Lyman Fessenden Walker
Walker in the early 20th century
Born1836
Died1920 (aged 83 or 84)
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, U.S.
OccupationShipwright
Known forShipbuilding

Lyman Fessenden Walker (1836–1920)[1] was an American shipwright during a prolific period at Yarmouth Harbor in Maine.[2][3] His shipyard was one of the four major ones during the town's peak years of 1850–1875.[4] His shipyard launched forty vessels of all sizes.[3]

Early life

Walker was born in 1836, to Lyman Walker and Louisa Merchant.[1]

Career

After beginning as a shipwright, in 1841 he was recognized as a master builder.[5][6]

Death

Walker died in 1920, aged 83 or 84.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
  2. ^ Images of America: Yarmouth, Alan M. Hall (Arcadia, 2002), p.16
  3. ^ a b Yarmouth Revisited, Amy Aldredge
  4. ^ "Yarmouth Historic Context Statement – Town of Yarmouth
  5. ^ 'Merchant Sail, Volume 5, William Armstrong Fairburn (1945), p. 3159
  6. ^ Shipbuiling Days in Casco Bay, 1727–1890, William Hutchinson Rowe (1966), p. 94
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