Shipyard Site on the Dennys River

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Dennys River Historical Society

Original Shipyard on the Dennys River: Site of the original shipyard on the Dennys River, where Otis Lincoln of Perry, then Township No. 1, laid down "The Ranger" the first ship built in the area, launched in 1797.
Original Shipyard on the Dennys River

Site of the original shipyard on the Dennys River, where Otis Lincoln of Perry, then Township No. 1, laid down "The Ranger" the first ship built in the area, launched in 1797.

Name/Title

Shipyard Site on the Dennys River

Description

Site of the original shipyard on the Dennys River, where Otis Lincoln of Perry , then Township No 1, laid down "The Ranger," the first ship built in the area, which was launched in 1797.

Context

"Ranger" a ship of 110 tons, was launched, having been built near Dock Bridge by Otis Lincoln of Township I for General Lincoln. The first vessel of the township and its cargo of lumber were sold in Boston. The 1860 map shows a shipyard on the Lincoln or Narrows Road (Foster Lane) as the Kilby and Allan yard, owned by brothers-in-law John Kilby and John Allan.

Collection

Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River Area, Photos for Map