Religious Organizations
Westport’s earliest religious association is closely tied to the Society of Friends, as is that of neighboring Dartmouth. Westport’s earliest […]
Religion
Mills
Overview of Mills
Westport contains waterpower sources in virtually every section of town. As a result, the historic period development of commercial and […]
Maritime
Maritime Activities
Maritime activities in Westport were necessarily centered around the coastal region, although the deep reaches of the Westport River allowed […]
Agricultural
Agricultural Activities
The development of early Westport included the creation of Euro-American farms on large tracts of fertile land in the southern […]
African American Context, Paul Cuffe
African American Context
African-American residents of Westport played a vital role in the history of the town. The keeping of slaves and indentured […]
Native American
Over view of Native American presence in Westport
Westport’s recorded histories contain numerous references to Native American settlement and activity areas and the existing archaeological record for the […]
Oral Histories
Mabel Crosby Ball interviewed by Mary Giles 1976
This morning, I am making a tape recording of Mabel Crosby in the house she […]
Oral Histories
Mary Hix Brown and Durant Brown interviewed by Mary Giles August 18, 1975
Mary Hix Brown and Durant Brown interviewed by Mary Giles August 18, 1975 Interviewer – Today I am talking with […]
Contact and Pre Contact, Native American
Contact and Pre Contact Period
Contact Period (1500–1620) The first documented accounts of Native and non-Native interactions along the shores and harbors of Old Dartmouth […]
Handy House, Twentieth Century
A Handy House Thanksgiving
Not much is known about how the holidays were celebrated at the Handy House, however we’ve uncovered that Thanksgiving […]