Piute County News | 1945-10-19 | Page 7 | Massachusetts Town Remembers First Banana

massachusetts town remembers first banana WELLFLEET MASS this cape od village is celebrating this year lie he birthday of the banana it was in 1870 that capt lorenzo dow bow baker of the wellfleet Well fleet succeed id in bringing a cargo of bananas 0 the united states from jamaica 3 W 1 I previously all attempts to import he fruit had failed because the ba lanas aanas spoiled during the long voyage from tropical climes in that rear however baker made the trip from rom jamaica to massachusetts so illicitly 11 days that the bananas arrived intact