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Spermaceti candles used to be made here - this is now The Candleworks Restaurant (Italian-American cuisine) http://www.thecandleworks.com

These photos show the area behind the Whaling Museum which has been restored with some very nice shops and cobblestone streets.


Seal of the City of New Bedford in the Visitors' Center	Some of the cast of a movie being filmed in New Bedford in June of 2001

	Bourne Counting House

	This building used to house a bank; it is now a very popular highly-rated restaurant, Freestone's City Grill (steak and seafood) http://www.freestones.com

Schooner Ernestina [Effie M. Morrissey]

Schooner Ernestina's Resume

National Historic Landmark

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Partner

US Coast Guard inspected sailing school vessel and passenger vessel

"Official vessel of the Commonwealth"

Only surviving 19th century Essex-built Grand Banks fishing schooner

One of two remaining sailing Arctic exploration vessels

Farthest north record holder for any wooden sailing vessel set in 1940

Only surviving sailing trans-Atlantic packet schooner

Republic of Cape Verde gift to Massachusetts in 1982

Schooner Ernestina's Timeline

1894	Launched from James and Tarr yard, Essex, MA
1894-1905	Gloucester Fisherman to Grand Banks
1905-1914	Nova Scotian Fisherman
1914-1925	Newfoundland fishing and cargo vessel
1925-1946	Arctic Explorer under Captain Bob Bartlett
1943-1945	WWII Arctic Survey Vessel under Cmdr. Alexander Forbes
1947-1965	Cape Verdean Transatlantic Packet
1965-1976	Cape Verdean Inter-island cargo and passengers
1976-1982	International Restoration Effort
1982	Gift of the Republic of Cape Verde to the People of the US
1983-1986	Restoration / NHL Designation / USCG Certification
1994	Official Vessel of the Commonwealth Status
1987-Present	Educational Vessel of the Commonwealth of MA