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| Pictured above is a Cypress sailboat whose ribs are made of
natural crook live oak and all metal work is solid copper. When Cpt. Douglas
Dummett held position of U.S. Customs officer at New Smyrna, he used this boat
to travel between Cape Canaveral and St. Augustine on business. Later in
19th c., it was used by Andrew Jackson, slave for Dummett, to haul oranges from
the coast out to ocean-going cargo vessels. Called the Carolina at that time it
could carry up to 50 crates of oranges in 1 load. Both oars & sails were
used for power. Now in the collection of the Museum of Florida History in
Tallahassee.
BTW, I am having some formatting issues with this post but decided to post it anyway so that I don't get behind on my Thursday postings!
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