Shipyard Site on the Dennys River
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Site of the original shipyard on the Dennys River, where Otis Lincoln of Perry , then Township No 1, laid down "The Ranger," the first ship built in the area, which was launched in 1797.
"Ranger" a ship of 110 tons, was launched, having been built near Dock Bridge by Otis Lincoln of Township I for General Lincoln. The first vessel of the township and its cargo of lumber were sold in Boston. The 1860 map shows a shipyard on the Lincoln or Narrows Road (Foster Lane) as the Kilby and Allan yard, owned by brothers-in-law John Kilby and John Allan.
Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River AreaPhotos for Map
