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American Eagle (schooner)
The ''American Eagle'', originally ''Andrew and Rosalie'', is a two-masted schooner serving the tourist trade out of Rockland, Maine. Launched in 1930 at Gloucester, Massachusetts, she was the last auxiliary schooner (powered by both sail and engine) to be built in that port, and one of Gloucester's last sail-powered fishing vessels. A National Historic Landmark, she is also the oldest known surviving vessel of the type, which was supplanted not long afterward by modern trawlers. History ''Andrew and Rosalie'' was built in 1930 by the United Sail Loft Company in Gloucester, for Patrick Murphy, a local fishing master, and was named for his children. The ship was used in fishing operations by his family until 1941, when it was sold to the Empire Fish Company, who renamed her ''American Eagle''. They converted her for use as a trawler, a role she served, mainly under the ownership of the Piscitello brothers, until 1983. She was purchased in 1984 by John Foss, who had recently r ...
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Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Maine, United States. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the town population was 6,936. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine State Ferry Service to the islands of Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, Maine, Vinalhaven, North Haven, Maine, North Haven and Matinicus Isle, Maine, Matinicus. History Abenaki Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous People called it Catawamteak, meaning "great landing place." In 1767, John Lermond and his two brothers from Warren, Maine, Warren built a camp to produce oak staves and pine lumber. Thereafter known as Lermond's Cove, it was first settled about 1769. When in 1777 Thomaston, Maine, Thomaston was incorporated, Lermond's Cove became a district called Shore village. On July 28, 1848, it was set off as the town of East Thomaston. Renamed Rockland in 1850, it was chartered as a city in 1854. Rockland developed rapidly because of s ...
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List Of Schooners
__TOC__ The following are notable schooner-rigged vessels. Active schooners Historical schooners * '' A. W. Greely'', originally named ''Donald II'' * '' Ada K. Damon'' * ''Albatross'' * * '' Alvin Clark'' * ''America'' * '' American Spirit'' * '' La Amistad'' * '' Annie Larsen'' * '' Arbuthnot'' * '' ''Atlantic'''' * '' Benjamin C. Cromwell'' * '' Bertha L. Downs'' * '' Bethune Blackwater Schooner'' * '' Bluenose'' * '' Booya'' * '' Texan schooner Brutus'', First Texas Navy * ''Casuarina'' * ''Chasseur'' * '' Carroll A. Deering'' * '' City of New York (1885 ship)'' * '' Clipper City'' * '' Columbia'' * '' Cora F. Cressey'' * '' Coverack'' * * '' Cymric'' * '' Delawana'' * * '' Diosa del Mar'' * * '' Dorothea Weber'' * '' Dorothea Weber'' * '' Edward M Reed'' * '' Edward J. Lawrence'' * '' Empire Contamar'' * * '' Endymion'' * '' Enterprize'' * ''Equator'' * ''Esperanto'' * ''Fantome'' * ''Forester'' * '' Fort Chesterfield'' * * '' Gertrude L. Thebaud'' * '' Golden ...
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National Register Of Historic Places In Knox County, Maine
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 97 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county; 10 of the properties are National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...s. One property was once listed, but has since been removed. Current listings Former and moved listin ...
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Ships On The National Register Of Historic Places In Maine
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose. Ships have supported exploration, trade, warfare, migration, colonization, and science. Ship transport is responsible for the largest portion of world commerce. The word ''ship'' has meant, depending on the era and the context, either just a large vessel or specifically a ship-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, each of which is square-rigged. The earliest historical evidence of boats is found in Egypt during the 4th millennium BCE. In 2024, ships had a global cargo capacity of 2.4 billion tons, with the three largest classes being ships carrying dry bulk (43%), oil tankers (28%) and container ships (14%). Nomenclature Ships are typically larger than boats, but there is no u ...
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Windjammers
A windjammer is a commercial sailing ship with multiple masts, however rigged. The informal term "windjammer" arose during the transition from the Age of Sail to the Steam-powered vessel, Age of Steam during the 19th century. The Oxford English Dictionary records the term "wind jammer" with reference to a ship from 1878 and nautical use of "windjamming" from 1886. The word has evolved to include passenger cruise ships. Etymology The word ":wikt:windjammer, windjammer" has a variety of associations, both nautical and not. In the late 19th century the term was pejorative, as used by sailors aboard steamships. * In 1892, ''Rudder Magazine'' said in a story, "The deck hands on the liners contemptuously refer to [sailing vessels] as 'wind-jammers'." * In 1917, the American Dialect Society recorded residents of the U.S. state of Maine referring to fore-and-aft sailing vessels as "windjammers" in a list of regional word usages. *''The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea'' calls ''w ...
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Tall Ships Of The United States
Tall commonly refers to: *Tall, a degree of height **Tall, a degree of human height Tall may also refer to: Places * Tall, Semnan, a village in Semnan Province of Iran * River Tall, a river in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Arts. entertainment, and media * '' Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan'', a 2006 documentary film * Mr. Tall, a fictional character in the ''Mr. Men'' series Other uses * Tall (surname) Tall is an English surname which derived from the Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's approp ..., a surname * Tall tale, a lie or fictitious story *Tell (archaeology), or tall, a type of archaeological site See also

* List of people known as the Tall * TAL (other) * Tell (other) * * * {{disambig, geo ar:طويل ...
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Schooners Of The United States
A schooner ( ) is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schooner also has a square topsail on the foremast, to which may be added a topgallant. Differing definitions leave uncertain whether the addition of a fore course would make such a vessel a brigantine. Many schooners are gaff-rigged, but other examples include Bermuda rig and the staysail schooner. Etymology The term "schooner" first appeared in eastern North America in the early 1700s. The term may be related to a Scots word meaning to skip over water, or to skip stones. History The exact origins of schooner rigged vessels are obscure, but by early 17th century they appear in paintings by Dutch marine artists. The earliest known illustration of a schooner depicts a yacht owned by the mayors (Dutch: burgemeesters) of Amsterdam, ...
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Transportation Buildings And Structures In Knox County, Maine
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may includ ...
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National Historic Landmarks In Maine
__NOTOC__ This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. The state of Maine is home to 44 of these landmarks, displaying the state's maritime heritage, as well as literary, archeological, religious, and a wide array of other themes. One site in the state, Wickyup, had its landmark designation withdrawn after it was destroyed by fire, and another, the schooner ''Roseway'', was relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. The state is also the location of the National Park Service's only International Historic Site, the St. Croix Island International Historic Site, important in both U.S. and Canadian history as the site of the first French settlement of Acadia in 1603. National Historic Landmarks ...
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National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Knox County, Maine
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. There are 97 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county; 10 of the properties are National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...s. One property was once listed, but has since been removed. Current listings Former and moved listin ...
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List Of National Historic Landmarks In Maine
__NOTOC__ This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. The state of Maine is home to 44 of these landmarks, displaying the state's maritime heritage, as well as literary, archeological, religious, and a wide array of other themes. One site in the state, Wickyup, had its landmark designation withdrawn after it was destroyed by fire, and another, the schooner ''Roseway'', was relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. The state is also the location of the National Park Service's only International Historic Site, the St. Croix Island International Historic Site, important in both U.S. and Canadian history as the site of the first French settlement of Acadia in 1603. National Historic Landmarks ...
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Mount Desert, Maine
Mount Desert is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1789, the town currently encompasses the villages of Otter Creek, Seal Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Somesville, Hall Quarry, and Pretty Marsh. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,053 people, 984 households, and 586 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 2,287 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 984 households, of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, ...
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