▁sch oon er ▁Independ ence ▁from ▁local ▁tim ber . ▁The ▁town ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁this ▁time . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁pla que ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁anchor ▁( rec over ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁American ▁wh aling ▁vessel ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Union ▁s ▁crew . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁sett ler ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁and ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Ble as dale ▁v ine yard ▁and ▁win ery ▁at ▁Lang hor ne ▁Creek . ▁John ▁Bu ick , ▁a ▁professional ▁boat ▁builder , ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁fashion ed ▁out ▁of ▁local ▁stone , ▁p ug ▁and ▁s put ▁tim ber ▁and ▁remained ▁standing ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Some what ▁err one ously , ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁Eastern ▁C ove , ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁town ship ▁is ▁located , ▁have ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁American ▁River , ▁comp ounding ▁the ▁ill usion ▁that ▁the ▁town ship ▁is ▁connected ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁with ▁a ▁river . ▁ ▁A ▁fish ▁can ning ▁factory ▁existed ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁which ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁proper . ▁Gy psum ▁was ▁m ined ▁at ▁Fl our ▁C ask ▁Bay , ▁later ▁at ▁Pel ican ▁L ago on ▁and ▁tr