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In the 19th century Martha’s Vineyard was an epicenter of the American whaling industry, sending thousands of whalers off on their ships from the port in Edgartown (for more on the subject, see Whaling on Martha’s Vineyard by Thomas Dresser). In prior years Presidents like Ulysses S. Grant and Grover Cleveland had made trips toContinue reading “A Presidential Retreat – Martha’s Vineyard”