1.0Fairhaven Office of Tourismhttps://fairhaventours.comWilliam H. Whitfield grave site - Fairhaven Office of Tourismrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hl1Xd8bHEC"><a href="https://fairhaventours.com/william-h-whitfield-grave-site/">William H. Whitfield grave site</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://fairhaventours.com/william-h-whitfield-grave-site/embed/#?secret=hl1Xd8bHEC" width="600" height="338" title="“William H. Whitfield grave site” — Fairhaven Office of Tourism" data-secret="hl1Xd8bHEC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://fairhaventours.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Whitfield-William.jpg576778Captain William H. Whitfield (1804-1886) A whaling captain, Whitfield commanded the ship John Howland when its crew discovered five stranded Japanese fishermen, including 14 year old Manjiro Nakahama, on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Manjiro returned to Fairhaven with Whitfield and was the first Japanese person to live in America. Whitfield served as a […]