Mingo Beach, Beverly Farms

Item

Title
Mingo Beach, Beverly Farms
Description
Mingo Beach, Hale Street, looking west. Mingo beach was named for 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 Mingo 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 : b & w
Extent
14 x 8.5 cm.