Tea Party Ship Eleanor Video – Leaving Gloucester Railways From Kathy Chapman

Viking and her crew (including Rob – pictured) prepare Eleanor for her trip to Boston.

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Photographs © Kathy Chapman 2012

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This morning the Tea Party Ship Eleanor was towed to Boston Photo Kathy Chapman

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This morning the Tea Party Ship Eleanor was towed to Boston.

Photographs © Kathy Chapman 2012 http://www.kathychapman.com

The Eleanor

The original Eleanor was one of several vessels owned by leading Boston merchant, smuggler, and Boston Board of Selectman, John Rowe. His holdings included stores, warehouses and Rowe’s Wharf, a current Boston landmark. Rowe was an active smuggler and inciter in the years preceding the American Revolution. He was influential in protesting British authority, specifically Britain’s tightening restrictions on colonial trade.