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Victory Chimes (schooner)
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The three-masted schooner
Victory Chimes, also known as Edwin and Maud or Domino Effect, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark
. The boat on the Maine
State Quarter
is meant to resemble the Victory Chimes.
The Victory Chimes was built at Bethel, Delaware in 1900 as a Chesapeake Ram schooner. It was designed for carrying general cargo and converted to carry passengers in 1946.
The boat was added to the National Historic Register as a National Historic Landmark
in 1997.
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
Victory Chimes, also known as Edwin and Maud or Domino Effect, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
. The boat on the Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
State Quarter
50 State Quarters
The 50 State Quarters program is the release of a series of circulating commemorative coins by the United States Mint. Between 1999 and 2008, it featured each of the 50 U.S. states on unique designs for the reverse of the quarter....
is meant to resemble the Victory Chimes.
The Victory Chimes was built at Bethel, Delaware in 1900 as a Chesapeake Ram schooner. It was designed for carrying general cargo and converted to carry passengers in 1946.
The boat was added to the National Historic Register as a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1997.