In an excerpt from a longer presentation on WATD radio, former Scituate Historical Society President David Ball, author of Etrusco, From Cradle to Grave with former Scituate Historical Society Vice President Fred Frietas, speaks on the first steps of removing Etrusco from the beach. A new phase had begun on Cedar Point

With refloating having become the official policy of the Board of Selectmen, there was another policy change made.

Admiral Curtis had a remarkable career. Below is his obituary from the New York Times. He died in 1963. His work following the Battle of Okinawa was particularly noteworthy.

His navy career began with the Japanese attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. A navy report on the salvage work following the attack tells us the story.

It surely must have been a crowded Labor Day weekend. Newspapers reported 25,000 at the Sand Hills parade.

On a somber note, there were two deaths, on top of several others that had taken place that summer, at the mouth of the North River. A committee had been formed to try to figure out a best policy for that stretch of water. It is a problem to this very day.

Additionally the South Shore Mirror reported that every town in its coverage area had at least 7 automobile accidents. The sheer numbers of people in these small towns and on small town roads added up to disaster on the streets. These towns were growing very quickly. Scituate noted that its school enrollment increased by 215 students from 1955 to 1956.

The fall of 1956 was the beginning of a new phase for Scituate. Maybe it really began in March with the grounding but by September the changes were becoming challenging.