Norman's Woe
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Norman's Woe is a rock reef on Cape Ann
in Gloucester, Massachusetts
. It has been the site of a number of ship wrecks. In fiction, it is the site of The Wreck of the Hesperus
, a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Its maximum elevation is 7 meters (23 feet), but much of the reef is awash at high tide, and this may have contributed to the number of wrecks attributed to it.
Cape Ann
Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and...
in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
. It has been the site of a number of ship wrecks. In fiction, it is the site of The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus
"The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a dramatic poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in Ballads and Other Poems in 1842.-Overview:...
, a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
Its maximum elevation is 7 meters (23 feet), but much of the reef is awash at high tide, and this may have contributed to the number of wrecks attributed to it.