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From
1857 until 1900, the Simpson shipyard in North Bend built over 65 Tall
Ships. This was the largest fleet of sailing ships built from
any one American shipyard. These ships were noted for their sturdy construction
using Port Orford cedar. Simpson's Tall Ships ships lived an
average of 35 years with almost none of them breaking apart or sinking
at sea. One of the Tall Ships built in 1874,
the Western Shore, still holds a record for speed by sailing from the
west coast of the United States to London in 97 days.
The first five mast and six mast ships were built in the North Bend
Simpson shipyard. |
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The
North Bend docked at the Simpson shipyard circa 1877. |
Hand-drawn map of 'North Bend', a Simpson company town in 1860.
The first school in the area was located near the shipyard.
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