Item 15419 - "George W. Pierce," Portland, ca. 1895

Item 15419 - "George W. Pierce," Portland, ca. 1895
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Item 15419
"George W. Pierce," Portland, ca. 1895
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The fishing schooner George W. Pierce is shown in Portland about 1895. It was built in Southport in 1867. It probably was named after a George W. Pierce of Southport who had died in 1866.

A number of Southport Pierces were fishermen. In 1895, Orren B. Whitten of Portland was listed as the managing owner of the vessel.

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