By virtue of being a Marbleheader, every child in town is part of a long and storied nautical tradition.
Marblehead has long been engaged in a good-natured feud with Beverly about which town is the official birthplace of the American Navy. Marblehead is also the origin of Marine Corps aviation, and three US Navy ships have been named USS Marblehead. On the evening of December 25, 1776, Marblehead's Glover’s Regiment rowed General George Washington across the treacherous Delaware River to surprise the English and Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton.