J. & E. Riggin (schooner)
Schooner in Rockland, Maine. Built 1927. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The schooner J. & E. Riggin, a National Historic Landmark, was built on the Maurice River in Dorchester, New Jersey in 1927. She is one of a small number of surviving two-masted schooners, once one of the most common sailing ships in North American waters. Now based in Rockland, Maine, she serves as a "windjammer" offering sailing cruises to tourists.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Rockland Harbor, Rockland, ME |
| County | Knox County |
| Listed | Dec 4, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91002062 |
| Built | 1927 |
| Type of place | schooner |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Rockland Harbor, Rockland, ME |
| Coordinates | 44.11174, -69.10382 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Frances Perkins National Monument · 24 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Duck Harbor Campground 23 mi |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 91002062. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.