Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . 15 (picturesque 1Rcw Uondon,. THE HUGUENOT HOUSE. BUILT ABOUT THE YEAR 1760. A Quaint Old Dwelling Place, at the Corner of Hempstead and Truman Streets. Built b> the Huguenots for NathanielHempstead, a Descendant of Sir Robert Hempstead. manned liy picked crews fordaiitjeioiisbut iviniiiienitive voyaj^ lo : and tlie only contingency thenlikely to j)iit a damper upon the callingwas tiie possilile exlinction of the\\ hale
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . 15 (picturesque 1Rcw Uondon,. THE HUGUENOT HOUSE. BUILT ABOUT THE YEAR 1760. A Quaint Old Dwelling Place, at the Corner of Hempstead and Truman Streets. Built b> the Huguenots for NathanielHempstead, a Descendant of Sir Robert Hempstead. manned liy picked crews fordaiitjeioiisbut iviniiiienitive voyaj^ lo : and tlie only contingency thenlikely to j)iit a damper upon the callingwas tiie possilile exlinction of the\\ hales. As a whaling port. New Londonrivalled New Bedford. Tliere seemedno end to the money that was l)einghrought into the town hy tlie whalersas they were called, and llie generalprosperity was great. Many were theNew London ships which emhaiked onthese perilous voyages, and many werethe fortunes that were made. Insooth, the industry niaj- be deemed thekeystone to much of New T>oiidonssuccess and thrift. An incentive to the faithfulness andvigorous energy of the whaling crewswas the method of dividing the profitsof a voyage. Not only the agents,hut the oHicers and crew as well, cam
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