Nellie (sloop)
{{short description|Historic oyster boat in Connecticut, United States}}
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Nellie is an oyster sloop located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Nellie was built in 1891 in Smithtown, New York and was used for oyster dredging in Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport acquired her in 1964 to add to their collection of watercraft.
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|url = http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=B41106BC-B9DA-D3F7-407CA544173BAFA0
|title = Nellie - Oyster Sloop
|publisher = Mystic Seaport
|access-date = 2008-12-08
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090714005941/http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=B41106BC-B9DA-D3F7-407CA544173BAFA0
|archive-date = 2009-07-14
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Images
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=rh-VpCTgpoUC&dq=nellie+oyster+sloop&pg=PA82 Nellie, a Long Island Oyster Sloop], The Book of Wooden Boats, Vol. 1
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Category:Tourist attractions in New London County, Connecticut
Category:Museum ships in Mystic, Connecticut
Category:Individual sailing vessels
Category:Ships built in New York (state)
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