Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Draketail Peg Wallace
Annapolis Maritime Museum
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
1. Draketail Peg Wallace Marker
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Draketail Peg Wallace. Annapolis Maritime Museum. The draketail vessel made its appearance on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1900s. The name "draketail" came from the appearance of its stern which resembles the aft end of a duck. The draketail was the first power-driven workboat used to harvest seafood in the Chesapeake Bay. The early draketails were long and narrow which enable watermen to achieve faster speed using the limited power supplied by early engines. As engines became more powerful, the length and width of the draketail increased until there were boats as large as 50' to 60'. These boats were often known as buyboats., . Peg Wallace is one of the fewer than twenty known surviving Hoopers Island Draketails, a design that originated on Hoopers Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore , . Built of loblolly pine and white cedar planking on oak frames , . Powered by a 10-15 horsepower gas engine , . Launched: 1925, Dimensions: , Length overall: 37' ½" , Beam: 6'8" , Draft: 2'-4', Restored and maintained by the Annapolis Museum Wooden Boat Crew
The draketail vessel made its appearance on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1900s. The name "draketail" came from the appearance of its stern which resembles the aft end of a duck. The draketail was the first power-driven workboat used to harvest seafood in the Chesapeake Bay. The early draketails were long and narrow which enable watermen to achieve faster speed using the limited power supplied by early engines. As engines became more powerful, the length and width of the draketail increased until there were boats as large as 50' to 60'. These boats were often known as buyboats.
• Peg Wallace is one of the fewer than twenty known surviving Hoopers Island Draketails, a design that originated on Hoopers Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore
• Built of loblolly pine and white cedar planking on oak frames
• Powered by a 10-15 horsepower gas engine
• Launched: 1925
Restored and maintained by the Annapolis Museum Wooden Boat Crew
Erected by Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 38° 58.149′ N,
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76° 28.575′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker can be reached from Bay Shore Avenue east of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 Bay Shore Avenue, Annapolis MD 21403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
2. Draketail Peg Wallace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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