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Roughly 15 years before Herman Melville introduced the world to Moby Dick, a whaling ship from Massachusetts sank near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Nearly 190 years later, experts say, it’s still the only whaler known to have gone down in the Gulf of Mexico.

Researchers checking out odd shapes during undersea scanning work on the sandy ocean floor believe they’ve finally found the shipwreck of a whaling ship from...

Researchers checking out odd shapes during undersea scanning work on the sandy ocean floor believe they’ve finally found the shipwreck of a whaling ship from...

Black and Native American mariners worked aboard as essential crew

Roughly 15 years before Herman Melville introduced the world to Moby Dick, a whaling ship from Massachusetts sank near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Nearly 190 years later,...

Researchers checking out odd shapes during undersea scanning work on the sandy ocean floor believe they’ve finally found the shipwreck of a whaling ship from...

Researchers believe they found the wreckage of the Industry, the only known whaler to have gone down in the Gulf of Mexico in 1836. The ships remains were found 70 miles south of Mississippi.

This year, New Bedford will be in focus more than ever for its role in the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement.

This year, New Bedford will be in focus more than ever for its role in the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement.

A whaling industry, a multicultural community, and a people who weren't willing to turn over fugitives from the South all came together to create a place for Frederick Douglass to put down roots.