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  2. Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Thompson Hiawatha model canoe. The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes. Founded by brothers Peter and Christ Thompson in 1904, [1] the company became prominent in the field and built boats for nearly one hundred years. [2] The Thompson Antique & Classic Boat Rally ...

  3. Pilar (boat) - Wikipedia

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    Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot (12 m) fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York, for $7,495. [1] ". Pilar" was a nickname for Hemingway's second wife, Pauline, and also the name of the woman leader of the partisan band in his 1940 novel The Spanish Civil War, For Whom the Bell Tolls.

  4. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    Fishing vessel. A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps / prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing .

  5. History of fishing - Wikipedia

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    The Great Fish Market, painted by Jan Brueghel the Elder. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,900000000000000000000000000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.

  6. List of schooners - Wikipedia

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    National Historic Landmark former Grand Banks fishing schooner 2 masted gaff knockabout Adventurer-56 (formerly Blue Max) 1984 Annapolis, Maryland: Privately owned Staysail: Adventuress: 1914 Port Townsend, Washington: National Historic Landmark former pilot boat 2 masted gaff Alabama: 1926 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

  7. Shipbuilding in the American colonies - Wikipedia

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    The sale of colonial ships built on the British market enabled English merchants to secure cheap tonnage and gave American merchants an important source of income to pay for their imports. All the colonies exported shipping, but once again, New England was the chief contributor. A foreign market during colonial times.