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Apalachicola Maritime Museum Home Page |
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Welcome to
the home page of the newly emerging Apalachicola Maritime Museum Located at
103 Water Street in Downtown Apalachicola, Florida. Wharf Lot
#10 The
Apalachicola Maritime Museum has been re founded to celebrate the maritime
history of Apalachicola in the form of a maritime museum with active sailing,
boat building and restoration and educational programs. Collectively the activities
of the AMM will provide a vision into the rich history of the Gulf coastal
region and river systems that come together to form the largest river in
Florida. The knowledge and experiences
available at the AMM will help broaden the life experience and encourage stewardship
of ecosystems in the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River System, the
Apalachicola Bay and the Gulf Coastal regions which rely upon river outflows. The museum
was reborn in October of 2007 with the arrival of the L. Francis Herreschoff
designed 58’ wooden ketch, Quark, into Apalachicola bay. The Quark has since been renamed to
Heritage of Apalachicola to carry the AMM to the world. The design for this fabulous all wooden
vessel first emerged from the Herreschoff drawing board in 1935when used to
build the Mobjack. The Quark was the
63rd wooden vessel to be built to the Mobjack plans. The journey
of the Quark follows the route taken by the ocean going sailing ships of the
1850s from the New England ports into the port of Apalachicola. In this passage, the Quark left Winthrop,
MA and traveled 1,600 miles down the eastern seaboard, through the Bahamas,
the Florida Keys arriving in Apalachicola after a wild 48 hour passage from
Key West. Quark has since been renamed
to the Heritage of Apalachicola and resides at Wharf Lot #10 on the
Apalachicola Riverfront commanding a prominent view of the estuaries. The docks and building are hosting visitors
starting with the completion of the dock rebuild and facility rehabilitation
expected to be completed in May 2008.
Plans are actively underway for construction of a three story brick building
resembling the brick ware houses that once lined the waterfront. The new building will celebrate the past
while championing the future through advanced architecture incorporating the LEED
criterion to minimize energy consumption.
In celebrating the ship building and restoration crafts along the Gulf
Coast, the museum will be constructed with an internal two story ship
building facility are currently going through the review process. Come visit
and join us on our journey. The Board
of Directors George
Kirvin Floyd, Chairman Harry
Arnold, Vice President Clayton
Studstill, Secretary Betty
Taylor Webb
Lofting Lines and Cabin Plans from the original blueprints of the Quark. Built by Steve White in Brooklyn, Maine |
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