Safely Moored At Last History Existing Conditions Analysis Preliminary Preservation Issues

Excerpt from Safely Moored at Last, Vol. 1: Cultural Landscape Report for New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park; History, Existing Conditions, Analysis, Preliminary Preservation Issues The establishment of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park at the end of 1996 was heralded as a sym bol of the rebirth of the City of New Bed-ford. The park's dedication ceremony held in 1998 brought great celebra tion, expectation and hope in the city that for almost one hundred years had been the whaling capital of the world. The park's establishment was the culmination of the work of members of Congress, local and municipal organizations, and private citizens who had successfully joined together to preserve the city's whaling legacy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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