This page contains links to all entries in the Whaling Activities at Westport Point category.
The Union - first and nearly last
[Crew list for 1805 whaling voyage courtesy of NBWM - click for larger image.] The first officially recorded whaling...
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 Howland Brothers: Coopers
[House at 2043 Main Road - click photo for larger image.] The Howland brothers owned three cooper shops where...
Whalers into and out of Westport – “Heave, Haul and Pull”
Navigating Westport harbor was not an easy feat for many of the whaleships, particularly the larger vessels. Isaac Macomber on...
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...