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A lone dinghy sits in the rain and fog in Megansett Bay
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Centennial
Alfred Johnson's "Centennial"
In 1876, coinciding with United States' first centennial, Danish-born Gloucester fisherman Alfred Johnson (1846–1927) made history with the world's first recorded single-handed crossing of the Atlantic. Leaving from Gloucester in mid-June in a small dory he named Centennial, Johnson landed in Liverpool, England, in late August, the trip totaling 66 days.