Not much to see here except the plaque. The plaque is located in front of the Portuguese Bend Club. It was somewhat interesting learning a little about whale oil. Whale oil was obtained by boiling strips of blubber. The process was called«trying out.» The oil was used in oil lamps and to make soap and margarine. NO. 381SITEOFOLDWHALINGSTATION — The whaling industry is said to have been started by Captain Clark in 1864. Captain Frank Anderson, a Portuguese, tried 2,166 barrels of whale oil at this station from 1874 to 1877. The station was abandoned because of a lack of fuel rather than vessels.
