October 15, 2009

Scituate History

Posted to Barbara Cox

Scituate where I live and sell Real Estate for Jack Conway Realtors in Beautiful Scituate Harbor is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts. I recently joined the Scituate Historical Society and am taking a six week course in the history of our town. Over the next few weeks I will let you know about all the interesting Scituate History, its people and places.

Scituate was first settled in 1633. The Men of Kent including Timothy Hatherly. The Pilgrims had left Kent , England to go to Holland to pursue Religious Freedom. However after a time in Holland they wanted to start a new life where they and their children could be true to their beliefs and not be influenced by the Dutch. They did not have they money to make the journey to the New World, so they sought the assistance of Merchant Adventurers who would finance their journey. Timothy Hatherly was one of those Merchant Adventurers.

They landed at Plymouth in 1620. Hatherly received a grant in 1633 for some land north of Plymouth in what is now Scituate. He sought out this land because it lies at the mouth of the North River, had a good harbor, and could be defended by rocky cliffs. He divided up the land along Kent Street for farms . Being a merchant adventurer he was looking for more valuable land. He asked for and received grants for the marsh land north of the harbor. Where he eventually built his own farm . That land which has acres of marsh land was called Farm Neck and is now what we know as Minot and North Scituate to the border of Cohasset.

The early settlers discovered this great town 376 years ago, why don’t you find out what is so great about the South Shore! Come discover the ahh factor of living in Scituate, where you can find anything from a small cottage by the sea to a spacious three thousand sq. ft home. Our prices start in the $200,000’s to $2,000,000 plus. I would love to show you my Scituate and the South Shore where I live and sell Real Estate from the office of Jack Conway Realtors at 80 Front Street in Scituate Harbor. Call me at 781-545-4100 or email me at bcox@jackconway.com.

Posted by:Barbara Cox


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October 12, 2009

Fall in New England

Posted to Barbara Cox

The best thing about living in New England is the changing of the seasons. We are now just entering the Fall season with beautiful warm days and cool nights. The summer plantings are beginning to slowly wither and the leaves are changing color.

Last weekend my husband, new puppy and I took off for a quick trip to Vermont as we were anxious to see the foliage in all its glory in the Green Mountains. As much as we love living in Scituate its great that in just a few hours you can be in a completely different environment. And nothing is more beautiful in fall that the mountains of Vermont. We spent Sunday on a open studio tour of local artisans ,enjoying the scenery and dined that evening at a small restaurant featuring all locally produced cheeses, wine and beer , it was heavenly. But all too soon it was time to head back to Scituate.

As we arrived back in town we were again struck that no matter how far we roam our home town is still one of the prettiest places on earth.

Come discover the ahh factor of living in Scituate, where you can find anything from a small cottage by the sea to a spacious three thousand sq. ft home. Our prices start in the $200,000’s to $2,000,000 plus. I would love to show you my Scituate and all the surrounding areas. Call me at my office - Jack Conway Realtors - 781-545-4100 or email @ bcox@jackconway.com.

Posted by:Barbara Cox


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October 01, 2009

New Listing at 684 Grove Street, Norwell MA

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Norwell - NEW LISTING - Wonderful 10 room, 4 bedrooms, 2 bath colonial on one acre has cherry & granite kitchen, family room with sliders to deck, screen porch, formal dining room, and move in condition. Norwell is 20 miles south of Boston off route 3, and is known for its beautiful rural atmosphere, sparsely populated, and top notch schools. For more information call Kristen Morse at 781-799-7651 or email kmorse@jackconway.com.

Posted by:Kristen Morse


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