Ezra Weston II
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Ezra Weston II, also known as King Caesar, was a shipbuilder and merchant who operated a large maritime industry based in Duxbury and Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Ezra Weston I, began small scal
Ezra Weston
Ship Hope, launched in 1841, was the largest merchant vessel built in New England at that time.
The King Caesar House, built 1809
The Bluefish River is a stream in Duxbury, Massachusetts ending in a tidal river estuary that was the center of an active shipbuilding industry during the early 19th century. Its source is a set of sm
Ezra Weston II
…partly due to his ambitious character, but also due to his victory in a local political conflict that year involving the construction of the first Bluefish River Bridge in Duxbury. Ezra I succeeded in pushing the expensive project through town meeting, much to the consternation of his opponents. When Ezra I died…
The mouth of the Bluefish River (left) seen from the shore of Duxbury Bay
Bluefish River estuary in Duxbury, Massachusetts