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April 1956, Razing of Juniorate Seminary In April 1956, the last buildings were razed at the Juniorate Seminary, making way for the North Shore Shopping Center. It ushered Peabody into a new era of shopping – away from mom-and-pop businesses on Main Street to...
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Thank you for supporting the Peabody Historical Society & Museum over the years. We strive to preserve and celebrate Peabody’s history through exhibits, research, advocacy and preservation projects. Despite still being in the COVID epidemic, we at the Society have...
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Our Route 1 blog was so well-received, so we are taking another trip, but this time down Main Street. This is by no means an exhaustive list of Main Street businesses, and we would love to hear your suggestions. What did we miss? Is there a particular business we...
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In this first month of 2022, we are taking a trip down another important “1” in Peabody’s history, Route 1. Newburyport Turnpike, or Route 1, was created in 1804 as the Boston & Newburyport Turnpike. Initially a toll road, it became a state...
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The Proctor family opened a tavern at their homestead on Lowell Street in 1666 “to sell Beere, sider & liquors for ye accommodation of Travellours.” In 1796, Johnson Proctor purchased the inn and tavern, at 348 Lowell Street, from his mother. The print...
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As we all prepare for Thanksgiving, we are digging into a delicious part of Peabody’s history – Klemm’s Bakery! Advertisement, The Peabody Enterprise, August 2, 1910 Photographs of Klemm Brothers from 1909 from Bakers and Baking in...
