Provincetown Fishing History

An OCEA News article from the Outer Cape Environmental Association about the history of the fishing industry in Provincetown dating back to the 1600's along with a Philip A. Whorf drawing of the salt works circa 1900 and a map of Provincetown harbor and Cape Cod Bay. Date stamped 1981.

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