Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company opens

Date Range
March 24, 1838 – March 25, 1838
Title
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Company opens
What occurred
An act of incorporation, allowed the opening of the Cold Spring Harbor whaling company. This set up a thriving whaling industry in Cold Spring Harbor, that operated as the epicenter of the village's economy. This whaling period flourished in Cold Spring Harbor until 1862, when the last of the 9 whaling voyages that left from Cold Spring Harbor occurred.
Location
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Image Citation
https://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/mission--history.html
Student name(s)
Joey Libretti
Item sets
American Environmental History Student Submissions

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