Samuel Snow II, the last of Marblehead's Civil War veterans dies at his home in Marblehead after a brief illness at the age 93. Born in Marblehead 22 January 1848, son of James Hooper Snow and his wife Hannah A. Breed. Mr. Snow died 9 January 1942, as reported in … Continue reading →

The 10th Deck Division was organized and mustered into service. consisting of three commissioned officers and 56 men. Headquarters were established at the old High School building on Pleasant Street. The company was federalized on March 29, 1917 and assigned to duty aboard USS Nebraska.

Marblehead was illuminated by electricity for the first time, "...the light being furnished by 165 arc lamps of two thousand candle power, and 40 incandescents of twenty five candle power each." (Roads)

A band of fearful and angry Marbleheaders burn the smallpox hospital on Cat Island to the ground.

General John Glover dies, age 65, living his final years as a cordwainer. A statue by the Irish-born sculptor Martin Milmore adorns Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston since 1875.