Schooner Georgia Gilkey under Construction

Schooner Georgia Gilkey under construction

The schooner Georgia Gilkey was build in Searsport in 1890 by W. R. Gilkey. She was 158 feet long, with a registered tonnage of 641 tons. She was  named for Georgia P. Sawyer Gilkey, wife of Captain Gilkey and mother of Georgia Gilkey, who grew up to marry Phineas Banning Blanchard.

Database ID: 
LB1980.224.741
Geographic Location: 
Searsport, Maine
Creator: 
Applebee Collection
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