I also came across this name for Newburyport, Massachusetts. There is a whole explanation of it at "Why Newburyport is called 'Clipper City.'"
There is also a Clipper heritage trail.
Though the first of the fast clipper ships wasn't built there, they sure did build a lot of them afterwards and Newburyport clipper ships were a bit different in design.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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