Shipbuilding, Commodore Abraham Whipple ( 16 - 84 )
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boatchick
N 39° 24.630 W 081° 27.128
17S E 461076 N 4362429
Near the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta.
Waymark Code: WM4ZTG
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2008
Views: 9
"Shipbuilding, Commodore Abraham Whipple"
One of the first industries in Marietta was shipbuilding. Due to the abundance of trees and the shipbuilding talent of the New England settlers, twenty-nine ocean going vessels were built in eight shipyards from 1800 to 1812. In 1845 shipbuilding resumed and seven more vessels were constructed. The last ship left dry dock in 1847. The first vessel built was the 110-ton brig St.Clair, captained by Commodore Abraham Whipple. Whipple was a noted Revolutionary War naval officer who escaped the British blockade in 1778 to carry important dispatches to France. He later captured ten vessels worth one million dollars from a British convoy and, in 1784, was the first to fly the American flag on the River Thames in England.
Marker Number: 16-84
County: Washington
Significance of Location: Person
Bicentenial Mark: yes
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
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