Newburyport Powder House, Massachusetts, United States
4.5 (7 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #15 in Newburyport Points of Interest & Landmarks • Parks
VISIT TO AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HISTORIC SITE
The Newburyport Powder House built in 1822 at Godfrey's Hill on Low Street - exterior and interior restored, with original cobblestone wagon path open as a historic park and learning center. Come experience a Civil War encampment, musket firing demonstrations at 1:30 and 3:30 pm, master cooper demonstration (27th) and guided tours of this unique historic landmark critical to our defense. For Newbu
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57 Low St, Newburyport, MA 01950-4048
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http://www.nbptpreservationtrust.org/POWDER-HOUSE-PARK-&-LEARNING-CENTER
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5Victoria N 5:00 PM Sep 21, 2015
Such and interesting piece of history!
I went to the Powder House as part of Trails and Sails so there were fantastic guides and interpreters, in period dress and full of information. The history of these powder houses is fascinating and not something we really give much thought to but really essential to understanding how our ancestors and forebears managed gunpowder and how important it was to each community. Even the design of the houses is interesting. In Newburyport, the preservation trust managed to restore the powder house and add interpretive signs. It's a bit off the beaten track from downtown Newburyport (which is a great town), but it really is a wonderful history lesson that sparks (yep, pun intended) ideas and conversations about how folks lived, worked and cared for each other in earlier times. I happened to be there with great tour guides, some talking more about colonial and revolutionary Newburyport and others about the Civil War era and it really felt like hitting the jackpot - I intended to stay for about 20 minutes on my way into town and I ended up there for over an hour listening to these learned folks. I do think it is probably better with a guide so event days might be better than just on a lark, but still worth a stop.
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4David T 5:00 PM Dec 23, 2020
memories of the past.
The history. and to go in when I was a young boy was an adventure. There were wooden walkways toward the roof with open apatures where militia could fire their muskets . I don't see them of the pictures of today. The place was open and not cared for and we kids didn't find it a place to have fun in . I know we could not go up om the catwalks because the stairs had fallen down and were in pieces on the floor. God ! Thats been 80 years ago.
