Rockport Massachusetts

1. -First settled: ca. 1680s
   

2. -Known as the Sandy Bay Parish of Gloucester until
   

3. -Incorporated as town: 1840
   

4. - Official population: 7,767
   

5. -  Less than 10% of population voted for George Bush
   

6. - Virtually all the inhabitants recognize evolution as a fact
   

Images of Rockport: A Slideshow

Research Benefits

1. - Cable Internet provider: Comcast
   

2. - High speed wireless Internet (EVDO): Verizon, Sprint
   

3. -Proximity to large research libraries in Boston/Cambridge
   

4. - Convenient train service to Boston (1 hour)
   

5. - Quiet coastal community with low-growth and no industry
   

6. - Few distractions, aside from the lobstermen and tourists
   

7. -  Extensive woods and hiking trails on Cape Ann for thought and reflection (bring a digital recorder!)
   

8. -  Long, grey Atlantic winters
   

Related Links

1. - Official Rockport Town Website
   

2. - Rockport town data
   

3. - Rockport City/Town Info
   

4. -  Cape Ann Web
   

5. -  Discover Our Town Rockport
   

6. - Home Town Facts
   

7. -  Rockport Chamber of Commerce
   

8. -  Rockport Around the Town
   

9. -  Cape Ann Beacon
   

10. -  Gloucester Daily Times