Today • March 28 • at the NHA
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Whaling Museum Open
February 6–March 31, 2020
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On This Day in Nantucket History
March 28, 1793Read more from March 28, 1793
Whaling master Paul Worth, in command of the Beaver, returned to Nantucket on this day in 1793 with 1,300 barrels of oil. Read more from March 28, 1793
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