And no one worked harder than Wessel Whittaker as he continued to promote his dream. He laid out Block 21 bounded by Buffalo, Whittaker, Merchant ,and Barton and called it Seaman’s Square. He made gifts of these lots to Great Lakes Captains , hoping that they would make New Buffalo their home port. Unfortunately, none did so, preferring to sell their lots for profits. Captain Whittaker laid out a block as a gift to 12 men. Abi Allen,Levi Allen, James Baxter, Samuel Chase, Lester Colton, H.F. Day, Charles Ludlow, George Miles, Ira Perkins, Robert Wagstaff and Stephen Walker