Ipswich (Massachusetts) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
About Ipswich (Massachusetts)
Ipswich was founded by John Winthrop the Younger, son of John Winthrop, one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and its first governor, elected in England in 1629. Several hundred colonists sailed from England in 1630 in a fleet of 11 ships, including Winthrop's flagship, theArbella. There is no record of any Native resistance to the colonization, even though estimates of the earlier populations run into the thousands. A plague of 1616–1618 and again in the early 1630s, perhaps smallpox brought from abroad, had apparently devastated the once populous Indian tribes. The fields stood vacant. The colonists encountered but few Natives. Ipswich was incorporated as a village in 1634, and named after Ipswich in the county of Suffolk, England. Pioneers would become farmers, f
Top Attractions in Ipswich (Massachusetts)
Explore the best things to see and do in Ipswich (Massachusetts):
- ★Appleton Farms
- ★Castle Hill
- ★Crane Beach
- ★Ipswich Chowder Fest
- ★Ipswich Museum
- ★Russell Orchards
- ★Sandy Point State Reservation
- ★Willowdale State Forest
Where to Eat in Ipswich (Massachusetts)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴1640 Hart House
- 🍴Choate Bridge Pub and Restaurant
- 🍴Clam Box of Ipswich
- 🍴Sandpiper Bakery
Where to Stay in Ipswich (Massachusetts)
- 🏨Arbor Inn Motel
- 🏨Briar Barn Inn
- 🏨Inn At Castle Hill
Ipswich (Massachusetts) Travel Guide Sections
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