Patricia (log canoe)

Summary

The Patricia is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe built in 1942 by Oliver Duke. She measures 27'-4" long, and has a beam of 6'-434". The Patricia has a slightly hollow longhead bow and a sharp stern. Painted white, the canoe races under the no. 19. She is one of twenty-two traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes existing today. The Patricia, and boats like her, carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland.[2][3]

PATRICIA (log canoe)
Patricia (log canoe) is located in Maryland
Patricia (log canoe)
Patricia (log canoe) is located in the United States
Patricia (log canoe)
Location903 Roslyn Ave., Cambridge, Maryland
Coordinates38°33′53″N 76°3′41″W / 38.56472°N 76.06139°W / 38.56472; -76.06139
Arealess than one acre
Built1942 (1942)
Built byDuke, Oliver
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85002246[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". PATRICIA (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ "Patricia #19 | CBLCSA". Patricia. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.

External links edit

  • PATRICIA (log canoe), Dorchester County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust