Southport Case Study

     Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the sound. And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch sailors’ eyes- a fresh, green breast of the new

The short story “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod is narrated by a man who comes from a fishing family. His mother’s side of the family has forever lived and worked by the sea and continues this tradition. The narrator’s father always wanted to be an academic, but worked on the boat to support his family. Through this passage it is evident that the parents’ characters clash in many aspects of their lives and are in constant conflict. MacLeod demonstrates this through the use of repetition, the contrast in other unrelated ideas, and through information that is withheld.

The Virginia colony was founded by John Smith a english explorer and some other colonist in the year 1607. The colony was one of the first 13 colonies that was located on the atlantic coast of North america . The colony was named after Queen Elizabeth l. John Smith was also a solider, map maker and a trader. He was captured and taken in december of 1607 by a Powhatan hunting party. Later he was saved by chief powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas by coming in between him and a blow from her father.

After the War, fishing became the dominant industry of the town, and the Dennisport area benefited greatly. By virtue of its location on Nantucket Sound, Dennisport hauled ashore thousands of tons through the 1800s. You can see this seafaring lineage in the architecture of many of the houses along Chase Ave, Depot Street and other surrounding roads. The "widow's walks" and cupolas along the roofs once served a purpose other than enjoying a cocktail while drinking in a sunset - they were lookouts for sea captain's and sailors' wives to watch for the return of their loved ones. Our Admiral's house was once actually home to a sea captain, and we've incorporated many of these design features into the Captain's and Commodore's houses. At one point, the fishing fleet of Dennis brought in almost 7,000 tons of fish annually, a staggering number for the 18th and 19th centuries.

James town was the first settlement in North America and was developed mainly to supply to the mother country with new goods. Being the first settlement James Town had challenges they had to overcome versus Massachusetts which was a town started by a religious group known as Puritans who had no obligation to England other than coming to North America to practice their religion freely.

Situated just 35 miles south of Boston, this community is placed in the southeastern part of Massachusetts. The modern community is primarily residential. Many of the residents community using the MBTA Old Colony Train to get to Boston. In addition, the city has top schools and an active community. The primary industries in this seaside community are connected to fishing and cranberry growing.

During 1670 to 1783, todays Charleston was first named Charles Town from King Charles II and later named Charlestown. Settlers from England, France and Spain all settled in Charles Town, and establish a colony. Many trial and errors took place in the process of coming to South Carolina. For example, Sir Robert Heath was given a grant but the initial settlement did not take place. Later, he built a settlement below Virginia Colony stretching Southward to Spanish Florida. While settling in South Carolina there were many struggles and obstacles encountered by the settlers. Charles Town was difficult to settle from geographical features, natural resources and wildlife, and diseases and Native Americans.

Exploration was a huge part of the 1600’s. A ton of countries competed to try to claim land in the new world. Lots of countries tried to claim land but in South Carolina, but failed because of its geography, resources, and diseases. When South Carolina was finally claimed the settlers had to face the difficulties of settling there.

The History of Connecticut is very interesting, here is a brief summary about some interesting facts about Connecticut, “Connecticut takes its name from the Mohegan word, “Quinnehtukqut,” referencing the long, winding river flowing through the area utilized by Native Americans for thousands of years. To compete with Dutch traders along the Connecticut River, English

Helena's Episcopal, created in 1712, with a beautiful sky-high steeple that towers over the lush trees below. Beaufort began as a shipbuilding center in the 18th century, but evolved into slave-based agrarian economy in which indigo and rice plantations thrived, bringing wealth to Beaufort. Antebellum affluent Beaufort drew other wealth and connected individuals to the Low Country to bask in its charm and elegant social life.

As the 1870s progressed the Vankoughnetts and kin formed a hardy and tight knit community surrounding Otter Lake. Slowly the land was cleared and the farms started looking like farms and the young township started taking shape. There were two events however, that would significantly affect how the future would unravel for all the

Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound. And as the moon rose higher the inessential houses began to melt away until gradually I became aware of the old island here that flowered once for Dutch

Around the middle of the 1700s, a gathering of Jamaican slaves started touching base in Halifax. This gathering was named "Maroons", which implied outlaw slaves taking to the forested areas. (Pachai, Beneath the Clouds 2) The Maroons earned their name in light of the fact that they were a gathering of African plummet slaves in Jamaica who opposed the framework in that nation. Numerous Maroons settled in Preston and Guysborough.

Dixon Entrance——a narrow passage of ester North Pacific, the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska lies to the North and British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii to the north which means that Part of the United-States-Canadian border follows the entrance. Since geographical position of the entrance is specific, controversial topics and continuous controversies emerge in endlessly. However, on the maps drawn by Environment Canada and World Map website, Dixon Entrance has been totally divided into the territory of United States (USA) or Canada. The following pictures demonstrate

One of the cities that would fall under such a category would be New Bedford, Massachusetts, known as the whaling city, it was essential to have a place where sailors could sell the meat and make a profit (Hoare).