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Transatlantic Sailing Packet JAMES MONROE 1815 |
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The sailing packet James Monroe was a remarkable and exceptionally historic transatlantic sailing packet. This ship pioneered the scheduled transatlantic crossing and in many ways is the sailing predecessor of the transatlantic ocean liner. The Black Ball Line was founded in 1817. Owned by a group of American merchants, it owned and operated a fleet of sailing packets, purchased from various shipbuilders, that sailed between Here we list some links relevant to the sailing packet James Monroe: Ports Associated with the Ship: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey http://www.panynj.gov/ South Street Seaport Museum, New York http://www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org/ Port of Liverpool & Manchester Ship Canal http://www.merseydocks.co.uk PortCities Liverpool http://www.mersey-gateway.org/ Black Ball Line: Black Ball Line and the Pacific Northwest http://www.tacomascene.com/kalakala/black_ball_line/black_ball_line.html M.V. Coho http://cohoferry.com/site/ Kalakala - The World's First Streamlined Vessel http://www.kalakala.org/ Washington State Ferries http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/ BC Ferries - British Columbia Ferry Services http://www.bcferries.com/ President James Monroe: The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library http://www.umw.edu/jamesmonroemuseum/ "The Monro" gastro pub (92 Duke Street, Liverpool, England, UK) "The James Monro" gastro pub (69 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, England, UK) http://www.themonro.com |
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