Lewis Wharf, 1835
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Shorelander
N 42° 21.788 W 071° 02.991
19T E 331201 N 4692130
A wharf just north of Commercial Pier, now home to condos, but once home to trade.
Waymark Code: WM10T5
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2006
Views: 23
The marker is on the south side of the residential structure at the wharf and reads:
"Boston's legendary clipper ship trade centered around Lewis Wharf. Ships bound for faraway ports sailed from here in the 1840s and '50s:
- to buy tea in China and sell it in Europe.
- to California where most of the '49ers' famous gold was made by suppliers of eggs at $10 per dozen and barrels of flour for $44 apiece.
- to Russia where William Ropes traded cotton and mineral oil (called 'Ropski kerosin' in St. Petersburg) for hemp and iron.
Today, Lewis Wharf provides residential, commercial and recreational facilites.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200
Year Placed: 1976
County: Suffolk
City/Town Name: Boston
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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