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“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...
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...