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By 1846, Edgartown had nineteen
registered whaling ships and was one of the wealthiest communities per capita in the
country. Herman Melville wrote parts of "Moby Dick" while staying downtown at the
Colonial Inn. Grand whaling mansions from this period still line the narrow streets of
Edgartown. James Cagney and Patricia Neal (and other famous people) had homes in Edgartown. |
 Picture from MV-Main Street
Whaling History
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