Ship Brooklyn
SHIP BROOKLYN
COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT
THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN,
JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL,
CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND
CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL BRANNAN.
IN THE HOLD WAS A PRINTING PRESS,
179 BOOKS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES, TWO COMPLETE FLOUR
MILLS, PLOWS, HARROWS AND A
SUPPLY OF IMPLEMENTS FOR
SETTLING THE NEW COUNTRY