Lewis R. French (schooner)
1871 schooner launched in Maine in Rockland, Maine. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Lewis R. French is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner sailing out of Camden, Maine as a "Maine windjammer" offering 3 to 6 night cruises to tourists. Built in 1871, she is the oldest known two-masted schooner in the United States, and one of a small number of this once-common form of vessel in active service. The ship was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 1992.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | North End Shipyard, Rockland, ME |
| County | Knox County |
| Listed | Dec 4, 1991 |
| Reference number | 82005263 |
| Type of place | schooner, preserved watercraft |
| 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 | North End Shipyard, Rockland, ME |
| Coordinates | 44.21063, -69.06278 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Frances Perkins National Monument · 28 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Duck Harbor Campground 24 mi · Seawall Campground 38 mi |
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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 82005263. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.