Above: NYC Public Charities
& Correction's school-ship, Mercury, based at Hart Island circa
1869-76
St. Mary's, NYC Bd.
of Ed.'s school-ship circa 1874 -
1907.
Saluting NY Reform School
Ship as SUNY Maritime College Ancestor?
Table of Contents
The school-ship
Newport taken over from NYC Bd. of Ed. by NYS circa
1914.
8 Parts: Part 8 can be read as either
an Introductory Overview or a Concluding
Summation. Parts 1 thru 7 -- Detailed historical narrative 1837
to 1946. Click underlined phrases below to access.
8 Parts of
Saluting NY Reform School Ship as SUNY Maritime College
Ancestor? Part 8 can be read as either an Introduction or a
Summation. Click underlined phrases below to access.
Webmaster note: NYCHS gratefully acknowledges the help of maritime historian Norman Brouwer regarding the correct illustration for the Mercury School Ship.