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Title
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The Stonington Fishing Fleet
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Description
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Prior to the introduction of steam trawling in 1906, groundfish off the New England coast were caught exclusively with baited lines, fished from schooners and their smaller dories. Even in a smaller port town like Stonington, the local fishing fleet was the lifeblood of the community. This era of fishing was the last remnant of a pre-industrial society, where mass commodification of natural resources and surpluses in food were things of imagination for most Americans.
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Date
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1880 – 1906
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Location - Physical Location
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2 High St, Stonington, CT 06378
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Name
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Calden Bates
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cites
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"Bindloss Fishing Dock, Stonington CT." Copy on slide 20A-2 taken by Ingrid Fedderson, 1991. Index card done by Jack Fix Collection Dorothea Hewitt Gould Collection
