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11685Schooner Robert A. Snyder
  • Image, Art, Painting
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Jacobsen - Antonio Jacobsen
The "Robert A. Snyder" was built for and owned by Capt. Eugene Tinker of Deer Island, Maine – later captain of the "Lois M. Candage," out of Camden running as an excursion boat.
Schooner Robert A. Snyder
Item:
  • 11685   
Type:
  • Image, Art, Painting
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Jacobsen - Antonio Jacobsen
State:
  • ME
Description:
The "Robert A. Snyder" was built for and owned by Capt. Eugene Tinker of Deer Island, Maine – later captain of the "Lois M. Candage," out of Camden running as an excursion boat.
8021Schooner Sylvina W. Beal, Dragger Baby Rose and lobster boat Hobo
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Corkum - George W. Corkum
This image is thought to be by George W. Corkum.
Schooner Sylvina W. Beal, Dragger Baby Rose and lobster boat Hobo
Item:
  • 8021   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Corkum - George W. Corkum
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Beal Family
Description:
This image is thought to be by George W. Corkum.
11722Schooner Chromo Loading Pipe - Herbert Eugene Tinker, Master
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Schooner Chromo Loading Pipe - Herbert Eugene Tinker, Master
Item:
  • 11722   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
7241"Allen Green" and cutter "Androscoggin" - Schooners
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
"Allen Green" and cutter "Androscoggin" - Schooners
Item:
  • 7241   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7397Lumber Schooners
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Lumber Schooners
Item:
  • 7397   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7398Lumber Schooners
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Lumber Schooners
Item:
  • 7398   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
7877Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. Working on His Model of the Whaler, "Alice Mandell"
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Robert Lindsay Smallidge Sr. Working on His Model of the Whaler, "Alice Mandell"
Item:
  • 7877   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of the Smallidge Family
10682The Phantom Ship
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
The Phantom Ship
Item:
  • 10682   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Collection of George Rodman Lucas
6137Coasting Schooner John Somes
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Note - The photograph has been cleaned for clarity. Defects in the original scan have been left around the rigging so that the lines are visible. The boat is not under sail.
Coasting Schooner John Somes
Item:
  • 6137   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
Note - The photograph has been cleaned for clarity. Defects in the original scan have been left around the rigging so that the lines are visible. The boat is not under sail.
6142Schooner Abraham Richardson at Home in Jamaica
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
"Vessel Name – Abraham Richardson Class - Schooner Masts - 2 Rig - Build date - 1869 Built by - William Spurling Newman Built at Bass Harbor, Maine Gross tons - 154.38 tons Length - 99’ Beam – 37’ Draught – 9’ Thirty-two people owned shares with the largest number of shares (4) owned by Abraham Richardson of Tremont in 1880. Her master, in 1880, was Nathan A. Reed when she hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 76 - 2003 The schooner’s builder, William Spurling Newman, was born to Jonathan and Sarah Spurling Newman on May 10, 1825. He married Lydia Jordan Stanley who was born to Sans (Jr.) and Fanny Guptill Spurling Stanley on February 2, 1828 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Lydia died on April 19, 1867 in Southwest Harbor. William Spurling Newman died on October 16, 1901. The “Abraham Richardson” was named for her largest shareholder, Abraham Richardson, born to Abraham and Mercy Wormell Richardson on February 3, 1809. Abraham first married Deborah N. Burnam who was born about 1809, on December 21, 1830. Deborah N. Burnam Richardson died on March 31, 1859. Abraham then married Amanda Robinson, daughter of Levi and Lavinia Savage Robinson on September 27, 1862. Amanda was born on February 21, 1836. Abraham Richardson died on August 31, 1878 in Tremont, Maine. Amanda (Robinson) Richardson died on April 14, 1914. Abraham Richardson was, among other things, an Insurance Agent in Bass Harbor in 1871. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search. The schooner’s master in 1880 was Nathan Adam Reed, born to William (II) and Sarah B. Appleton Reed. Nathan married Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Robert and Judith Staples Mitchell. Sarah was born in 1826 on Swan’s Island, Maine. Nathan Adam Reed died in Jacksonville, Florida. ""Abraham Richardson"" was chartered by a show troupe in the Caribbean for two years."" She lost her rudder off Cape Hatteras and had to steer by hawser. She was eventually lost [wrecked] off Nantucket while loaded with coal. Then she was sold in Belfast. They had to replank her because she was worm eaten. - Ralph Stanley - 09/26/07 ""In the hopes that it will be of use to someone, here is a snippet I found today in a book on 'Sailors' Valentines'. One of the examples pictured is a double valentine and the cover is inscribed ""Presented to Mrs. A. Richardson by Captn. E. H. Pray, Schr Abraham Richardson from Barbadoes W. I. 1875"". Sorry - it isn't much. There is no indication of nationality or port of registry but after a quick skim with Google, I rather think State of Maine, USA., Regards, Jay Thompson. Canada"" - Online posting at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/Mariners/2002-01/1011918190 Deaths - ""In Tremont, March 31 ult., Mrs. Debra N. RICHARDSON, wife of Capt. Abraham Richardson, age 50 years. Mrs. Richardson was universally beloved for her uniform kindness and benevolence, her Christian graces and amiable disposition. The community has sustained in her death the loss of a valuable member, one that was always ready and willing by word and deed to forward every praiseworthy object. The family of which she was an ornament and a model of patience, love and tender sympathy, has sustained irreparable loss. May be that Who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb sustain the afflicted ones of this family."" - The Ellsworth Herald, April 29, 1859 ""1887, July 27 - The schooner Abraham Richardson, Captain George Pattershall, with paving stones from Citypoint, went ashore opposite the Robbins Settlement, and was seriously injured."" - History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine by Joseph Williamson, 1913, Chapter, ""Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea,"" p. 311 ""Seven actions on policies of marine insurance for injuries claimed to have been suffered by the plaintiff's vessel coming in collision with the schooner ""Abraham Richardson."" This schooner, shortly before 9 o'clock of April 1, 1900, sank from coming into collision with a barge. After sinking to a depth of about fifty-four feet at low water, the masts of the schooner projected some fifteen feet above the water, but none of her sails remained visible. About twelve hours after such sinking, the plaintiff's vessel, striking some part of the masts, spars, sails, or rigging of the submerged schooner, sustained damage thereby, to recover for which the actions were commenced. No attempt was ever made to raise the sunken schooner. She could have been raised and repaired, but the cost would have exceeded her value. The trial court ordered judgement for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed."" The American State Reports: Containing Cases of General Value and Authority by Abraham Clark Freeman, Vol. 109, p. 627-8 - 1906 - Accessed online at Google Book Search 10/05/07"
Schooner Abraham Richardson at Home in Jamaica
Item:
  • 6142   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • VI
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
Description:
"Vessel Name – Abraham Richardson Class - Schooner Masts - 2 Rig - Build date - 1869 Built by - William Spurling Newman Built at Bass Harbor, Maine Gross tons - 154.38 tons Length - 99’ Beam – 37’ Draught – 9’ Thirty-two people owned shares with the largest number of shares (4) owned by Abraham Richardson of Tremont in 1880. Her master, in 1880, was Nathan A. Reed when she hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. - List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert, Cranberry, Tinker’s, Thompson’s and Long Island (Frenchboro) Compiled by Ralph Stanley, p. 76 - 2003 The schooner’s builder, William Spurling Newman, was born to Jonathan and Sarah Spurling Newman on May 10, 1825. He married Lydia Jordan Stanley who was born to Sans (Jr.) and Fanny Guptill Spurling Stanley on February 2, 1828 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Lydia died on April 19, 1867 in Southwest Harbor. William Spurling Newman died on October 16, 1901. The “Abraham Richardson” was named for her largest shareholder, Abraham Richardson, born to Abraham and Mercy Wormell Richardson on February 3, 1809. Abraham first married Deborah N. Burnam who was born about 1809, on December 21, 1830. Deborah N. Burnam Richardson died on March 31, 1859. Abraham then married Amanda Robinson, daughter of Levi and Lavinia Savage Robinson on September 27, 1862. Amanda was born on February 21, 1836. Abraham Richardson died on August 31, 1878 in Tremont, Maine. Amanda (Robinson) Richardson died on April 14, 1914. Abraham Richardson was, among other things, an Insurance Agent in Bass Harbor in 1871. - Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, by Ezra A. Dodge, published by N.K. Sawyer, Printer in Ellsworth, p. 50 - 1871 - Found online using Google Book Search. The schooner’s master in 1880 was Nathan Adam Reed, born to William (II) and Sarah B. Appleton Reed. Nathan married Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Robert and Judith Staples Mitchell. Sarah was born in 1826 on Swan’s Island, Maine. Nathan Adam Reed died in Jacksonville, Florida. ""Abraham Richardson"" was chartered by a show troupe in the Caribbean for two years."" She lost her rudder off Cape Hatteras and had to steer by hawser. She was eventually lost [wrecked] off Nantucket while loaded with coal. Then she was sold in Belfast. They had to replank her because she was worm eaten. - Ralph Stanley - 09/26/07 ""In the hopes that it will be of use to someone, here is a snippet I found today in a book on 'Sailors' Valentines'. One of the examples pictured is a double valentine and the cover is inscribed ""Presented to Mrs. A. Richardson by Captn. E. H. Pray, Schr Abraham Richardson from Barbadoes W. I. 1875"". Sorry - it isn't much. There is no indication of nationality or port of registry but after a quick skim with Google, I rather think State of Maine, USA., Regards, Jay Thompson. Canada"" - Online posting at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/Mariners/2002-01/1011918190 Deaths - ""In Tremont, March 31 ult., Mrs. Debra N. RICHARDSON, wife of Capt. Abraham Richardson, age 50 years. Mrs. Richardson was universally beloved for her uniform kindness and benevolence, her Christian graces and amiable disposition. The community has sustained in her death the loss of a valuable member, one that was always ready and willing by word and deed to forward every praiseworthy object. The family of which she was an ornament and a model of patience, love and tender sympathy, has sustained irreparable loss. May be that Who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb sustain the afflicted ones of this family."" - The Ellsworth Herald, April 29, 1859 ""1887, July 27 - The schooner Abraham Richardson, Captain George Pattershall, with paving stones from Citypoint, went ashore opposite the Robbins Settlement, and was seriously injured."" - History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine by Joseph Williamson, 1913, Chapter, ""Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea,"" p. 311 ""Seven actions on policies of marine insurance for injuries claimed to have been suffered by the plaintiff's vessel coming in collision with the schooner ""Abraham Richardson."" This schooner, shortly before 9 o'clock of April 1, 1900, sank from coming into collision with a barge. After sinking to a depth of about fifty-four feet at low water, the masts of the schooner projected some fifteen feet above the water, but none of her sails remained visible. About twelve hours after such sinking, the plaintiff's vessel, striking some part of the masts, spars, sails, or rigging of the submerged schooner, sustained damage thereby, to recover for which the actions were commenced. No attempt was ever made to raise the sunken schooner. She could have been raised and repaired, but the cost would have exceeded her value. The trial court ordered judgement for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed."" The American State Reports: Containing Cases of General Value and Authority by Abraham Clark Freeman, Vol. 109, p. 627-8 - 1906 - Accessed online at Google Book Search 10/05/07" [show more]
6597Coasting Schooners at Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
The three-master is an old coaster - she is "hogged." The others are fishing schooners. - Ralph Stanley 05/12/08 hogged - "intransitive verb: to become curved upward in the middle - used of a ship's bottom or keel" - Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessed online 05/29/08 - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hogging
Coasting Schooners at Southwest Harbor
Item:
  • 6597   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Description:
The three-master is an old coaster - she is "hogged." The others are fishing schooners. - Ralph Stanley 05/12/08 hogged - "intransitive verb: to become curved upward in the middle - used of a ship's bottom or keel" - Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Accessed online 05/29/08 - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hogging
11175Schooner Frederick J. Lovatt
  • Image, Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Schooner Frederick J. Lovatt
Item:
  • 11175   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
12016Schooner Victory Chimes ex Edwin and Maud
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • D'Entremont - Jeremy D'Entremont
Vessel Name – "Victory Chimes" - Built as "Edna and Maud "Class – Ram Schooner Masts - 3 Rig – gaff rigged Designed by – J.M.C. Moore Built by – D.E. Phillips & Co. Build date - 1900 Gross tons - 208 LOA – 140’ Length to bowsprit – 132’ Sparred length – 170’ Beam – 25’ Draught – 7’6” – 18’ centerboard down Sail area – 7,100 sq. feet Chesapeake Ram Schooner “Victory Chimes” was built as the “Edwin and Maud” designed by J.M.C. Moore (John Middleton Clayton Moore) in 1900 and built at the Bethel Marine Railway, formerly known as the Lewisville Marine Railway, the Delaware yard of the George K. Phillips Company.
Schooner Victory Chimes ex Edwin and Maud
Item:
  • 12016   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Creator:
  • D'Entremont - Jeremy D'Entremont
State:
  • ME
Description:
Vessel Name – "Victory Chimes" - Built as "Edna and Maud "Class – Ram Schooner Masts - 3 Rig – gaff rigged Designed by – J.M.C. Moore Built by – D.E. Phillips & Co. Build date - 1900 Gross tons - 208 LOA – 140’ Length to bowsprit – 132’ Sparred length – 170’ Beam – 25’ Draught – 7’6” – 18’ centerboard down Sail area – 7,100 sq. feet Chesapeake Ram Schooner “Victory Chimes” was built as the “Edwin and Maud” designed by J.M.C. Moore (John Middleton Clayton Moore) in 1900 and built at the Bethel Marine Railway, formerly known as the Lewisville Marine Railway, the Delaware yard of the George K. Phillips Company. [show more]
11724Schooner J.J. Little, Wilder Blanchard Robbins, Master
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Schooner J.J. Little, Wilder Blanchard Robbins, Master
Item:
  • 11724   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
9279Three Masted Cargo Schooner with a Load of Lumber
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
Three Masted Cargo Schooner with a Load of Lumber
Item:
  • 9279   
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Publisher:
  • American Art Post Card Co., Boston and Brookline, Mass.
State:
  • ME
7051Cape Elizabeth Lightship
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
  • Vessels, Ship
Portland, Me. Lightship "Cape Elizabeth" at entrance to Portland Harbor.
Cape Elizabeth Lightship
Item:
  • 7051   
Accession #:
  • 1023
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard, Real Photo
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
State:
  • ME
Source:
  • Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
Description:
Portland, Me. Lightship "Cape Elizabeth" at entrance to Portland Harbor.
3542Arthur B. Homer - Great Lakes Steam Freighter
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship
Arthur B. Homer - Great Lakes Steam Freighter
Item:
  • 3542   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship
3616William Keene - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
William Keene - Schooner
Item:
  • 3616   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
3648Frederick J. Lovatt - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Frederick J. Lovatt - Schooner
Item:
  • 3648   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
3649Ligure - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
The Schooner Ligure was built in 1853 at Mt. Desert. It wrecked on March 29, 1879 on the Nantucket Shoals. James Granville Thurston, brother of Captain John B. Thurston, perished in the wreck. The crew included: Captain John Benjamin Thurston (1848 - Jan. 22, 1936) James Granville Thurston (Dec. 7, 1845 - March 29, 1879) Charles Benjamin Mitchell (1857-1927) Daniel G. Benson (1858-1931) Charles Leon Lawson (Jan. 1, 1863-1943) "Ligure" means precious stone
Ligure - Schooner
Item:
  • 3649   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Description:
The Schooner Ligure was built in 1853 at Mt. Desert. It wrecked on March 29, 1879 on the Nantucket Shoals. James Granville Thurston, brother of Captain John B. Thurston, perished in the wreck. The crew included: Captain John Benjamin Thurston (1848 - Jan. 22, 1936) James Granville Thurston (Dec. 7, 1845 - March 29, 1879) Charles Benjamin Mitchell (1857-1927) Daniel G. Benson (1858-1931) Charles Leon Lawson (Jan. 1, 1863-1943) "Ligure" means precious stone [show more]
3679Leader - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Maypole Point is on the right. The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky (double-ender) to the right of her. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph.
Leader - Schooner
Item:
  • 3679   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Description:
Maypole Point is on the right. The schooner, "Leader" is center rear with a pinky (double-ender) to the right of her. The sloop in the left foreground is rigged like the Irish/Boston hookers, a type of vessel not native to Mount Desert Island. There is a weir visible to the right rear of the photograph.
15698Equinox - Shoal Draft Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Equinox - Shoal Draft Schooner
Item:
  • 15698   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15816Lizzie A. Tolles - Schooner
Alice S. Wentworth - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Lizzie A. Tolles - Schooner
Alice S. Wentworth - Schooner
Item:
  • 15816   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15828Abraham Richardson - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Abraham Richardson - Schooner
Item:
  • 15828   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
15829Andrew Nebinger - Schooner
  • Reference
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River.
Andrew Nebinger - Schooner
Item:
  • 15829   
Type:
  • Reference
Subject:
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
Description:
Southwest Harbor Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912), great-grandfather of boat builder Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021), was Master of schooner "Andrew Nebinger," built at on the Mispillion River. For information about the vessels built on Mispillion Creek see "Mispillion-Built Sailing Vessels 1761-1917" by Betty Harrington Macdonald, published by the Milford Historical Society in 1990 - available for view at the Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine. See "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks: The History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware" – video produced for the Milford Museum by 302 Stories, Inc., Written, Directed and Edited by Michael Oates, Narrated by Don Wescott – 36 minutes.Early boat building at Milford, Delaware on the Mispillion River. [show more]