Mingo Beach, Beverly Farms

Item Information

Title:
Mingo Beach, Beverly Farms
Description:
Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. Mingo beach was named for a slave named Robin Mingo, who was promised his freedom if the tide ever went low enough to walk to Aunt Becky's Ledge just offshore. It happened the year Mingo died.
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Location:
Beverly Public Library
Collection (local):
Beverly Postcard Collection
Subjects:
Beaches
Shorelines
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Beverly
Mingo Beach (Beverly, Mass.)
Link to Item:
https://omeka-s.noblenet.org/s/beverly/item/1911
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Notes:
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