Sunday, June 26, 2011

Twin Ships

Freemason_mastermason_sketch

Twin sailing ships worked along the eastern seaboard of the Colonies/United States during the 18th century.  One was named the Freemason, the other was the Mastermason.  The origin of their names is unknown, but clearly, someone with a Masonic background commissioned them.  The pair could be seen plying the shores from 1737 until 1779, when the Freemason caught fire and sank in Marblehead Harbor, Massachusetts.

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