- Oliver's Gift (log canoe)
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OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe)
Nearest city: Davidsonville, Maryland Coordinates: 38°57′58″N 76°36′22″W / 38.96611°N 76.60611°WCoordinates: 38°57′58″N 76°36′22″W / 38.96611°N 76.60611°W Built: 1947 Architect: Duke,Oliver Architectural style: Tilghman Governing body: Private MPS: Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR NRHP Reference#: 85002247
[1]Added to NRHP: September 18, 1985 The Oliver's Gift is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1947, by Oliver Duke. She measures 30'-7" long, has a beam of 7'-3". 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 Davidsonville, Anne Arundel 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". OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=917&COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Anne%20Arundel.
- ^ "Oliver’s Gift #10". Oliver’s Gift. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. http://testing.blogcanoe.com/the-fleet/olivers-gift-10/.
External links
- OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe), Anne Arundel County, including photo in 1983, 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 Categories:- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Anne Arundel County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
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