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1790 |
Port of Boston welcomes 455 foreign ships and 1,200 of “coast-wise craft.” |
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10/27/1791 |
Some 70 merchant vessels sail from the Port of Boston at this time. |
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11/30/1794 |
Port of Boston is described by a visiting Englishman. |
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1796 |
Otter lands in California. |
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01/18/1797 |
French government takes step to reduce trade. |
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10/21/1797 |
USS Constitution is launched. |
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05/20/1799 |
Boston is launched from Hart’s Shipyard. |
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1799 |
Bowditch, Nathaniel. The Practical Navigator. |
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1800 |
Boston is the second busiest port in the former British Colonies. |
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01/03/1803 |
O’Cain sails from Boston for the Pacific Northwest. |
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