Shipbuilding Becomes the Main Industry of Northport
Date Range
1837 – 1837
Title
Shipbuilding Becomes the Main Industry of Northport
What occurred
Initially a farming town, in the 1830's Northport became a shipbuilding area. As the vessels at this time were wooden, a lot of environment was cleared out in order to use resources on ships at the time, similar to the over usage of natural resources in other locations.
Location
Northport, New York
Image Citation
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/town-focus-day-2-in-northport-1.6008999
Student name(s)
Dante Sasso Jr.
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