Men sit along a wooden dock, at the foot of Court Street and a sailboat floats near the next pier in photograph by George Bradfor Brainerd taken sometime in the 1870s.  The photograph is by George Bradford Brainerd , 1845-1887. He was a civil...

The Alcyone Boat Club was formed around 1867, the first rowing club in the area. It was located at the foot of Court and Smith Streets. "Another aquatic sport has lately become very popular in this city, though but little attempt has been made...