Boom in the Shipbuilding Industry
- Date Range
- 1797 – 1920
- Title
- Boom in the Shipbuilding Industry
- What occurred
- In 1797, the first shipyards were built in Port Jefferson. These would pump out a small amount of high quality ships until the Civil War. After the Civil War there was a huge boom in the shipbuilding industry and the Port Jefferson shipyards would churn out around 370 vessels by 1890.
- Location
- Three Village area: Port Jefferson, NY
- Image Citation
- https://shipyardportjeff.com/histories/
- Student name(s)
- Ian Plummer