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1. 2004.013.065 - Print, Photographic

   Bird Island Light, Marion, MA after the 1938 hurricane is at the entrance to Sippican Harbor. It was built in 1819 and closed in 1933. All buildings except the tower were destroyed in the 1938 hurricane. Now the island is a sanctuary for the rosette tern. It is the greatest area for nesting of the rosette terns in the northern hemisphere. This photo was taken of Hoyt Watson at the bell tower before the 1938 hurricane.

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2. 2004.018.009 - Print, Photographic

   A Christmas Card on December 25, 1979 from June Converse (Mrs. Parker Converse) with a picture of the Bell Tower on Converse Point in Marion, Mass.

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3. 2008.001.105 - Digital photograph

   Great Estates - The Observatory and Bell Tower of The Moorings, about 1917. Built circa 1903, this distinctive structure became an immediate landmark and navigational reference point on Buzzards Bay. Col. Converse had a 2,210-pound bell installed in the 40-foot tower, at a cost of $1,000. In the base of the tower, a gasoline engine pumped water and generated electricity for the estate. The Colonel's special interest in protecting Marion (and his ...

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4. 2008.001.126 - Digital photograph

   Churches - The bell tower of First Congregational Church houses a bronze bell cast in 1841 by C.H. Hollbrock Co. of Medway, MA. The founder of that company was apprenticed to Paul Revere. In 1872, a clock made by E. Howard & Co. of Boston was installed, thanks to the support of three leading citizens who donated $1,000 each. A fourth man, George W. Kelley, is remembered to this day for his refusal to shoulder his share of the cost. Capt. Henry Al...

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5. 2008.001.130 - Digital photograph

   Churches - Methodism arrived in Sippican Village about 1820. The Reformed Methodist Church survived until 1865 at the intersection of Point and County roads. Thereafter, a breakaway group formed the Methodist Episcopal Church and met in the County Road Schoolhouse. About 1888, the congregation bought the school building and moved it to its present location at 13 County Road. With attendance that numbered 100 worshippers by 1870-as many as 140 in ...

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6. V136.019.01 - Newspaper

   Fire Damages Marion Home - Courtland Converse Loss Put at $10,000 - at Bell Tower - Mrs. Converse is the former Josephine Saltonstall

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7. V136.056 - Newspaper

   $10,000 Damage To Bell Tower - a little history of the Bell Tower at the Moorings

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