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Enoch Train
Enoch Train (1801 – 1868) was an American shipowner and merchant. He is known for establishing the White Diamond Line, that provided a packet service between Boston and Liverpool. Early life Enoch Train was born on May 2, 1801, in Weston, Massachusetts to Enoch Train (1763-1805) and Hannah Ewing Train, daughter of a Scotch chaplain in British army. The fourth of five children, but the second living child. His oldest sister, Harriette died (1793-1797) in her fourth year and his oldest brother, also named Enoch Train (1795-1796), died in his second year. After death of his father Enoch's mother married Captain Levi Bishop in 1807 and they moved to Halifax, Vermont and to be closer to her parents. Then, in 1814 she died and Train found himself an orphan at the age of 13. Train learned the hide and leather business from his uncle Samuel Train, but eventually left this industry once his shipping business took off. Personal life On November 3, 1823 Enoch Train married Adeline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, about 15 miles west of Boston. At the time of the 2020 United States Census, the population of Weston was 11,851. Weston was incorporated in 1713, and protection of the town's historic resources is driven by the Weston Historical Commission and Weston Historical Society. The town has one Local Historic District, 10 National Register Districts, 26 Historic Areas, and seven houses individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Weston's predominance as a residential community is reflected in its population density, which is among the lowest of Boston's suburbs near or within Massachusetts Route 128, Route 128. More than 2,000 acres, or 18 percent of the town's total acreage, have been preserved as parks, fields, wetlands, and forests, with 90 miles of trails for hiking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. Thirty-seven scenic roads, as defined by Massachusetts law, maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts House Of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. The House of Representatives convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Qualifications Any person seeking to get elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives must meet the following qualifications: * Be at least eighteen years of age * Be a registered voter in Massachusetts * Be an inhabitant of the district for at least one year prior to election * Receive at least 150 signatures on nomination papers Representation Originally, representatives were apportioned by town. For the first 150 persons, one representative was granted, and this ratio increased as the population of the town increased. The largest membership of the House was 749 in 1812 (214 of these being from the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currituck Beach Light
The Currituck Beach Light () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-05. is a lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina, Corolla, North Carolina. The Currituck Beach Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1973. History 
On December 1, 1875, the Currituck Beach Light was completed, located between Cape Henry Light and Bodie Island Lighthouse, Bodie Island. Unlike its fellows, Currituck Beach Light was not painted, leaving its brick facade visible. In 1939, the lightho ...
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Sovereign Of The Seas (clipper)
''Sovereign of the Seas'', a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for fastest sailing ship—22 knots. Notable passages Built by Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts, ''Sovereign of the Seas'' was the first ship to travel more than 400 nautical miles in 24 hours. On the second leg of her maiden voyage, she made a record passage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to New York City in 82 days. She then broke the record to Liverpool, England, making the passage in 13 days 13.5 hours. In 1853 she was chartered by James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool for the Australia trade. Record In 1854, ''Sovereign of the Seas'' recorded the fastest speed for a sailing ship, logging 22 knots (41 km/h, 25 mph). See also * Donald McKay * List of large sailing vessels * Transatlantic sailing record Notes References Further reading * External links Sovereign of the Seas Springfield Museum, Currier and Ives Currier and Ive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Cloud (clipper)
''Flying Cloud'' was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989. ''Flying Cloud'' was the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay Donald McKay (September 4, 1810 – September 20, 1880) was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting clippers. Early life He was born in Jordan Falls, Shelburne County, on Nova Scotia's S .... She was known for her extremely close race with ''Hornet (clipper), Hornet'' in 1853; for having a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy, wife of Josiah Perkins Creesy who skippered ''Flying Cloud'' on two record-setting voyages from New York to San Francisco; and for sailing in the Australia and timber trades. Construction ''Flying Cloud'' was built in East Boston, Massachusetts, and intended for Enoch Train of Boston, who paid $50,000 for her const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Monarch (barque)
''Ocean Monarch'' was an American emigration barque built by Donald McKay in East Boston in 1847. She is famous for her ill fate: in 1848, she caught fire at sea and sank near Liverpool with the loss of 178 lives. History ''Ocean Monarch'' was launched from the East Boston shipyard of Donald McKay on 13 June 1847. With three regular decks she measured at 177 feet between uprights, 40 feet beam and 27 feet depth. She had a 7 foot tall Figurehead (object), figurehead of Neptune (mythology), Neptune. ''Ocean Monarch'' was registered at 1301 tons. Her first captain was Murdoch, previously commanded ''James Bates''. The estimate cost was reported at $80,000. She was the biggest American ship at the time and the second ship on the Atlantic route. The barque was owned by the White Diamond Line and was registered in Boston. Burning of ''Ocean Monarch'' ''Ocean Monarch'' had left Liverpool on the morning of 24 August 1848 carrying passengers to Boston in the United States. Helmed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Republic, Donald McKay 1853
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Sovereign Of The Seas - Aai-0035
''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or head of state to head of municipal government or head of a chivalric order. As a result, the word ''sovereignty'' has more recently also come to mean independence or autonomy. Head of state The word ''sovereign'' is frequently used synonymously with monarch. There are numerous titles in a monarchical rule which can belong to the sovereign. The sovereign is the autonomous head of the state. Examples of the various titles in modern sovereign leaders are: Chivalric orders The term ''sovereign'' is generally used in place of "grand master" for the supreme head of various orders of European nations. In the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Grand Master is styled "Sovereign", e.g. Sovereign Grand Master, due to its status as an intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic Of 1857
The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. Because of the invention of the telegraph by Samuel F. Morse in 1844, the Panic of 1857 was the first financial crisis to spread rapidly throughout the United States. The world economy was also more interconnected by the 1850s, which also made the Panic of 1857 the first worldwide economic crisis. In Britain, the Palmerston government circumvented the requirements of the Bank Charter Act 1844, which required gold and silver reserves to back up the amount of money in circulation. Surfacing news of this circumvention set off the Panic in Britain. Beginning in September 1857, the financial downturn did not last long, but a proper recovery was not seen until the onset of the American Civil War in 1861. The sinking of contributed to the panic of 1857, as New York banks were awaiting a much-needed shipment of gold. American banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage, and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still contribute a large part of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River. At the edge of the Newbury Marshes, delineating Newburyport to the south, an industrial park provides a wide range of jobs. Newburyport is on a major north-south highway, Interstate 95. The outer circumferential highway of Boston, Interstate 495, passes nearby in Amesbury. The Newburyport Turnpike (U.S. Route 1) still traverses Newburyport on its way north. The Newburyport/Rockport MBTA commuter rail from Boston's North Station terminates in Newburyport. The earlier Boston and Maine Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald McKay
Donald McKay (September 4, 1810 – September 20, 1880) was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting clippers. Early life He was born in Jordan Falls, Shelburne County, on Nova Scotia's South Shore. He was the oldest son and one of eighteen children of Hugh McKay, a fisherman and a farmer, and Ann McPherson McKay. Both of his parents were of Scottish descent. He was named after his grandfather, Captain Donald McKay, a British officer, who after the Revolutionary war moved to Nova Scotia from the Scottish Highlands. Early years as a shipbuilder In 1826 McKay moved to New York, working for shipbuilders Brown & Bell and was an apprentice of Isaac Webb from 1827 to 1831. After 1832 he did some freelance jobs for Webb and Smith & Dimon. McKay also freelanced for Brown & Bell at their Wescasset's shipyard. In 1840 at Newburyport, he was contracted to finish ''Delia Walker'', 427 tons, for John Currier, Jr. Currier was very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Builder's Old Measurement
Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship. It is a volumetric measurement of cubic capacity. It estimated the tonnage of a ship based on length and maximum beam (nautical), beam. It is expressed in "tons burden" ( en-em , burthen , enm , byrthen ), and abbreviated "tons bm". The formula is: : \text = \frac where: * ''Length'' is the length, in foot (length), feet, from the stem (ship), stem to the sternpost; * ''Beam (nautical), Beam'' is the maximum beam, in feet. The Builder's Old Measurement formula remained in effect until the advent of steam propulsion. Steamships required a different method of estimating tonnage, because the ratio of length to beam was larger and a significant volume of internal space was used for boilers and machinery. In 1849, the Moorsom System was created in the United Kingdom. The Moorsom system calculates the cargo-carrying capaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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