1726The town voted to clear, repair, and reopen the Cut.Economy and Industry, Infrastructure, Maritime & Fishing Industry

At a meeting on March 8, “Said meeting voted, that they desire, the Cutt should be opened, cleared, and Repaired, and kept in good order as it was formerly.” (Town Records, 111)
Gloucester Town Records, 1694-1762, 1762. http://archive.org/details/GLOOriginalRecords16941762Imag