- Magic (log canoe)
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MAGIC (log canoe)
Location: St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels, Maryland Coordinates: 38°47′6″N 76°13′13″W / 38.785°N 76.22028°WCoordinates: 38°47′6″N 76°13′13″W / 38.785°N 76.22028°W Built: 1894 Architect: Tarr, Charles Architectural style: Tilghman Governing body: Private MPS: Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR NRHP Reference#: 85002260
[1]Added to NRHP: September 18, 1985 The Magic is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1894, by Charles Tarr in St. Michaels, Maryland, She measures 34'-3 5/8" long with a beam of 6'-11". She served as a commercial oystering vessel until 1924 when she was returned to her sailing rig. After her conversion Magic proved to be one of the fastest canoes on the Bay, winning the first Governor's Cup race in 1927. She 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]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". MAGIC (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=914&COUNTY=Talbot&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Talbot.
- ^ "Magic #3". Magic. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. http://testing.blogcanoe.com/the-fleet/magic-3/.
External links
- MAGIC (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Lists by county Allegany • Anne Arundel • Baltimore County • Calvert • Caroline • Carroll • Cecil • Charles • Dorchester • Frederick • Garrett • Harford • Howard • Kent • Montgomery • Prince George's • Queen Anne's • Somerset • St. Mary's • Talbot • Washington • Wicomico • Worcester
Lists by city Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Talbot County, Maryland
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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