newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hs56,0,7463309.photo

Newsday.com

A view of lower Main Street

A view of lower Main Street in the village, about 1859. For the decades between 1820 and 1850, the whale trade brought untold profits.

A view of lower Main Street in the village, about 1859. For the decades between 1820 and 1850, the whale trade brought untold profits.

Copyright © 2008, Newsday Inc.