View of the coast, near Beverly

Item

Title
View of the coast, near Beverly
Description
Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. 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
Format
image/jpeg
Subject
Mingo Beach (Beverly, Mass.)
Beaches
Shorelines
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 photograph : b & w
Extent
23 x 18 cm.