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Page Hill was located off Summit Street, next to Route 128.In 1950, Page Hill opened as a local skiing destination with a 1,200-foot ski tow. By the late 1960s, it was open 7 days a week from 9am to 10:30pm during the winter season. The loud speaker played...
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79 years ago, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The United States responded to this aggression by declaring war on the Axis Powers, and formally entering World War II. There were 24 men from Peabody...
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The Strand Theatre opened its doors at 43 Main Street on April 9th, 1912 with a showing of “Across Panama in 1912.” The Strand was built by the Structural Stone Co. of Lynn and designed by EA Earp. It was unique as one of the first public buildings in...
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It is difficult to pinpoint exactly when Peabody’s leather working industry started. Indigenous people were the first to use Peabody’s waterways for tanning and dressing the skins of fur animals. The earliest written record of tanning for the English...
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