Posted on April 26, 2008 by Greg Stone
Head of Westport – Industry Gives Way to Gentility
By the mid 19th century, the wealth and aspirations of retired whaling masters and ship-owners had transformed the Head of Westport from a center of industry into a genteel community. The flurry of shipbuilding probably depleted timber resources and the industrial activities that had dominated the Head gradually gave way to services for wealthy retired […]
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