Title:
Former Groton plant has cold, fishy history
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Atlantic Coast Fisheries' Groton plant
pioneer in frozen foods
freezing and packaging of haddock
Portland Trawling Company
Victory Yard
Electric Boat submarines
pioneer in frozen foods
freezing and packaging of haddock
Portland Trawling Company
Victory Yard
Electric Boat submarines
Object ID:
Kim10-022
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT.
Pubication Date:
02/21/2005
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The Atlantic Coast Fisheries, a New York based enterpirse, briefly occupied the old Groton Iron Works circa 1930. A companion firm, the Portland Trawler Company, delivered fresh fish to Groton. They were an unsung pioneer in the field of frozen foods, specializing in packaging haddock. Today we associate Charles Birdseye with this process as he developed the idea in 1915 on a trip to the Artic. Atlantic Coast Fisheries went out of business after about five years, due to the Great Depression and a market not yet ready for frozen foods. The site came back to life in 1942 as the Victory Yard and Electric Boat's record production of 74 World War II submarines.
People:
Morse, Charles W.
Birdseye, Clarence
Banks, Georges
Gaynor, James A.
Allison, George
Collins, John T.
Greene, Herbert M.
Linderman, Garret
Cook, Thomas
Cooke, Hans
Birdseye, Clarence
Banks, Georges
Gaynor, James A.
Allison, George
Collins, John T.
Greene, Herbert M.
Linderman, Garret
Cook, Thomas
Cooke, Hans
Search Terms:
The Atlantic Coast Fisheries
Groton Iron Works
Portland Trawler Company
frozen foods pioneer
frozen haddock
Great Depression
Menhaden plants
Victory Yard
Electric Boat
submarines
World War II
Groton Iron Works
Portland Trawler Company
frozen foods pioneer
frozen haddock
Great Depression
Menhaden plants
Victory Yard
Electric Boat
submarines
World War II