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HISTORY OF COH ASSET. 



But let us leave the shipbuilding and return to the fish- 

 ing business In the last chapter the manner of taking- 

 mackerel in the year 1836 was reviewed, and some sta- 

 tistics were given of the vessels employed and of the 

 amount of fish that were packed. 



There was an increase in the amount of fishing carried 

 on during all the first half of this century after the War 

 of 1812, so that the port of Cohasset became of no small 

 importance among the New England sea towns. 



In the year 1845 we had the honor of being the fourth 

 fishing port of Massachusetts in the amount marketed. 



Gloucester packed 

 Boston „ 



Wellfleet 

 Cohasset 



48,711^8 barrels. 



But this was not our banner vear, because it was not 

 until the year 1848, memorable for the California gold 



