oyster schooner
An oyster schooner is a type of traditional fishing boat specifically designed for the harvesting of oysters. Typically, an oyster schooner was a gaff-rigged two-masted schooner akin to the Dorchester schooner. They were used in the past in Del ...
, built in 1893 reportedly at
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland Countyoyster dredging on the waters of the Delaware Bay. and
She was restored by her current owner, Frank "Thumper" Eicherly IV of
Bowers Beach, Delaware
Bowers (commonly known as Bowers Beach) is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 335.
History
Bowers Beach wa ...
, and ran on both sail as well as combustion. She sank on December 23, 2022, but was refloated several days later.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
A similar oyster dredging schooner, the Katherine M. Lee, which is also listed on the NRHP, was also docked near Front and Lombard streets in
Leipsic, Delaware
Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in ...