[1][2] One local history relates: Greenport prospered due to the menhaden industry; 64 boats were in service and seven under construction in 1879.
The Greenport Basin and Construction Company, famous yacht builders, became a large repair and docking facility for menhaden vessels.
Menhaden vessels or "bunker boats" were said to have lined the shoreline along Main and Front Streets.
[3]The company built dozens of ships for the United States Navy during World War I and World War II, as well as building yachts for private customers.
[1] The case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the company finally lost the decision in 1923.