{"product_id":"sag-harbor-9781540233868","title":"Sag Harbor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA prosperous deepwater shipping port on the south shore of Long Island  Sag Harbor was in its heyday as a whaling village in the early 1800s. By 1850  whaling was unprofitable  petroleum had been discovered  and the 1849 Gold Rush led to an exodus. As Sag Harbor fell into economic decline  the arrival of the railroad helped reinvigorate it as a factory town  bringing Fahys Watchcase  Alvin Silver  Bliss torpedo testing  and Bulova  until those industries shuttered. The silver lining to Sag Harbors boom and bust has been the preservation of its heritage. The grand homes of captains and whaleship owners  tradesmens cottages  and factory houses were untouched for years  attracting a wave of artists  writers  and weekenders. This fine collection of 18th- and 19th-century homes and public buildings placed the village in the National Register of Historic Places  drawing tourists to walk in the footsteps of Native Americans  colonists  whalers  and resident-writers James Fenimore Cooper and John Steinbeck and to visit the villages war monuments and museums and charming Main Street.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960404238389,"sku":"ByrdShop_1540233863","price":65.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781540233868.jpg?v=1788286293","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sag-harbor-9781540233868","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}