Title:
A prominent Groton citizen and politician made his reputation as New Bedford whaler
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Capt. Edwin W. White
White strait
Monument Street
White strait
Monument Street
Object ID:
Kim08-077
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
04/25/2002
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Capt. Edwin W. White, the great grandfather of Arnold Avery, led an exciting life as a sailor and sea captain. He discovered a strait between Baffin Bay and Big Island that shortened the trip to Hudson Bay. The passage was named White Strait in his honor. After his return from the north in 1870 he retired to his home on Monument Street, opened a grocery store and became active in town and state politics, serving a term in the state Senate in 1884.
People:
White, Edwin W. (Capt.)
Daboll, Nathan
Daboll, Thomas
Daboll, Nancy Cromwell
Sisson, Oliver (Capt.)
Burrows, Robert
Burrows, Hannah
Allen, Charles (Capt.)
Hall, Charles Francis
Avery, Arnold
Daboll, Nathan
Daboll, Thomas
Daboll, Nancy Cromwell
Sisson, Oliver (Capt.)
Burrows, Robert
Burrows, Hannah
Allen, Charles (Capt.)
Hall, Charles Francis
Avery, Arnold
Search Terms:
Charles Phelps (whaler)
Black Eagle (bark)
Civil War
American whaling
Innuit natives
fur trade
Artic whaling
Polaris
Eskimo village
Milwood ( bark)
White Strait
Monument Street
Black Eagle (bark)
Civil War
American whaling
Innuit natives
fur trade
Artic whaling
Polaris
Eskimo village
Milwood ( bark)
White Strait
Monument Street