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Alma Scow Schooner

2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA 94109

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  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
  • Alma Scow Schooner - 2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California 94109, US
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2976-2988 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States

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Alma Scow Schooner is a historic maritime institution located at the iconic Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, California. This unique museum showcases the Alma, a restored scow schooner that once played a vital role in the city's maritime industry. Visitors can explore the vessel and learn about its fascinating history, as well as discover the rich maritime heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Alma Scow Schooner offers a one-of-a-kind experience for those interested in maritime history and nautical exploration.

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"The Alma scow schooner is a National Historic Landmark. She was built in 1891 by F. Seimer, a local shipwright, for James Peterson and was named for Peterson's daughter. These flat-bottomed, centerboard schooners were popular carriers of almost anything produced by man or nature, especially hay and grain. The crews usually consisted of one or two people; the master or owner and a hired crewman. These men did all the loading and discharging of cargo. They kedged, sailed and poled their way into every backwater, tideflat, and creek on the bay, lying on the mudflats at low tide; traversing the bay fringe when the tide was in. Schooners of this type averaged 60 to 70 feet in length and were between 20 and 25 feet in width. Before roads and trucking made shore installations easily accessible, literally hundreds of these vessels plied their business on San Francisco Bay as well as all major waterways of the United States from Colonial times through the 20th century. While built and operated on San Francisco Bay, Alma is in many ways indistinguishable from scows which were launched and sailed on Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and other coastal waters of the United States. No scow schooners save Alma are known to survive afloat in the United States. Alma is a National Historic Landmark."

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