Chute Family History |
This is the Harriet C. Whitehead it was built in 1892 in Waterford, Connecticut. Richard Burpee Chute (Walt's Great-Grandpa) designed and built this majestic beauty. She's a two mast schooner weighing in at 212 tons. Most of her working life was spent on the Chesapeake Bay, and was still sailing in the 1920's. She's featured in "American Sailing Ships Coloring Books', written by Peter F. Copeland. |
Richard Burpee Chute relocated his family to Greenport, New York. He partnered with Mr. Wood, and they opened Wood and Chute, Inc. |
They also opened Wood and Chute Motors, Inc. on Main Street in Greenport, New York. |
Wood and Chute, Inc. employee's taking a break circa 1900's |
Largest fire in the town in the era that destroyed Wood and Chute, Inc. |