by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
We remember the life of Lewis Cheshire, a 23- year-old man whose name may not be widely known, but whose story serves as a poignant reminder of the countless lives affected by the unforgiving tides of history. Lewis’s life sadly came to an untimely end aboard...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We remember two individuals from the south coast who’s losses struck grief in the hearts of many, that being Nathan M. Basset and William Googins. Nathan was a native of Yarmouth, Massachusetts and was the son of Isaac Mayo and Mary Jane Baker Bassett. He...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We’d like to commemorate not one, but two individuals who sailed along the whaling vessel India. The first man we acknowledge is Gilbert Pettengill of Gardner, Maine. Gilbert started off his whaling life as a greenhand, meaning he possessed little experience....
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
We commemorate Peter C. Cropsy from Staten Island, New York who ventured aboard the Awashonks whaleship. Like many others, Peter started his whaling voyage at the young age of eighteen. Though there were countless whaling vessels at the time, Peter found himself...
by Manager Port Society | Oct 8, 2025 | Cenotaphs
The United States Lightship Nantucket (Nantucket/LV-117) was a ship permanently anchored about fifty miles from southeast of Nantucket. The purpose of the Lightship Nantucket was to guide fellow ships through the perilous shoals beyond the island and was able to do so...
