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Oysters and Industry Shifts From Narraganset Bay to Warren River
The account traces seed oyster practices from 1633 to 1999, noting rapid growth in select markets such as Chicago, and explains that beds set on gravel produced high counts per bushel. It recalls the 1938 hurricane’s devastation, later seed transfers from Pawcatuck River to Warren River, and seasons of harsh winters impacting supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Narraganset Bay
West Bay
Hope Island
Pawcatuck
Westerly
Warren River