Much Ado About Nothing
It’s not very often that history remembers you for doing nothing. Everybody has something they should and could be remembered for. In the case of Hanson Gregory, he could have been remembered for several accomplishments, but instead he is remembered for inventing nothing.
Hanson Gregory was born in Clam Cove, Maine in 1828. By 19, he was one of the youngest sea captains in Maine. At 20, Queen Isabella II of Spain honored him, after he rescued the crew of a shipwrecked Spanish vessel.