TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 PREFACE 5 EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SETTLERS 7 INDUSTRIES 14 SHIPBUILDING 26 FISHING 27 TRADES 30 TRANSPORTATION 34 COMMUNICATIONS 41 EDUCATION 44 ORGANIZATIONS 50 ENTERTAINMENT 53 OLD CUSTOMS 57 VETERANS 60 HOMES OF THE COVE 62 APPENDIX 146 INDEX 165