Shute & Merchant was established.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

A Procter Brothers stereoview image showing the Shute & Merchant main office, smokehouse and flake yard.

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The fish firm Shute & Merchant was established by James L. Shute and his brother-in-law William T. Merchant and operated from 1862 until 1907. By 1874, the firm owned 13 fishing vessels.

“Gloucester Harbor.” History - Shute & Merchant - pg 2. https://www.shuteandmerchant.com/history-2.html.

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Other Events

10,000+ - 1,500 years ago
What we now call Cape Ann is the traditional and ancestral homeland of Indigenous people who had occupied this area for more than 10,000 years.
1000 (c.)
During the late 10th century, Norse explorers established settlements in Greenland and Newfoundland. This may mark the first contact between Indigenous Americans and Europeans.

Shute & Merchant was established.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Other Events

What we now call Cape Ann is the traditional and ancestral homeland of Indigenous people who had occupied this area for more than 10,000 years.

During the late 10th century, Norse explorers established settlements in Greenland and Newfoundland. This may mark the first contact between Indigenous Americans and Europeans.