Cashier is a former two-masted Delaware Bay oyster schooner located at the Bayshore Center in the Bivalve section of Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2016, for her significance in agriculture and maritime history. According to the nomination form, she is the "oldest, continuously-worked American-flagged merchant vessel in the United States".[4]
Cashier | |
 Cashier, c. 1990 | |
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| Location | Bayshore Center 2800 High Street Bivalve, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′0″N 75°2′2″W / 39.23333°N 75.03389°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| Built by | Milton Duffield |
| NRHP reference No. | 15001050[1][2] |
| NJRHP No. | 5242[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 2016 |
| Designated NJRHP | December 16, 2015 |
History and description
editBuilt in Cedarville by Milton Duffield, she was launched in 1849 and worked the waters around Bivalve until 2000. An engine, shaft, and propeller were added in 1916. One mast was removed in 1938. She is currently sunk in a boat slip in a marsh of the Maurice River at the Bayshore Center.[4] An exhibit, "Cashier's Pilothouse", is featured at the museum.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#15001050)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Weekly Lists 2016" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 29.
15001050, listed, 2/08/16
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 1.
- ^ a b Dolhanczyk, Rachel Rodgers (December 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cashier". National Park Service. With accompanying 16 photos.
- ^ "Cashier's Pilothouse". Bayshore Center at Bivalve.
External links
edit- Sebold, Kimberly R.; Leach, Sara Amy (1991). "Historic Themes and Resources within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: Southern New Jersey and the Delaware Bay". National Park Service.