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The Head of Westport – A Waterway to the World
It is hard to imagine today, but 200 years ago, the Head of Westport was a dynamic community of merchants,...
Shipbuilding at the Head
Shipbuilding took place all along the river. Thomas Winslow, a shipbuilder from Assonet, bought land east of The Landing. He...
Launching the Vessels – Free Drinks All Day!
“The day the vessels are launched there would be 3 or 4 hundred present, and as it was understood to...
John Avery Parker: Westport’s Most Successful Pauper
John Avery Parker personifies the risky entrepreneurial spirit of the late 1700’s. He came to the Head of Westport in...