Peek into Paintings – Shipbuilding
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May 14th at Noon
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Penobscot Bay's economy in the 19th century was based on shipping, shipbuilding, and getting the lumber to build the ships. Sam Manning's detailed illustrations take us through the basics of the shipbuilding process. We look at a couple of shipyards on Searsport Harbor- plus, one Mainer who used enslaved African Americans to enrich himself…