Hingham Through Time

When the Reverend Peter Hobart disembarked in 1635 near what is now the intersection of North and Ship streets, he knew that he had found a gem. Roughly 20 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, Hingham has a rich history of fishing, industry and recreation.

Once the leading mackerel fishing port on the eastern seaboard, and later known as “Bucket Town” for the woodenware it produced, Hingham gradually became a bedroom community whose population works elsewhere for the most part.

The…