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ALMA (Scow)

San Francisco, California
County of San Francisco.
2905 Hyde St. (Hyde St. Pier)
National Register Number: 75000179
 Resource type: Structure.
Property type: Transportation - water -related. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Congressional District: CA-8 Certified Local Government: YES
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Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
Current use/information: http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html.
Web Site: www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - June 7, 1988):
ALMA is an excellent example of a once-common, vernacular work-a-day craft found on the major waterways of the United States from Colonial times through the 20th century. While built and operated on the San Francisco Bay, ALMA is in many ways indistinguishable from scows which were launched and sailed on the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and other coastal waters of the United States. No scow schooner save ALMA is known to survive afloat in the United States.

Condition:
The landmark is in good condition.

The park recently initiated program where the public can pay for an interpreted history tour during an ALMA sail.


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