The Lydia
- Also Known As: Old Whaling Bark Lydia
- Vicinity: Address Restricted
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1840/00/00 | Joseph Meigs | Naval Architect | The wooden hulled whaler bark, LYDIA, is built by Meigs, Joseph and Sons of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. | |||
1907/00/00 | Laid up c 1907, remains of the Lydia are discovered during sewer construction at the foot of King St in 1980. In the buried hull they found a case of 24 bottles of high class ginger beer brewed between 1860 and 1906 by A S Watson and Co Ltd of Hong Kong. | Ginger Beer |
Particulars for The Lydia: | |
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Cultural Affiliation | American |
Area of Significance | Engineering |
Historic Use | Fishing facility or site |
Area of Significance | Historic and non-aboriginal |
Criteria | Information Potential |
Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
Area of Significance | Maritime |
Sight Category | Site |
Historic Use | Water-related |
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