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Newburyport & Nineteenth

A Mid-Century-Modern Makeover

An embargo severed her extensive European trade.  A debilitating fire wiped out nearly her entire commercial center.  And then, the Untied States entered its first declared war.  This was the trilogy of fateful events that welcomed Newburyport to the 19th Century -- a century that would be marked by astounding progress and wealth.  This is the story of of Newburyport's period of modernization and of her embracing the technologies of the industrial age.

July 23rd through September 8th, 2013