Nebe
03-31-2009, 09:14 PM
Does anyone know what the first economic development of Cuttyhunk was??
Its a doosie :hihi:
Its a doosie :hihi:
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View Full Version : Cuttyhunk trivia Chris in Mass 03-31-2009, 10:00 PM 1688 - First permanent settlers stripped the land of all it's lumber. I assume it was sold. for profit... or Mid 1800's to 1900's - Cuttyhunk Pilots - Men offered their services to pilot ships to New Bedford through the dangerous waters of the area. Also, the Massachusetts Humane Society created life saving stations throughout the Elizabeth Islands, supplying the islanders with items needed to assist boats in trouble. Nebe 03-31-2009, 10:32 PM Nope Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device The Dad Fisherman 04-01-2009, 05:43 AM Prostitution.....Worlds Oldest Profession Duke41 04-01-2009, 06:23 AM sassafras farming JohnR 04-01-2009, 07:01 AM Shiver me timbers, arrrrgggghhhhhh! Nebe 04-01-2009, 07:15 AM sassafras farmingyes! But do you know why? Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device The Dad Fisherman 04-01-2009, 07:18 AM To pay for the Prostitutes..... Nebe 04-01-2009, 07:32 AM To pay for the Prostitutes.....close. When Gosnold found sasafrass on cuttyhunk, he filled his holds with it to bring back to England. Back then, it was thought that sasafras was the cure for syphalus. Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device The Dad Fisherman 04-01-2009, 08:50 AM I KNEW there had to be hookers involved somewhere......and Sailors. Swimmer 04-01-2009, 11:43 AM Did you ever chew on sassafrass? It taste pretty good. nightfighter 04-01-2009, 12:48 PM They must have run into some cougars on that island back then too! Duke41 04-01-2009, 04:32 PM I am without a doubt the smartest, most well rounded guy on this site..you know why I read and read and read. That was mentioned in a book about King Phillips War and the Pilgrims I read last December. The Dad Fisherman 04-01-2009, 06:16 PM Did you ever chew on sassafrass? It taste pretty good. No...But a SassyLass....that's a different story :hee: Nebe 04-01-2009, 06:21 PM I am without a doubt the smartest, most well rounded guy on this site..you know why I read and read and read. That was mentioned in a book about King Phillips War and the Pilgrims I read last December. well there you go. I read it in another book about european explorers.. Another piece of trivia- Ponce de Leon's search for the fountain of youth was do to find a spring that would make you immortal, but instead he was really on a quest to cure his impotence... go figure..:hihi: JohnR 04-01-2009, 06:24 PM I read about that in the book: "Syphillis and Scurvey, an Explorer's History of Colonial Ports" Sea Dangles 04-01-2009, 06:29 PM They must have run into some cougars on that island back then too! Bonnie? Mike P 04-01-2009, 07:56 PM 33169 Nebe 04-01-2009, 10:24 PM :hihi: Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device Slipknot 04-02-2009, 08:30 AM I am without a doubt the smartest, most well rounded guy on this site.. and modest ProfessorM 04-03-2009, 07:27 PM and that's not saying much either Duke41 04-03-2009, 09:27 PM true, I was just kidding anyways. I have a weird (unfunny to anyone but me) sense of humor. striprman 04-03-2009, 10:38 PM "the land of the bad people" http://salishsea.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/sassafras-syphi.html vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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