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Show Nantucket In Hletory. Ono hundred years ago the Inhabitants Inhabi-tants of Nantucket declared themselves them-selves neutral In the war bctweon tho United States and Great Britain. Nantucket Nan-tucket Is nn Island off the south coast of Massachusetts, and has an area of about sixty squaro miles. In earlier days It was famous for its skilled seamen sea-men and largo business In whalo fishery. fish-ery. It was probably with a view to protecting tho last-named that tho sbrowd Nantuckatcrs declared their neutrality In tho war of 1S12. During the war the Nantucket whaling floet was tho only ono active. But soon after It lost Us supremacy to Now Bedford, Bed-ford, and tho year 1869 saw tho sailing sail-ing of the last whaler from Nantucket. Today the picturesque llttlo island Is known principally as a summer resort, with its shores dotted with hotel and handsome summer villas. |