The town supplied many of the whalers used on the East Coast in the first half of the nineteenth century, the last one, the "Wanderer," being built in 1878, shortly after the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania.
The town supplied many of the whalers, being built in 1878, shortly after the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania. These whalers were used on the East Coast in the first half of the nineteenth century the "Wanderer," being built in 1878, shortly after the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania. The nineteenth century was the last one.