Reef of Norman's Woe, Gloucester, Mass. "Wreck of Hesperus" -- Longfellow
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Reef of Norman's Woe, Gloucester, Mass. "Wreck of Hesperus" -- Longfellow

[ca. 1930–1945]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

The Reef of Norman's Woe is a narrow ledge of rocks some 200 feet long, immortalized by Longfellow's famous "The Wreck of the Hesperus". This particular spot has marked the doom of many a mariner.

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