Amesbury Carriage Museum
Carriages are currently in storage pending building completion
For more information or to make a donation, please contact: Amesbury Carriage Museum, P.O. Box 252, Amesbury, MA 01913 Info: 978.388.6171 http://www.amesburycarriagemuseum.com
Carriages may be seen at 9 Water Street / Health Center / Town Hall
In the winter the Carriage Museum facilitates an ice skating rink in the town park.
From the 1830s to the early 1900s, Amesbury's carriage industry was the backbone of the local economy. During these boom years, new homes, huge factories, opera houses and hotels were built to accommodate the growing prosperity of Amesbury. Over 100 businesses were engaged in all aspects of the carriage trade. Names like Bailey, Biddle & Smart, Briggs, Dennett, Ellis, Feltch, Folger & Drummond, Hassett & Hodge, Hume, Huntington, Lane, Miller, Osgood, Patten, Rowell, Walker and Wells dominated the trade. Amesbury was truly the carriage center of the world.
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