Address
Address Not Available
Address Not Available
TMK
No TMK
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-93-01-00003
Abstract
The TWO BROTHERS, shipwreck and remains, qualifies for listing under National Register Criterion D based upon the archaeological site’s likelihood to yield information important to history. At no other single location is better preserved the remains of an early nineteenth-century North American whaleship. The TWO BROTHERS is directly connected with Captain George Pollard, the story of the sinking of the whaleship Essex, and the inspiration for Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. Whaling shipwreck sites from the early 19th century are quite rare, yet it is the TWO BROTHERS’ association with a famous, or rather infamous, figure in the history and literature of American whaling that elevates its significance from an exemplary whaleship, to a fundamental touchstone for key historic and literary events of the era.
The TWO BROTHERS, shipwreck and remains, qualifies for listing under National Register Criterion D based upon the archaeological site’s likelihood to yield information important to history. At no other single location is better preserved the remains of an early nineteenth-century North American whaleship. The TWO BROTHERS is directly connected with Captain George Pollard, the story of the sinking of the whaleship Essex, and the inspiration for Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. Whaling shipwreck sites from the early 19th century are quite rare, yet it is the TWO BROTHERS’ association with a famous, or rather infamous, figure in the history and literature of American whaling that elevates its significance from an exemplary whaleship, to a fundamental touchstone for key historic and literary events of the era.
This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.