Keywords: Dragger
Item 72364
Dragger at Quarry Wharf, Swan's Island, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s
"In the 20th century, several draggers and sardine boats were built for New England fisheries, as well as an increasing number of pleasure vessels."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950
"Several draggers built by the Morse Boat Building Co. were put into use during the war effort, later being converted back to fishing vessels."
