The wreck of the Lamartine, a 19th century schooner that hauled granite along the East Coast, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places because it’s a link to those who moved the stone to meet the demands of increasing urbanization.
The 79-foot long, two-masted schooner was built by a Camden, Maine, shipbuilder and launched in 1848. During a 45-year career the vessel took part in the U.S. coastal trade carrying a variety of cargoes. En route from Stonington, Maine, to New York City, the Lamartine encounted a storm off Cape Ann on May 17, 1893, causing its granite cargo to shift and capsize the vessel.
One crewmember drowned but the rest were rescued by a passing Gloucester fishing schooner. This vessel is the sixth Stellwagen shipwreck to be included on the national register, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service. For more information, go to
http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/maritime/granite.html
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