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Badger's Island

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Badger's Island is located in the Piscataqua River at Kittery, Maine, directly opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [1]

64 relations: Algiers, American Civil War, Apprenticeship, Bashka Paeff, Ceremonial ship launching, Channel (geography), City Beautiful movement, Clipper, Condominium, Continental Congress, England, Ferry, First ten Revenue Service cutters, Flag and seal of New Hampshire, Frigate, Half hull model ship, Hill station, House, Hull (watercraft), John Langdon (politician), John Paul Jones, Kittery Point, Maine, Kittery, Maine, Landing (water transport), List of islands of Maine, List of Maine railroads, Liverpool, Louis XVI of France, Lumber, Marina, Mast (sailing), Memorial Bridge (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), Merchant vessel, Naval ship, New Hampshire, Pinus strobus, Piscataqua River, Port, Portrait, Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Privateer, Red Rover (clipper), Restaurant, Salt marsh, Schooner, Seavey's Island, Ship of the line, Shipbuilding, ..., Shipyard, Sloop-of-war, Toll road, Tram, U.S. Route 1, United States Congress, United States Navy, USS Ranger (1777), Waiting room, War of 1812, Wharf, William Badger (shipbuilder), York Beach, Maine, York Harbor, Maine. Expand index (14 more) »

Algiers

Algiers (الجزائر al-Jazā’er, ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻ, Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading).

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Bashka Paeff

Bashka Paeff (Башка Паэф; 1894- January 24, 1979), was an American sculptor active near Boston, Massachusetts.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching is the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Channel (geography)

In physical geography, a channel is a type of landform consisting of the outline of a path of relatively shallow and narrow body of fluid, most commonly the confine of a river, river delta or strait.

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City Beautiful movement

The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities.

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Clipper

A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century, generally either a schooner or a brigantine.

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Condominium

A condominium, often shortened to condo, is a type of real estate divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas jointly owned.

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Continental Congress

The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

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First ten Revenue Service cutters

The first ten Revenue Service cutters were ten oceangoing cutters built at the behest of the 1st United States Congress in the early 1790s to crack down on smuggling.

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Flag and seal of New Hampshire

The state of New Hampshire has held two seals since it declared its independence from Great Britain on January 5, 1776.

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Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.

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Half hull model ship

A half hull model ship (also known as a "half hull" or "half ship") is a wooden model ship featuring only one half of a boat's hull without rigging or other fixtures.

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Hill station

A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.

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House

A house is a building that functions as a home.

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Hull (watercraft)

The hull is the watertight body of a ship or boat.

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John Langdon (politician)

John Langdon (June 26, 1741September 18, 1819) was a politician from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a Founding Father of the United States.

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John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War.

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Kittery Point, Maine

Kittery Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Kittery, York County, Maine, United States.

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Kittery, Maine

Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States.

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Landing (water transport)

A landing is a water terminal for river transport lines, such as for ferries, steamboats or cargo ships.

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List of islands of Maine

This list primarily derives from the Maine Coastal Island Registry, a database of the 3166 coastal islands from the largest (Mount Desert Island) to the smallest islets and ledges exposed above mean high tide.

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List of Maine railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maine.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Louis XVI of France

Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793), born Louis-Auguste, was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.

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Lumber

Lumber (American English; used only in North America) or timber (used in the rest of the English speaking world) is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production.

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Marina

A marina (from Spanish, Portuguese and Italian: marina, "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.

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Mast (sailing)

The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat.

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Memorial Bridge (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

The World War I Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 across the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, United States.

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Merchant vessel

A merchant vessel, trading vessel or merchantman is a boat or ship that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire.

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Naval ship

A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Pinus strobus

Pinus strobus, commonly denominated the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine accessed 12 August 2013 is a large pine native to eastern North America.

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Piscataqua River

The Piscataqua River is a tidal river forming the boundary of the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Maine from its origin at the confluence of the Salmon Falls River and Cocheco River.

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Port

A port is a maritime commercial facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo.

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Portrait

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

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Portsmouth Athenæum

The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard located in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the United States.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Red Rover (clipper)

Red Rover was the name of two clipper ships.

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Restaurant

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business which prepares and serves food and drinks to customers in exchange for money.

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Salt marsh

A salt marsh or saltmarsh, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts.

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Seavey's Island

Seavey's Island, site of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, is located in the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine, opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Ship of the line

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside firepower to bear.

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Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels.

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Shipyard

A shipyard (also called a dockyard) is a place where ships are built and repaired.

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Sloop-of-war

In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns.

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Toll road

A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage.

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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U.S. Route 1

U.S. Route 1 (US 1) is a major north–south U.S. Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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USS Ranger (1777)

The first USS Ranger was a sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy in active service in 1777–1780; she received the second salute to an American fighting vessel by a foreign power (the first salute was received by the USS ''Andrew Doria'' when on 16 November 1776 she arrived at St. Eustatius and the Dutch island returned her 11-gun salute).

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Waiting room

A waiting room or waiting hall is a building, or more commonly a part of a building or a room, where people sit or stand until the event or appointment which they are waiting for begins.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.

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Wharf

A wharf, quay (also), staith or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

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William Badger (shipbuilder)

William Badger (May 26, 1752 – February 22, 1830) was a master shipbuilder operating in Kittery, Maine, United States who built more than 100 vessels.

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York Beach, Maine

York Beach is a village within the town of York, Maine, United States.

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York Harbor, Maine

York Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger's_Island

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