I like the fact that there aren't any other Newburyports out there, at least none that I can find. When I saw the name of Newburyport Avenue, I assumed there was a connection. But this cinches it.
A Pioneer Voyage to California and round the world, 1849-1852, By George Coffin
As I was standing there gazing about, I heard some conversation going on in one of the tents, referring to Newburyport. I pulled asidethe screen and out sprang a read face with a bald scalp. He seized me by both ands, bawling out, "Why Capt. Coffin is that you? Where upon earth did you come from? How do you do!" He was Capt. John Bradbury, who with a party of Northenders was living here in one of the old artillery tents.
There were a number of other parties from Newburyport living here. They held onto their lots, wand when the city began to stretch its streets in this direction, this spot was designated as Newburyport avenue, and a mournful avenute it proved to some families in that city. Here the cholera and dysentary raged with the greatest virulence, and it was here that Messrs Carr, Williams, Tappen and young Thurlo,breathered their last.
Tom, you are correct. There are no other Newburyport's in the country.
Why would anyone want to create another?
But there is the Newburyport Turnpike.
It's otherwise known as Route 1.
There(is/was) a sign in Georgia (or one of the Carolina's or maybe even Florida, not sure since i've never seen it but i've heard about it from many) on Route 1 that called it the Newburyport Turnpike.
If you search you will see the history, it was the name of the road from Boston to the Port.
You can take the boy from the port but you can't take the port from the boy.
Newburyport YEAT.
thanks, sds
(ps. isn't cool that Coffins works are online. i sadly don't have a copy but used to read them at my mom's house when growing up.)
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its right next to Boston ave.
Great link Ari.
I like the fact that there aren't any other Newburyports out there, at least none that I can find. When I saw the name of Newburyport Avenue, I assumed there was a connection. But this cinches it.
A Pioneer Voyage to California and round the world, 1849-1852, By George Coffin
As I was standing there gazing about, I heard some conversation going on in one of the tents, referring to Newburyport. I pulled asidethe screen and out sprang a read face with a bald scalp. He seized me by both ands, bawling out, "Why Capt. Coffin is that you? Where upon earth did you come from? How do you do!" He was Capt. John Bradbury, who with a party of Northenders was living here in one of the old artillery tents.
There were a number of other parties from Newburyport living here. They held onto their lots, wand when the city began to stretch its streets in this direction, this spot was designated as Newburyport avenue, and a mournful avenute it proved to some families in that city. Here the cholera and dysentary raged with the greatest virulence, and it was here that Messrs Carr, Williams, Tappen and young Thurlo,breathered their last.
pardon the typos i couldn't cut and paste
Hi,
Tom, you are correct. There are no other Newburyport's in the country.
Why would anyone want to create another?
But there is the Newburyport Turnpike.
It's otherwise known as Route 1.
There(is/was) a sign in Georgia (or one of the Carolina's or maybe even Florida, not sure since i've never seen it but i've heard about it from many) on Route 1 that called it the Newburyport Turnpike.
If you search you will see the history, it was the name of the road from Boston to the Port.
You can take the boy from the port but you can't take the port from the boy.
Newburyport YEAT.
thanks,
sds
(ps. isn't cool that Coffins works are online. i sadly don't have a copy but used to read them at my mom's house when growing up.)
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