Dungeon Rock in Lynn: the pirate tale, the Marbles’ tunnel and how to visit
The legend of Thomas Veale, land bought by Hiram Marble in 1852, a long hand‑dug tunnel and practical tips for reaching the sealed iron door in Lynn Woods.
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History
The history of Lynn, MA: Shoe City, the people, places and events that shaped the City of Firsts.
Pine Grove Cemetery: Lynn’s history in one walk
A short guide to Pine Grove Cemetery’s 19th‑century landscape, Rhodes Memorial Chapel, notable interments and a walking route, plus office hours and visitor rules.
Mary Baker Eddy’s years in Lynn
How a 1866 fall, years of teaching, and a Broad Street home shaped the writing of Science and Health and the early organization of Christian Science.
“Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin”: where the rhyme came from
A short couplet that teases Lynn has been sung and printed in many forms; here's what the written record and local reporting say about its origins and use.
The 1860 shoemakers’ strike that started in Lynn
Journeymen in Lynn walked out on February 22, 1860 over a new piece‑work rate; the stoppage grew to about 20,000 workers across New England and is interpreted at the Lynn Museum.
How GE’s River Works in Lynn helped build the American jet
The River Works site began with Thomson‑Houston in the 1880s, hosted GE’s secret WWII turbojet program in 1941–42, and remains an active aviation plant today.
Jan Matzeliger and the machine that made Lynn the shoe capital
How a Suriname-born inventor’s 1883 lasting machine transformed shoemaking in Lynn and how the city remembers him today.
Lydia Pinkham: the Lynn woman behind a national brand
How Lydia E. Pinkham developed her Vegetable Compound in Lynn in the 1870s, how the family grew it into a national name, and what survives here today.
Frederick Douglass’s years in Lynn
How Douglass lived, wrote his first Narrative, organized for abolition and is remembered in Lynn today.
The Great Lynn Fire of 1889
How a late-November blaze began in a wooden section of the Mower block, raced through timber shoe factories and led to a rebuilt downtown.
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