Modesty (sloop)

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MODESTY (south-sider Sloop)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	West Sayville, New York
Designated as NHL:	August 07, 2001^[1]
Added to NRHP:	August 07, 2001^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	01001051
Governing body:	Long Island Maritime Museum

Modesty is a sloop that was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.^[1]^[3] It is an excellent example of an oyster dredging sloop, and only extant one that operated purely on sail power.

It is berthed near the Priscilla, another National Historic Landmark sloop at the Long Island Maritime Museum.

^ ^a ^b Modesty (Sloop). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-11).
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Ralph Eshelman (May 1, 1994), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Modesty (sloop)PDF (197 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, from 1994.PDF (284 KiB)

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Modesty at Long Island Maritime Museum

Modesty (sloop) is at coordinates 40°43′22″N 73°05′43″W / 40.722775, -73.095286 (Modesty (sloop))Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 73°05′43″W / 40.722775, -73.095286 (Modesty (sloop))

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