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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1921/00/00 William H Hand Jr Architect Built for Arctic exploration
1921/00/00 Hodgdon Brothers Shipwrights Built for Arctic exploration
1921/00/00 Donald Baxter MacMillan Owner Built for Arctic exploration
1921/08/23 Donald Baxter MacMillan Owner Bowdoin sails across the Arctic Circle
1925/00/00
1941/05/22 United States Navy Owner US Navy purchases the Bowdoin from Donald MacMillan for use in World War II.

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Particulars for BOWDOIN (schooner):
Era Age of Sail
Exploration attribute Arctic Exploration
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Exemplar
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Area of Significance Maritime
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Research facility
Boat Type Schooner
Area of Significance Science
Sight Category Structure
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 80000411
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Hodgdon Brothers; Hand,William H.,Jr.
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Education, Exploration-settlement, Science, Maritime history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1921, 1923, 1925
Associated People: MacMillan,Donald Baxter
Historic Function: Education, Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related, Research facility
Current Function: Education, Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Water-related Research facility

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