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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"He worked on the island as a mackerel seiner and was the captain of several schooners. Mackerel fishing declined in the late 1800s, and Smith may…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned in 1882, and was one of the largest vessels in the fishing fleet."