1883The entire fishing fleet remained in port after a weather report called for a great storm.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory, Gloucester Harbor, c. 1880s, Photograph, Smithsonian Institution Archives, https://www.si.edu/object/gloucester-harbor:siris_arc_387752

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The report came from Wiggins, “the Canadian weather prophet,” but the storm did not happen.

Pringle, James R. History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Published by the City of Gloucester Archives Committee and the Ten Pound Island Book Co., 1997.

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1882-1883
William Williams served again as the mayor.
1883
The letter carrier system began.
1883
The Post Office was robbed.
1883
The steamship City of Gloucester started to run between Gloucester and Boston.

1883The entire fishing fleet remained in port after a weather report called for a great storm.Economy and Industry, Maritime & Fishing Industry

Other Events

William Williams served again as the mayor.

The letter carrier system began.

The Post Office was robbed.

The steamship City of Gloucester started to run between Gloucester and Boston.