Contributed by Eliot Baha'i Archives
Description
The Green Acre Baha'i School property sits on what was formerly Hanscom's Shipyard on the Piscataqua River. There, in 1851 this famous clipper ship, the Nightingale, was built and launched.
Designed by Commodore Isaiah Hanscom and named after Norwegian singer Jenny Lind, this ship was, for a short time, the fastest ship on the seas. It sank in about 1893.
About This Item
- Title: The Nightingale clipper ship, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1870
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Locations:
- Eliot, York County, ME
- AK
- Media: Transparency
- Local Code: 14T
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Baha'i Faith
- Eliot (Me.)--History
- Green Acre Baha'i School
- Hanscom's shipyard (Eliot, Me.)
- Nightingale (Clipper ship)
- Piscataqua River (N.H. and Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Rivers--New Hampshire
- Ships--Maine--Eliot
- Shipyards--Maine--Eliot
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For more information about this item, contact:
Eliot Baha'i Archives657 Goodwin Rd., Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-9411
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