Site Of Old Whaling Station in Rancho Palos Verdes, California

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Site Of Old Whaling Station

Portuguese Bend Club, Palos Verdes Dr. and Maritime Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA , USA

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The whaling industry is said to have been started by Captain Clark in 1864. Captain Frank Anderson, a Portuguese, tried 2,166 barrels of whale oil at this station from 1874 to 1877. The station was abandoned because of a lack of fuel rather than vessels.

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