The Museum in the Streets
In the golden years of wooden shipbuilding, Maine-built ships carried American goods worldwide-and Augusta was no exception! Master Williams Jones' shipyard was located here in the 1840s & 1850s. From 1837 to 1856, 37 vessels were built in Augusta, including ships for coastal and blue water trade. Shipbuilding began here in the 1770s & 1780s when the Howards of Fort Western built vessels to transport lumber to Boston. In 1849 the J. A. Thompson was built to carry gold prospectors to California. The largest vessel to come out of Augusta was the 800-ton R. M. Mills, launched in 1854. Under Captain George Perry, the Mills sailed from New York to Belgium, to England, then on to Egypt. On another voyage, the Mills and Perry delivered railroad cars, an engine, and tracks to Burma.HM Number | HM23K5 |
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Placed By | Augusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, the Maine Community Foundation, and Mayor John Bridge (1997-99) |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, December 7th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 438286 N 4907043 |
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Decimal Degrees | 44.31403333, -69.77383333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 18.842', W 69° 46.43' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 18' 50.5200" N, 69° 46' 25.8000" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 207 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near Front St, Augusta ME 04330, US |
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