Cashier (oyster schooner)

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
Cashier (oyster schooner) is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cashier (oyster schooner)
Cashier (oyster schooner) is located in New Jersey
Cashier (oyster schooner)
Cashier (oyster schooner) is located in the United States
Cashier (oyster schooner)
LocationBayshore Center
2800 High Street
Bivalve, New Jersey
Coordinates39°14′0″N 75°2′2″W / 39.23333°N 75.03389°W / 39.23333; -75.03389
Built1849 (1849)
Built byMilton Duffield
NRHP reference No.15001050[1][2]
NJRHP No.5242[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 2016
Designated NJRHPDecember 16, 2015

History and description

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Built 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

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#15001050)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Weekly Lists 2016" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 29. 15001050, listed, 2/08/16
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Dolhanczyk, Rachel Rodgers (December 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cashier". National Park Service. With accompanying 16 photos.
  5. ^ "Cashier's Pilothouse". Bayshore Center at Bivalve.
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