Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA
1854 - Edgartown

Edgartown, a port of entry and seat of justice of Duke's county, Massachusetts, on the E. side of the island of Martha's Vineyard, 80 miles S. E. from Boston. It contains 3 or 4 churches, several stores, and 1 newspaper office. The harbor is well protected, and has a depth of 4 1/ 2 or 5 fathoms. At its entrance, on a pier extending 1000 feet from the W. beach, is a fixed light 60 feet above the level of the sea. Lat. 41° 26' N., Lon. 70° 27' W. The shipping of the district, June 30th, 1852, amounted to an aggregate of 5796 tons registered, and 2174 tons enrolled and licensed. Of the registered tonnage 8963 tons were employed in the whale fisheries, and of the enrolled and licensed 1498 tons in the coast trade, and 473 tons in the cod and mackerel fisheries. The foreign arrivals for the year were 82, (tons, 14,999,) of which 78 (tons, 14,386) were by American vessels. The clearances for foreign ports were 18, (tons, 6537) all in American bottoms. The district includes Martha's Vineyard and the adjoining islands. Population of the township, 1990.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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