Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Nov 12, 1847, p. 1

Island fishing boast inspires seaside verse from 1847

A Nahant fishing party boasted of landing a 194 pound black fish off Marblehead. A charcoal wall inscription on the wreck island bears a later verse lampooning the brag, likened to a Sir John Moore burial ode, dated November 1847. The verse recounts the huge catch and its grisly detailing.

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