Although this area is perhaps better known for the Babson Boulders and their quirky phrases, Dogtown's history extends far past the Great Depression. Dogtown was originally known as the Common Settlement when it was settled in 1693. Within a few decades, there were about 60 to 80 homes in Dogtown, and by the mid-1700s through the American Revolution, there were as many as 100 families in Dogtown. Although none of these early homes remain, you can still make out cellar holes from this period in this area. Babson mapped and numbered these holes in the 1930s with caved rocks that you can see today.

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Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

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