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A Trip to Pigeon Cove, Rockport, &c, Mass.
1901
Aug. 21
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gambrel roof and unpainted. It is of great age.
Then we moved on through the field and along
a wood path through a wood and emerged
on to a beautiful road in Ocean View. We
continued straight to the water and found the
Linwood Hotel, a tiny house on the edge of
the cliffs commanding a supberb view. From
the northwest & southwest is an unbroken
line of ocean. The comes Straitsmouth Isl {Island}
with its white Light House and beyond the tall
dark-colored Thatcher Island Lights. Rockport
and the adjoining shore is south. After eating
a good dinner here we walked along the shore back
to Pigeon Cove where we conversed with a man
who had a little store right on the Cove. He
gave us some interesting information. The point
of land that made the Cove was so overrun
by the winter storms that vessels could not
winter there safely. To remedy this they have
built on this tongue an enormous granite wall
of great height. I should say at least 30 or 40 feet
above the water. Even now I was told that the
waves have dashed over this dislodging some
of the granite blocks that are piled up on
the top. We were also shown where the
Government are building an enormous break-
water from Pigeon Cove eastward a long
distance as a protection to Sandy Bay
the harbor of Rockport. The work has pro-
gressed but partially but I could see where
in spots the granite appeared above the water.