Ride to the end of the town so that nothing may be missed in this quaint New England fishing village. When you come to a sign saying
“Fort Sewall”
park your car and walk down the narrow lane to view this fort built in 1742 for defense against French Cruisers. The U. S. S. Constitution sought shelter under the fort’s guns when chased by His Majesty’s ships Tenadoes and Endymion on April 3, 1814. The fort was named after Samuel Sewall of Marblehead, who was Chief Justice of Massachusetts in 1814.
Retrace your ride, admiring the Marblehead Yacht Club on the opposite side of the bay, to a sign which says “One Way Street” on the corner of which is a drugstore owned by H. Gilbride. Follow this street to the end, and turn left around the old Town House built in 1727. Then turn right and follow what was formerly Academy Way, now called Pleasant Street, through the center of the more modern town of Marblehead.
Take Route 129 to the historic town of Salem. Follow the car tracks on Lafayette Street to Washington Street where we bear left, following Washington to Essex. At this point, turn left coming soon to the
Old Witch House
on the right. It is the oldest house in Salem, and is said to have been the home of Roger Williams as early as 1635.
Continue down Essex Street, admire the old doorways which are numerous and have been the inspiration for many paintings, to Boston Street. Turn around the Joseph Hodges Choate Monument and go back up Essex Street. At
No. 393 Essex Street
pause for a minute and view a rare old Colonial house, the home of the Reverend Thomas Barnard, the first pastor of the North Church. At Summer Street, one is obliged to turn right and again left at Chestnut Street, passing the railroad depot on the right. Turn right onto Washington Street and then left onto Derby Street which follows straight through to Turner Street. Turn right down Turner and