Mercantile (schooner)
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| Name: | Mercantile |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 155 feet (47 m) overall, 80 feet (24 m) on deck[1] |
| Propulsion: | Sail, auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan: | gaff-rigged two-masted schooner |
| Notes: | shoal draft centerboard |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Location: | Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine |
| Coordinates: | 44°12′36.10″N 69°3′45.87″W / 44.210028°N 69.0627417°WCoordinates: 44°12′36.10″N 69°3′45.87″W / 44.210028°N 69.0627417°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1916 |
| Architect: | Billings Family |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | December 04, 1991 |
| Designated NHL: | December 4, 1992[4] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82005265 & 90001470 [2][3] |
The two-masted schooner Mercantile is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
The boat became a landmark in 1991.[4]
History
Mercantile was built in 1916 and served as a coastal trading vessel until 1943, at which point she entered the tourist trade in Maine.
She was restored in 1989.
See also
References
- ↑ Owner's site
- ↑ "National Register page for Knox County, Maine". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-29. http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ME/Knox/state.html.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mercantile (schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2098&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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