Local Culture
At the end of Cape Ann, and splitting Gloucester into two parts (East and West Gloucester) is the Annisquam River. Many locals who live in East Gloucester and Rockport refer to the land east of the Annisquam as "The Island". There is a waning but still persistent sense of independence that exists amongst some of those living there who are from old families that they rarely, or never, "cross over the bridge" since everything they need is on the island. The island has its own schools, water supply (by quarries), and even its own hospital, the Addison Gilbert Hospital.
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