1910Michigan fishermen brought their boats to Gloucester for ocean gillnetting.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

“Pinkham’s gillnetter,” c. 1920. Courtesy of Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 02400

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Captain Albert Arnold and his sons brought their boats to Gloucester for gillnetting, bringing the practice from Charlevoix, Michigan where it had proved successful for many fishermen on the Great Lakes. The Michigan fleet swelled to nearly forty-five vessels at one point, including the Phyllis A, a ship built by Captain Arnold in 1925 and continually used as of 1990.

Garland, Joseph E. The Gloucester Guide: A Stroll through Place and Time. The History Press ed, The History Press, 2004.

Other Events

1909
James G. Tarr Company in Smith Cove was destroyed by a fire.
1910
Population: 24,398
1910
The Cut was deepend and an electrically operated draw was constructed.
1910
John Hays Hammond Jr. donated the land that would become the Gloucester Fishermen's Rest or Beechbrook Cemetery.

1910Michigan fishermen brought their boats to Gloucester for ocean gillnetting.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Other Events

James G. Tarr Company in Smith Cove was destroyed by a fire.

Population: 24,398

The Cut was deepend and an electrically operated draw was constructed.

John Hays Hammond Jr. donated the land that would become the Gloucester Fishermen's Rest or Beechbrook Cemetery.