Show massachusetts town remembers first banana WELLFLEET MASS this cape cod village Is celebrating this year the birthday of the banana it was in 1870 that capt lorenzo dow baker of the wellfleet Well fleet succeeded in bringing a cargo bananas of to the united states from jamaica B W I 1 previously all attempts tc to import the fruit had failed because the banana donad spoiled during the long voyage from tropical climes in that year however baker made the trip from jamaica to massachusetts so quickly 11 days that the bananas arrived intact |