New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . thousand dollars in value. CHAPTER II THE HE history of the New England whale-fishery is so interwoven with the his-tory of New Bedford during the lastcentury, said Hon. William , in an oration delivered at themunicipal celebration of the centen-nial of national independence, thatthey cannot be separated ; and norecord of the growth and business ofour town and city can be completewithout it. Our wealth, our population, and our progress have beenthe fruits of this industry ; and our positi
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . thousand dollars in value. CHAPTER II THE HE history of the New England whale-fishery is so interwoven with the his-tory of New Bedford during the lastcentury, said Hon. William , in an oration delivered at themunicipal celebration of the centen-nial of national independence, thatthey cannot be separated ; and norecord of the growth and business ofour town and city can be completewithout it. Our wealth, our population, and our progress have beenthe fruits of this industry ; and our position and fame among thecities of the v/orld is due to its successful prosecution. The thriving manufacturing cit^^ of New Bedford of 1888 isthe outgrowth of a settlement of fishermen,— fishermen on a largescale,— who drew to them the mechanics and traders needed to sup-ply their wants and formed the nucleus of the city of today. NewBedfords wealth was brought from the depths of the ocean by hersons, who braved ever} danger, accepted every hazard, and fear-lessly entered unknown regions in pursuit of their prey. Gatheredfrom the ocean
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