Construction Materials: USS Constitution Keel   • White Oak • New Jersey   Hull   • White Oak knees • Kennebec Valley, Maine (Massachusetts until 1820)     Parts   • White Oak planking • Abington, Massachusetts, Merrimac Valley, Massachusetts, Kennebec Valley, Maine (Massachusetts until 1820)     • Live Oak frames • Coastal Georgia Islands: Blackbeard Island, Blythe Island, Grover Island, Sea Island, St. Simons     • Yellow Pine • South Carolina and Georgia     • White Pine • New Hampshire     Masts   • White pine • Unity, Maine (Massachusetts until 1820)     Sails   • Flax-grown in Rhode Island • Sewn at Granary Building, Boston, Massachusetts     Rigging   • Tarred hemp • Made in Boston, Massachusetts     Copper Composition   • Castings, spikes, bolts • Boston, Massachusetts (Paul Revere Foundry)     Copper Hull Sheathing   • Imported from England by Paul Revere         For Further Reading   Marden, Luis. "Restoring Old Ironsides." National Geographic 191, no. 6 (June 1997): 38–53.   Martin, Tyrone G. A Most Fortunate Ship. Annapolis, Maryland: The Naval Institute Press, 1997.   Triber, Jayne E. A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998.   Wood, Virginia Steele. Live Oaking: Southern Timber for Tall Ships. Annapolis, Maryland: The Naval Institute Press, 1995.