Whales and Whaling, Port of Sag Harbor, New York

Here are the ships, barks, brigs, and schooners that carried on the prolific industry of whaling from the old port of Sag Harbour, first a settlement of Narragansett fishermen in 1670 to the first resident settlers in 1707. Research material has included old manuscripts, logs, diaries, history books, personal letters, family records, and conversations with relatives of long dead whalers...