Record 1633/3390 Catalog Record Places, Streets & Sites Exhibit Page Home Search Description  A collection of photo copies of photographs taken on Sorosis Farms and one sheet describing the history of the farms. Sorosis Farms was established by A. E. Little Co., a maker of shoes in Lynn, to provide employees and executives of the company with the produce of the farm at production cost. The farm also supplied blooded stock to other local New England farms for breeding purposed at a minimum cost. On the back , in pencil is a description of the area covered "From Smith Street, Back to Glover School area on ocean side of Humphrey St." This area now contains many homes, a public housing development and the new high school which opened in 2002.

Sorosis Farms -Topic: Places, Streets and Sites -This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission Sorosis Farms COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.

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Last modified on: January 05, 2009