About this book
The town of Westport has long been tied to the sea. Its abundant rivers provided waterpower for cotton and iron manufacturing, and its protected harbor served as a base for the whaling and fishing industry. Since it was first settled in the 1670s, generations of farmers have worked Westports soil, and agriculture remains an important part of this coastal community. Water continues to define this community, there is still an active commercial fishing fleet, waterfront cottages fill with summer residents, and day-trippers flock to the long sandy crescent of Horseneck Beach. Westports beauty is not simply in its past but exists today in the well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century homes, the pristine landscape, and the rich community life of its villages.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One - THE HEAD OF WEST PORT
- Two - WEST PORT POINT
- Three - WEST PORT HARBOR
- Four - SOUTH WESTPORT
- Five - NORTH WESTPORT AND WESTPORT FACTORY
- Six - HORSENECK
- Seven - CENTRAL VILLAGE
- Eight - COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY LIFE
