Jessie Luther: Artist, Teacher, Pioneer
Written by Jenny O’Neill, Executive Director, Westport Historical Society 2022 What is the significance of this handwoven mat made […]
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Envisioning Paul Cuffe
Can you imagine the life of Paul Cuffe? Ray Shaw, a Westport resident and graphic artist, uses watercolor sketches to […]
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Over the hill to the poor house: Revisiting the story of the Westport Town Farm
“Over the hill to the poor-house – me child’rn dear, good-by! Many a night I’ve watched you when only God […]
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Hix Bridge Road by Richard Gifford
The Dartmouth highway records from the early 1700s note the existence of a ferry in the area where the bridge […]
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SOME WESTPORT AND DARTMOUTH ROADS DESCRIBED IN “OLD DARTMOUTH HIGHWAY RECORDS 1705-1786″ by Richard Gifford
The following are some extracts from Old Dartmouth Highway Records 1705-1786, which can be accessed online at dartmouthhas.org. Without a […]
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On the Road: Tracing the history, local lore and controversies of Westport’s highways, ancient ways, streets and corners
What are the origins of the names of our roads? How did Sodom Road get its name? How […]
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John Stevens of Annibon Island and Westport, Massachusetts
Written by Betty Slade, 2021 This is the story about John Stevens, an African man who came to America in […]
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The Country, Memories of the Wainer Farm on Drift Road by George H. Wortham Jr.
The Importance of the “The Country” Blueberries The Animals Driving Mom, the Great Organizer Baseball The Gardens Springtime The Elders […]
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Remembering Mouse Mill Pond by Claude Ledoux
Page 47 of Tony Connor’s “Small Town Big History” made reference to Mouse Mill Pond. This triggered lingering memories of […]
The Buildout at Westport Point in the 1770s by David C. Cole and Richard Gifford
Until the 1770s, Paquachuck Point (now known as Westport Point or The Point) was little more than open pasture. It […]