tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71539241671931063532024-03-05T00:11:23.244-08:00View from Bogle HillMarc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-4519450098401356812014-10-11T14:51:00.000-07:002014-10-11T16:27:19.603-07:00Lowering the steeples, October 1938<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 1938. The twin 310-foot steeples are in the process of being
lowered to 235 feet, shortly after the Hurricane of 1938, during which
they swayed greatly, causing fear they might collapse. The work was
performed by contractors Swift-McNutt of Providence.</span></span></div>
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<br />Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-60542790791034846452013-11-12T04:44:00.000-08:002013-11-12T19:17:19.904-08:00South Watuppa Mill StonesA number of these round stones line the shore of South Watuppa Pond in Fall River, along the former railroad (now a bike path). The extend into Westport also. They appear to be made of a green sandstone. They are about 5-ft diameter and 1-ft thick. They don't appear to be grist mill stones. I'd love to find out what they are, where they came from, and how they got there. <br />
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Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-31620410852098589582012-09-08T04:43:00.002-07:002012-09-08T04:43:35.058-07:00A view OF Bogle Hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E3oAhBqxA9w/UEsrin31VtI/AAAAAAAABPc/zMXfbnX70d4/s1600/DSC_0453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E3oAhBqxA9w/UEsrin31VtI/AAAAAAAABPc/zMXfbnX70d4/s320/DSC_0453.JPG" width="320" /></a>1953 Herald News photo of the lower end of Pleasant Street (then still part of Route 6), looking west toward the top of Bogle Hill. I wonder why all of the cars seem to be facing the same direction. I don't think this was ever a one way street. I will have to ask my dad who has lived here, about midway up on the left side, since about when this photo was taken.<br />
<br />Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-85824750716964092902012-06-27T17:06:00.002-07:002012-06-27T17:12:23.047-07:001908 Concrete Oil Tank Containment Building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBjm_wcsIKKppdx0N9IPqYBKViA58plyCBRC-T4OkLVKdi1mgjqoZ1ZM5WaLsvQnxIBvtI38fbjXB0V-afK64aA_ODLUFu1H40EVngb98TMJp0lXTLTPMYnDHnjBhIgOiMgXsVH4CCsMZ/s1600/Quequechan+River+Valley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBjm_wcsIKKppdx0N9IPqYBKViA58plyCBRC-T4OkLVKdi1mgjqoZ1ZM5WaLsvQnxIBvtI38fbjXB0V-afK64aA_ODLUFu1H40EVngb98TMJp0lXTLTPMYnDHnjBhIgOiMgXsVH4CCsMZ/s320/Quequechan+River+Valley.jpg" width="320" /></a>Next year, 2013 will mark <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River_Manufactory">200 years of industrial development</a> along the Quequechan River in Fall River. I am proposing a special event, or series of events to commemorate this. As a member of the <a href="http://www.sia-web.org/">Society for Industrial Archaeology</a> - Southern New England Chapter, I would envision this event to be somewhat technically-based, and opened to the general public. There are a lot of possibilities for an occasion. There could be a series of lectures followed by a walking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mills_in_Fall_River,_Massachusetts">tour of the mills</a>. If you are interested in helping me with this, please <a href="mailto:mbcyc1@yahoo.com">contact me</a> to let me know.</div>Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-58157440131094148462012-04-15T04:48:00.001-07:002012-04-15T04:48:34.426-07:00Massachusetts 351 Update<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/6nquVFLPfT" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbMGraSW3IHppZZSDX2IVCEwrmmshDLL65Nb57Kk1uBx2oLvr5ZY3q06hyphenhyphenDg9ANT37UCs1LkRDZL2LIMt6L63bfsnO8H1tpaMYUHCgSzLzDmORzLuR9Hzc692DYfq93mKFTq1IGmwFeoQ/s320/ma351%252520done%2525202012-04-14.png" width="320" /></a>Massachusetts 351 Update: April 14, 2012. 9 new towns added in the southern Berkshires: Southwick, Granville, Tolland, Sandisfield, New Marlborough, Sheffield, Mount Washington, Egremont and Alford.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-33735492066754506642012-03-06T16:58:00.002-08:002012-03-06T16:58:53.220-08:00Proud of Fall River<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-ALemweK50kwEy6s0FNTqJFA-wLXmAMhCLJVdv3deisy4zyvlXYGrLCjORKYTeFKgERrlU3R0LKcJ2PHyftIOYHCGRDWm5w5uXjh3WjoOItmtxL5DWuwpCoHeT2nazPNU6pb2MgR4fXL/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-ALemweK50kwEy6s0FNTqJFA-wLXmAMhCLJVdv3deisy4zyvlXYGrLCjORKYTeFKgERrlU3R0LKcJ2PHyftIOYHCGRDWm5w5uXjh3WjoOItmtxL5DWuwpCoHeT2nazPNU6pb2MgR4fXL/s320/DSC_0215.JPG" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 1953 newspaper ad from J&J Corrugated Box Company. Built on the site of American Linen Works. The building was later part of Quaker Fabrics.</div>Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-62549639262417445032011-08-04T18:04:00.000-07:002012-01-26T18:17:40.408-08:00Massachusetts 351 Project Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJeOEGJxU3zVgpq-IEzYHcjqJ9BXOHgyY6JGtbh0P7ZP3xEQDC2dMuEcFVvKWbQBzDs7w9O-m9N63io7oEUnfl5Ww6RawRZCUXlHI_2dijp_o2yJgaknq3_tpEEHj9FmMld-NUvhfUbzl/s1600/ma351+done+2011-07-31.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJeOEGJxU3zVgpq-IEzYHcjqJ9BXOHgyY6JGtbh0P7ZP3xEQDC2dMuEcFVvKWbQBzDs7w9O-m9N63io7oEUnfl5Ww6RawRZCUXlHI_2dijp_o2yJgaknq3_tpEEHj9FmMld-NUvhfUbzl/s320/ma351+done+2011-07-31.png" width="320" /></a></div>Added 8 new towns this past to my Massachusetts 351 Project. A quest to photograph each of the 351 cities and towns in the Bay State. On Saturday (July 30), I visited North Brookfield, Oakham (new), New Braintree (new), Ware and Hardwick. On Sunday (July 31) I went to six new towns including Andover, North Andover, Boxford, Middleton, North Reading and Wilmington.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-61041637657086766272011-07-17T17:12:00.000-07:002011-07-18T17:58:24.967-07:00Fall River Iron Works<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/GwS45p05Vk" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LozLepOto2k/TiN56MCk1XI/AAAAAAAAAco/2dLQwvA3yH4/s320/Fall%252520River%252520Iron%252520Works%252520Map%2525201883.jpg" width="320" /></a>1883 Fall River Atlas - View of the American Printing Company and the Fall River Iron Works. By the late 1880s the Iron Works complex was demolished for the expansion of the American Printing Company. The new mills produced the cotton cloth for the print works, along with dozens of other mills in Fall River, and became known as the "Iron Works Division" of the APC, a tribute to the importance of the Iron Works in the early history of Fall River. This site is now occupied by Boremco.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-65383355754242029622011-07-12T18:24:00.000-07:002011-07-12T18:27:57.809-07:00CO-435<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/uGCIiDacvQ" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9jHf-OLDN2eETbGk-GR0UmCb7YYXNcZUfFVVZQ8du7lgmjwS1uIdMw0PLiuV0tX-D32oYEy4xqhyphenhyphenpylT_4rnt7tuNDyNKa6FSW-IHqgMUsGQyqwoQWxZHUSS2UlmJm-jUFZc6Mf9_sRE/s320/1968-crash_DxO.jpg" width="320" /></a>Back when cars could take a lickin' and keep on ticking. My grandmother Chevy was rear-ended by a dump truck back when the Harbor Mall was being constructed. Photo taken on Pleasant Street.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-39337185625334527102011-07-12T03:49:00.000-07:002011-07-12T03:51:46.977-07:001954 Hurricane Booklet<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/oi3J0d2ny7" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KceqCv0p114/Tg2lMsfGmMI/AAAAAAAAAXM/TOmRyExIyi4/s320/Booklet%2525201954%252520Hurricane%252520Pictures.jpg" width="320" /></a>1954 Hurricane Booklet, Fall River Herald News; with photos of the widespread damage throughout the area. The roof of the King Philip Mill was torn off, along with nearby Saint Patrick's Church. Ships were washed ashore in Fairhaven and in Somerset.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-86942873329434710092011-07-08T03:58:00.000-07:002011-07-08T04:00:42.190-07:001938 Hurricane Booklet<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/pcwKM8D7ak" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BcVZX4nBNYU/Tg2lVYtFvlI/AAAAAAAAAXU/9NAxvYb1hA4/s320/Booklet%2525201938%252520Hurricane%252520Pictures.jpg" width="320" /></a>1938 Hurricane Booklet, Fall River Herald News; "The Big One". Photos of the storm damage in Fall River and in the surrounding towns.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-9659039558308105472011-07-05T03:43:00.000-07:002011-07-05T03:45:57.829-07:001915 Fire Booklet<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/mVQsqJb1MG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--yokGawZ2v8/Tg2lQ-Bf_OI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/oEc_dvdEYE4/s320/Booklet%2525201915%252520Fall%252520River%252520Fire.jpg" width="320" /></a>A February 1915 fire destroyed several blocks of downtown businesses in Fall River. This commerative booklet shows before and after shots of some of the buildings.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-56395981470335036412011-07-02T05:29:00.000-07:002011-07-02T05:37:05.581-07:00King Philip Mills<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/ZNznmzmnjX" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8ng7tbZYaEI/Tg2lEQbmMcI/AAAAAAAAAXI/LsyA-CQsJx8/s320/Paper%2525201900%252520King%252520Philip%252520Mills%252520Mortgage%252520Bond%2525202010-11.jpg" width="320" /></a>A cancelled $500 First Mortgage Bond for the King Philip Mills, Fall River, Massachusetts. From 1900. Issued by the BMC Durfee Safe Deposit and Trust Company. It was due March 1, 1930. That same year the company was acquired by Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates (a company that forms part of the origin of Berkshire-Hathaway).Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-80227024190483506752011-07-01T03:40:00.000-07:002011-07-01T03:42:17.780-07:00King Philip India Pale Ale<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/JNj5DqujZ1" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: left; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kugmZ5zwzT4/TghifvWXQHI/AAAAAAAAAWM/iHaEOwtfvV8/s320/Bottle%2525201930%252520s%252520King%252520Philip.jpg" width="94" /></a>An old bottle of King Philip India Pale Ale, Enterprise Brewing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-7663249716271039632011-06-30T03:53:00.000-07:002011-06-30T03:57:07.787-07:00Ball-o-thread<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/JsBZDVCuZG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8l8WZMC-x9A/Tgct_OtpjHI/AAAAAAAAAVI/0hRiDWmoCek/s320/DSC_0308.JPG" width="320" /></a>An antique ball of thread from the American Thread Company, Fall River, Massachusetts. The Kerr Mills became part of ATCO in 1899, and the Fall River plant closed in 1953. The entire complex was destroyed by a massive fire in January 1987. I remember seeing the flames just starting in the first mill on my way to school that morning, but missed the fire because I had to get to school. I picked up this entire original box of old crochet thread on ebay a few months back. Cool piece of local textile history.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-53108908555889678332011-06-29T17:39:00.000-07:002011-06-29T17:40:49.834-07:00Old Narragansetts<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/1VXSWlnvSC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OnwzwaZNAcI/TghizUhAHuI/AAAAAAAAAWg/Z_A3sOQL6jQ/s320/Can%2525201976%252520Narragansett%2525203.jpg" width="320" /></a>Vintage Narragansett Beer cans, Cranston, Rhode Island. Narragansett Salutes the 12 Meter Yachts, Bi-Centennial 1976, Narragansett 96 Extra Light BeerMarc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-90136793281441783582011-06-28T03:40:00.000-07:002011-06-28T03:43:57.104-07:00Lowell Shuttle<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/2VWEOSsRXb" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BEghBFcuORc/TghjRpEtwoI/AAAAAAAAAWo/2fT-j2zXN70/s320/Atrifact%2525201920%252520pre%252520Lowell%252520Shuttle%2525202010.JPG" width="320" /></a>An antique wooden loom shuttle; Lowell Shuttle Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, Model 484.<br />
I have been trying to find out more information on this company for a while, but have had no luck. This one is in very good shape, it seems.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-6742020792265052842011-06-27T03:38:00.000-07:002011-06-27T03:41:30.770-07:001917 Official American Textile Directory.<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/YKBqZx7r9G" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3mobAkvci9c/TgZVzBk2eoI/AAAAAAAAARo/iOXHg6biZt0/s320/Book%2525201917%252520Official%252520American%252520Textile%252520Directory%2525202002.jpg" width="320" /></a>One of my most prized possessions. I picked this up about nine years ago. It has lots of useful information about the textile industry, at about the peak of the industry in New England. Includes lists of mills by state and city. Lots of facts and figures and wonderful old ads.Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-37782599289527671092011-06-26T18:03:00.000-07:002011-06-26T18:04:44.009-07:00Fall River Government Center<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/O3e5EaCkHf" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUhsEYXqhpq58FlS-V_z7RY_SHWtp1SgUNBl4yjKwr_YEHi0iQp5J3mDK-2k1pXqUd0_MciCu29Qyq_3gJGcuP6rxHv1ZTQ4lHiEuQ0bxnJ4wevd5jIIV7sVPjW-pv0X8QggXvVOWrlCW/s320/Booklet%2525201976%252520Fall%252520River%252520Government%252520Center%2525202010-04.jpg" width="251" /></a>Fall River Government Center<br />
Dedication Ceremony brochure, <br />
July 25, 1976Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-78439144498598294112011-06-26T08:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T08:54:59.049-07:00Clyde Cream Ale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WgqWfAhpvfA/Tgcr3W-1onI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/x8Y9Xhv_dio/s1600/Bottle+1938+Clyde+Cream+Ale+22.79+03-23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WgqWfAhpvfA/Tgcr3W-1onI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/x8Y9Xhv_dio/s320/Bottle+1938+Clyde+Cream+Ale+22.79+03-23-11.jpg" width="320" /></a>Clyde Cream Ale, a 1930s era quart bottle from Enterprise Brewing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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"President Truman envisions the average annual family income at $12,000 in the year 2000!... Republicans will be no more!"<br />
... Perhaps he was talking about 2008., when the Democrats took over and family incomes plunged - thanks to the Republicans, of course!Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153924167193106353.post-48872056964382989112011-06-25T06:14:00.000-07:002011-06-25T17:49:29.965-07:00City of Taunton<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Wreck of the <em>City of Taunton</em>, Somerset side of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hope_Bay">Mount Hope Bay</a>. The remains of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River_Line">Fall River Line</a> freight steamer. Grounded in the 1930s and abandoned. A most ironic ship name for me, since I now live in the "City of Taunton".</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtd1368xm-WScDeStSzfKp-Bm-TvpvqWw96cTpZ-SULzI6AFI0Ll2a_t9ZwNDGnocukL3P69jAhJzXEw7GMRNIihgmJnGz9RuP-b21Y-XpT-Ktb5Gwf-A13RxXsPvy357UPFH8r4OWTbY/s1600/City+of+Taunton+ship2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtd1368xm-WScDeStSzfKp-Bm-TvpvqWw96cTpZ-SULzI6AFI0Ll2a_t9ZwNDGnocukL3P69jAhJzXEw7GMRNIihgmJnGz9RuP-b21Y-XpT-Ktb5Gwf-A13RxXsPvy357UPFH8r4OWTbY/s200/City+of+Taunton+ship2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The 292' ship was built in 1892 at Chelsea, Massachusetts. The remnants of the wooden hull are visible at low tide, just south of the Braga Bridge in Somerset.</div></div>Marc N. Belangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195098778312873845noreply@blogger.com0