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The Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum

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Address: 66 Main St, Essex, MA 01929, USA
Phone: (978) 768-7541
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 01929


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Great history and place for an event
10 years ago (03-11-2016)
If the names "Bluenose" and "Thebaud" are familiar to you, if you know the difference between "Chewbacca" and "Chebacco", then you'll be right at home here. The museum is an all too brief look at the schooner building industry that defines Essex. There's enough to be educational, but you'll leave hankering for more. The exhibits are fascinating. The ship models are beautiful. Do yourself a favor and take the guided tour. Justin is a font of knowledge, some first-hand and some told to him by those who were "there", and he really brings the exhibits to life. Then, if you haven't already, go sail on "Ardelle" out of Gloucester, or "Fame" out Salem; both were built the old-fashioned way right across the creek at Harold Burnham's shop.
13 years ago (15-09-2013)
Old school
11 years ago (22-05-2015)
I stumbled accross this Museum one Saturday while in Essex, MA. It's real shipyard, with all sorts of historical stuff, and guys hanging around that actually still build wooden ships! They have tours, and videos, but the coolest thing is that you really feel that your back in the age of the wooden schooner. They say more two masted fishing schooners were built in Essex than anywhere else in the world.
17 years ago (01-01-2010)
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