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Marblehead’s Colonial Streets Haven’t Changed
Marblehead sits on a rocky peninsula about 17 miles northeast of Boston, and its narrow streets still look the way they did 300 years ago.
Settled in 1629, this former fishing village grew into a shipbuilding hub that helped launch the American Revolution. Early settlers named it after the granite ledges they mistook for marble.
Today, homes from the 1600s and 1700s line crooked lanes painted in cream, yellow and blue. Historic plaques mark the original owners and construction dates on nearly every block…