The Wawona is a sculpture created by American artist John Grade for the Museum of History and Industry in Seatle made from wood salvaged from a 19th century schooner. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/00/00 | Hans Ditley Bendixsen | Architect | WAWONA, a three-masted, schooner, is built near Eureka, California on Humboldt Bay by Hans Bendixsen as a lumber hauler and fishing vessel based in Puget Sound. | ||||
| 1900/00/00 | From 1897 to 1913, the WAWONA carts lumber from Grays Harbor and Puget Sound ports to California. One of her captains, Ralph E Peasley, will be the basis of a series of books by Peter B Kyne. | ||||||
| 1914/00/00 | Between 1914 until 1947, except during World War II, the WAWONA fishes for Pacific cod in the Bering Sea. | ||||||
| 1964/00/00 | Led by Kay Bullitt, Save Our Ships, now the Northwest Seaport, is established to preserve the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest Coast. The WAWONA is their first purchase. | ||||||
| 2009/03/04 | The schooner WAWONA is towed from its South Lake Union berth a quarter-mile to Lake Union Drydock, where it will be dismantled. "It was a sad thing, yet I'm so grateful for all the marine archaeology work that has been done on that ship," Kay Bullitt | Lake Union Dry Dock | Seattle | ||||
| 2009/04/00 | The WAWONA is dismantled and parts are salvaged. Some artifacts will be exhibited while other materials are donated for use on the schooner C A THAYER in San Francisco. | CA THAYER | San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park | ||||
| 2011/00/00 | The Museum of History and Industry in Seattle commissions a new sculpture by John Grade for its new location in the Naval Armory building on South Lake Union. |
| Particulars for Wawona: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Era | Age of Sail | A period where trade and naval warfare were dominated by sailing ships, lasting from the mid-16C to the mid-19C. | |
| Art Attribute | American Art | ||
| Area of Significance | Art | expression of creative skill and imagination such as painting or sculpture | |
| Area of Significance | Commerce | ||
| Boat Type | Schooner | ||
| Art Type | Sculpture | ||
| Sight Category | Structure | ||
| Historic Use | Water-related | ||
| Building Material | Wood | ||
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