Out of curiosity, what's the significance of the name Essex?
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The Essex was the inspiration of the story Moby Dick.
ReplyDeleteI guess the community picture has something to do with it. Shipwreck again?
ReplyDeleteThere was also a US Frigate by that name.
ReplyDeleteAnother whaling vessel that met an untimely end. Except this one from the East Coast. I applaud the symbolizm
ReplyDeleteOne of my ancestors was aboard that ship. The Essex went down when rammed by a whale and was the stimulus for Moby Dick. I trying to stop the Leviathan that is coming, I feel like Captain Ahab. My ancestor, by the way, survived the Wreck of the Essex and died in a hurricane alter on.
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