Priscilla Dailey, previously known as the Elizabeth E. Newell, is a wooden canal boat constructed in 1929 in Whitehall, New York.
[2] Clouette describes the Priscilla Dailey as having a "nearly rectangular hull in profile, section and plan, with squared-off stern and bluntly rounded bow.
In 1978, the National Register of Historic Places nomination noted that the convex hatch covers likely floated away and that the squarish hood over the companionway had washed away.
[4] In 1998, the historic status of the barges was a concern for the Port Authority of Bridgeport Harbor, as the sunken ships interfered with a billion-dollar redevelopment project.
[3] No action had been taken by 2003, but a report noted that prior to any activity of the Priscilla Dailey, the Federal Transit Administration and/or the City of Bridgeport would document the barge with photos and a technical description.
Specifics regarding the documentation based on the activity would be archived at the State Historic Preservation Office and the Mystic Seaport Museum.
[2] Another document relating to the Intermodal Transportation Center erroneously states the Priscilla Dailey National Register of Historic Places listing date and that it sunk because of Hurricane Gloria in 1985.