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The First American Fishing Tackle

Fish Hooks, Fish Gigs, and Lead Net Weights unearthed at Jamestown

The First American Fishing Tackle As I was prepping for a course I’m teaching on the first half of American history, I recently came across a great eBook from the legendary Project Gutenberg that details a bit on the origins of American angling. New Discoveries at Jamestown: Site of the First Successful English Settlement in […]