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A Westport Woman goes Whaling
Abbie Maria Dexter Hicks went whaling in 1873. We know this because she kept a diary from June 23, 1873...
Edward S. Davoll: A Westport Whaling Master
"My men, you must be well aware that the object of this voyage is to get a cargo of oil," wrote Captain Edward S. Davoll to the officers and crew of his whaling vessel. . . .
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...
“Dealers in Risk” – Westport’s Whaling Entrepreneurs
[Newspaper article on Andrew Hicks from WHS - click for larger image.] Every whaling voyage was a financial gamble....
Owner: Henry Wilcox
[Please note: Clicking on an image will result in a larger image in a separate window.] Account books kept...
Owner: Thomas Mayhew
Thomas Mayhew was the principal owner of the Catherwood and Thomas Winslow in the 1840’s. Undoubtedly, the profits from these...
The Whaling Empire of Andrew Hicks
Andrew Hicks became one of Westport’s most prominent and enduring entrepreneurs in the whaling industry, owning 9 vessels registered at...
Logbook of the Harbinger
[Drawing of the Harbinger courtesy of the NBWM - click to enlarge.] This colorful drawing adorns the cover of...
Albert Gifford - The President Arrives in Westport
[Ambrotype of Albert Augustus Gifford, WHS - Click to enlarge.] The handsome gentleman in 19th century attire pictured here...
Voyage of the Mexico and What Happened at Home
Young Albert was but a lad of 17 when he left Westport on the Mexico on April 12, 1844....
A Westport Man Goes Whaling - and writes many letters home
“…I got baptized handsome in the following manner without ceremony. We raised whales and lowered away and the boat that...
The Cory Dynasty
[Cory House - Photo by Jon Alden- click for larger image.] Three generations of the leading Westport Point merchant...
Cory Store
[Photo courtesy of the NBWM - click for larger image.] Isaac Cory built this store in the late 1820's...
The Dead Letters
[Letter to Mr. Henry Gifford on board the Bark Theophilus Chase, courtesy NBWM - click for larger image/] In...
The Howland Brothers: Coopers
[House at 2043 Main Road - click photo for larger image.] The Howland brothers owned three cooper shops where...
Photos of Whaling Masters on Westport Vessels
These photographs are a sample of the imposing characters who served as master on whaling voyages out of Westport. . . .
Alphabetical List of Westport Whaling Masters
The following is a list of masters on whaling vessels out of Westport Point. Many of these individuals lived in...