The Persistence is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in the 1890s, possibly by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She measures 32'-41⁄2" long, with a beam of 6'-111⁄2" and is double-ended with no longhead on her bow. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes that carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]
PERSISTENCE (log canoe) | |
Location | St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 38°47′6″N 76°13′13″W / 38.78500°N 76.22028°W |
Architect | Harrison, John B. |
Architectural style | Tilghman |
MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85002261 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1985 |
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]