Governor Stone: Analysis of an 1877 Two-masted Schooner from the Gulf of Mexico |
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Authors: | Kathryn Sikes |
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Institution: | Department of Anthropology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA. |
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Abstract: | This article details the historic preservation documentation and construction analysis of the 1877 American 2-masted schooner Governor Stone , a National Historic Landmark. Governor Stone 's construction reflects its intended use as a general freight and oyster schooner, and to a lesser degree its geographic origin along the Gulf of Mexico. While the physical environment of the Gulf Coast necessarily constrained the size of these vessels, 2-masted schooners of the Gulf Coast generally exhibit similarities with their contemporary functional equivalents of other American regions rather than stylistic elements unique to their geography. © 2004 The Nautical Archaeology Society |
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Keywords: | Historic preservation documentation 2-masted schooner Governor Stone Gulf Coast schooner 19th-century schooner |
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