Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.

Item

Title
Mingo Beach, Beverly, Mass.
Description
Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking east. Mingo Beach was named after 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 he died.
Contributor
Institution: Beverly Public Library
Coverage
Massachusetts -- Essex (county) -- Beverly
Mingo Beach (Beverly, Mass.)
Format
image/jpeg
Subject
Beaches
Shorelines
Type
still image
Cards
Original Format
1 postcard : col.
Extent
14 x 8.5 cm.