The city is also home port to the restored. 100yearold National Historic Landmark vessel Ernestina. which is the oldest Grand Banks schooner In existence and which has had a distinguished maritime career as a fishing vessel. as an Arctic explorer under Capt. Bob Bartlett. and as a packet plying the route between the Cape Verde Islands and the United States. In her packet role. she was the last sailing vessel to bring Immigrants to our shores. National park designation will be a valuable economic stimulus for tourism and associated development for the city. A report prepared to evaluate the economic impact of the proposed national park indicates it will lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs in the coming years and add millions of dollars annually to the local economy.
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