The Lydia is a wrecked whaling ship located below the foot of King Street in San Francisco, California. The ship was built in 1840 and wrecked in 1907.[2] San Francisco was later built up over the site of the wreck, and it was not rediscovered until a sewer construction project unearthed the remains in 1980. The shipwreck included an intact case of twenty-four bottles of ginger beer brewed by A.S. Watson & Co.[3] The shipwreck was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and a plaque marking the site was placed in 2005.[1][4]

The Lydia
Site of the shipwreck, which is buried below the street
Lydia (whaling bark) is located in San Francisco County
Lydia (whaling bark)
Lydia (whaling bark) is located in California
Lydia (whaling bark)
Lydia (whaling bark) is located in the United States
Lydia (whaling bark)
LocationAt the foot of King Street near Pier 42, San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′51″N 122°23′18″W / 37.78083°N 122.38833°W / 37.78083; -122.38833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1840 (1840)
Built byMeigs, Joseph & Sons
NRHP reference No.81000173[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1981
Plaque marking the exact site of the ship

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines Part IV. Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Filion, Ron S. "Buried Ships". San Francisco Genealogy. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Embarcadero Historic and Interpretive Signage Project (San Francisco, Calif.): Detail of "Ghost Ship Lydia" bronze relief in pavement. OCLC 123966420. Retrieved September 27, 2014 – via WorldCat.
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