Shipyards on the North River
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N 42° 06.529 W 070° 48.422
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One of the oval signs on a bridge over the North River between Hanover and Pembroke tells about the shipyards that were there.
Waymark Code: WM191N
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2007
Views: 63
The east side sign says:
"On North River
"Between 1678 & 1871
"More than 1000 vessels of from 30 to 470 tons were built.
"Of these in 1772 Icabod Thomas constructed the ship Bedford
"and the brig Beaver. The former was the first vessel
"to display the United States flag in European waters
"off Trinity England Feb 6, 1783. The latter was one of the
"famous tea ships of Boston Harbor.
"The ship Columbia 212 tons
"mounting 10 guns built by James Briggs in 1773 was the
"first U.S. vessel to circumnavigate the globe
"In 1792 her captain Robert Gray discovered
"the Columbia River and it was
"from this vessel that the river
"received its name."
We won't go into how the main city of Oregon was named.
Some of the places where the piers of the shipyards were can be traced in the river.
The signs are on the bridge that supports Washington Street, about 100 feet downriver of Route 53.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Towns of Pembroke and Hanover
County: Plymouth
City/Town Name: Hanover and Pembroke
Year Placed: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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