Schooner-2 POLLY at Owls Head, Maine

From collection Ed Coffin Collection

Schooner-2 POLLY at Owls Head, Maine

Schooner-2 POLLY at Owls Head, Maine, skipper Chandler Farr of Owl's Head has probably brought her ashore for caulking and painting her bottom. 61'4" schooner POLLY built by Richard Currier in 1805 in Amesbury, MA. POLLY was homeported in Rockland from 1876 to 1902, and before that in Mt. Desert. Later, she was registered in Belfast. [Information courtesy of Maynard Bray.] A Century of Service. Her sails are up and drawing, but the ancient (1805) schooner POLLY is going nowhere. SheÆs hard aground, and the tide is dropping fast, skipper Chandler Farr probably having gently nosed her ashore for caulking and painting her bottom. This is in Owls Head Harbor where Farr made his home. Although built in Amesbury, Massachusetts, POLLY was homeported in Rockland from 1876 to 1902, and before that in Mt. Desert. Later, she was registered in Belfast.

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LB2013.21.373
City/Town:
Owls Head 
State/Province:
Maine 
A Century of Service. Her sails are up and drawing, but the ancient (1805) schooner POLLY is going nowhere. She’s hard aground, and the tide is dropping fast, skipper Chandler Farr probably having gently nosed her ashore for caulking and painting her bottom. This is in Owls Head Harbor where Farr made his home. Although built in Amesbury, Massachusetts, POLLY was homeported in Rockland from 1876 to 1902, and before that in Mt. Desert. Later, she was registered in Belfast. [From the exhibit Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 3]