Although the harbour
is now badly in need of redevelopment, Hayle was, from the mid
18th century a very important industrial town and port serving
the mining hinterland. In the early 18 hundreds it was the home
of two of the three largest foundries in the world at that time -
Harvey's and Copperhouse. Harvey's were responsible for some of
the largest steam engines ever built and it was from Hayle that
engines were exported around the world. Famous engineers like
Richard Trevethick and Arthur Woolf were often to be found in
Hayle.
It was from Hayle in 1849 that Matthew Goninan, his wife,
Belinda, and their children, Matthew Henry and John Gartrell,
left for America. They settled in Wisconsin and their descendants
live there still.
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Alongside the harbour is a memorial to Rick Rescorla
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Rick Rescorla came from Hayle. He
lost his life saving others following the terrorist attack on the
World Trade Centre in New York. The memorial reads:-
Rick gave his life in the terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center, New York, September 11th 2001 whilst directing the
evacuation. His actions on the day saved over 2,700 lives