view of it.
Granite walls are in front of many of the small
houses instead of a wooden fence. This shows
that granite is cheap here, as slate is in Salem,
N.Y. There every house and shed is slated.
Next we passed through Lanesville and reached
the end of the line, but a mile from the ter-
minus at Pigeon Cove. Without leaving the car
we returned to Gloucester reaching the station at
5 P.M. The 5.06 train took us back to Magnolia,
and we reach home by quarter of six. The
brilliancey of sea & sky could not be surpassed to-day.