Wiscasset in Lincoln County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Richard III - 1859
Wiscasset, Maine
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
1. Richard III - 1859 Marker
In 1859, Richard H. Tucker, Sr. named his latest ship after his new grandson, Richard H. Tucker, III, the firstborn son of Mollie and Captain Richard H. Tucker, Jr.
The Tuckers ran a very successful commercial shipping business. The Richard III registered 985 tons and was a first class transatlantic trading vessel carrying 4,000 bales of cotton from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, England and to ports in France, Russia, Finland, and Norway.
On July 31, 1900, the ship was under new ownership and carrying coal to Alaska. Richard H. Tucker III, now a successful astronomer vacationing there, took a late night row from Juneau to Douglas Island and was astonished to suddenly come upon his namesake in the moonlight. Though much altered by time and circumstance, he knew her immediately.
The end came in 1907 when the Richard III went ashore hauling coal in the Clarence Straits off the Alaskan coast. She was a total loss.
Richard H. Tucker III became an astronomer at the Lick Observatory in Palo Alto, CA. While there, he took what are still some of the most important photographs of the moon to be made in the early
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Erected by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 24.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 44° 0.096′ N, 69° 39.832′ W. Marker is in Wiscasset, Maine, in Lincoln County. It can be reached from Main Street (U.S. 1) south of Water Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the pier at Sprague's Lobster Seafood restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 Main Street, Wiscasset ME 04578, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Midcoast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hesper and Luther Little - 1932 (here, next to this marker); The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); R.H.T. Taylor Store in 1882 (about 400 feet
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
2. Richard III - 1859 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
