Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Christeen-Oyster Sloop
Photographed by William G. Pomeroy Foundation
1. Christeen-Oyster Sloop Marker
Christeen-Oyster Sloop has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 346.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 40° 52.542′ N, 73° 32.385′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from West End Avenue west of Larrabee Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Council Rock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Trophy Gun (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oyster Bay Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oyster Bay Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
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1. Christeen (Wikipedia). (Submitted on December 13, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Christeen (Oyster Sloop) - National Park Service.
This form was prepared by James P. Delgado, Maritime Historian with the National Park Service on October 31, 1990. The statement of significance is on page 6:
From the 1980s through the 1930s oystering was a national industry with thriving centers on San Francisco, Mobile, Chesapeake, Delaware, Narragansett, and Great Sound Bays, as well as on Long Island Sound. At the turn of the century, oysters were the chief fishery product of the United States. The most common large vessel type built to harvest oysters was the oyster sloop, a generic craft with some regional variation.(Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
There are now only three oyster sloops known to survive in the United States Christeen (1883); Modesty (1923); and Hope (1948). Christeen is the oldest surviving working example of an oyster sloop in the United States and an outstanding representative of the early form of oyster sloop, a type that dates to the 1830s. Of all these vessels, Christeen best exemplifies the type and its employment. In her career Christeen fished, clammed, scalloped, freighted potatoes and furniture, and was a chartered excursion and sightseeing vessel, in short, "she did almost everything these ubiquitous sloops had done" in their long history.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 5, 2023, by Jordan Romano of Kings Park, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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