Maggie Lee (skipjack)
MAGGIE LEE | |
The Maggie Lee awaits restoration | |
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Location | Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°WCoordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W |
Built | 1903 |
Architectural style | Skipjack |
MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
NRHP Reference # | 85001091 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
The Maggie Lee is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1903 at Pocomoke City, Maryland. She is a 51' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 16', a depth of 3.8', and a net tonnage of 8 register tons. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is located at Denton, Caroline County, Maryland.[2]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". MAGGIE LEE (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links
- MAGGIE LEE (skipjack), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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