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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

And here is an article that describes how prolific they were around here back in the day https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01...nd-its-oysters

Good article on an interesting topic. If anybody is looking for a longer take try "The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell" Jan 9, 2007
by Mark Kurlansky (referenced at the end of the article). Anything by this guy is exhaustive and interesting.