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Re: Massachucetts Port of Call




Juli,

The reason can be summed up in one word.  Whaling.

There is a very large Portuguese population throughout the fall River, New
Bedford, Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard  area.  Most was due to
the fishing and whaling fleets.

Gary M. Sinclair

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