Today in Wheeling History: June 27--The 100-ton schooner Nancy was launched with great celebration from a shipbuilding yard on the banks of the Ohio River in Wheeling (1808).
The schooner Nancy, a 100-ton vessel, was launched in Wheeling on June 27, 1808, marking an important milestone in the region's shipbuilding history. This launch was reported in the Wheeling Repository, the city's first newspaper, which noted that the event was celebrated "with great eclat." The Nancy was built at a shipbuilding yard on the banks of the Ohio River, demonstrating Wheeling's growing importance as a center for boat construction. This schooner was part of a broader trend of building ocean-capable vessels on inland waterways, showcasing the advanced shipbuilding capabilities that had developed in the Ohio Valley by the early 19th century. The Nancy's construction and launch highlight the evolution of boatbuilding in the region, as shipwrights moved beyond flatboats and keelboats to more complex sailing vessels capable of long-distance travel and trade.
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Photo credits: Wheeling News-Register, Wikimedia Commons
The schooner Nancy, a 100-ton vessel, was launched in Wheeling on June 27, 1808, marking an important milestone in the region's shipbuilding history. This launch was reported in the Wheeling Repository, the city's first newspaper, which noted that the event was celebrated "with great eclat." The Nancy was built at a shipbuilding yard on the banks of the Ohio River, demonstrating Wheeling's growing importance as a center for boat construction. This schooner was part of a broader trend of building ocean-capable vessels on inland waterways, showcasing the advanced shipbuilding capabilities that had developed in the Ohio Valley by the early 19th century. The Nancy's construction and launch highlight the evolution of boatbuilding in the region, as shipwrights moved beyond flatboats and keelboats to more complex sailing vessels capable of long-distance travel and trade.
To learn more: (https://tinyurl.com/yesc3n8f) (https://tinyurl.com/2a6zvn3u) (https://tinyurl.com/5ny7eu7c)
Photo credits: Wheeling News-Register, Wikimedia Commons
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