Marblehead (Massachusetts)

Marblehead is a Ville the United States, in the Massachusetts, Comté of Essex, founded in 1629.

In the beginning, Marblehead was a simple village of fishermen, installed on the shore, and above which the odor of fish floated drying with the free air before being exported abroad or to the port close to Salem. The city knew its economic apogee right before the war of independence, with ships financed locally and pirating the rich person European vessels . The sailors of Marblehead were very early implied besides in the war of independence. The first ship armed at end with war, the Hannah , was equipped with guns, cords and provisions and men, all originating in Marblehead.

The city extends on 50,8 km ², including/understanding 39,1 km ² water (76,92% of entire surface).

With the last census of 2000, the city counted 20.377 people, 8.541 hearths and 5.679 families. The population density rose with 759,1 personnes/km ².

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Official site of the city

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