Eastport in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Arnold C. Gay

Visionaries of the 1960s

— February 14, 1919-January 26, 1994 —

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2016

1. Visionaries of the 1960s Marker

Inscription.
A New England native, sailor Arnie Gay steered into the Annapolis harbor on the wooden schooner Delilah in the late 1940s with $7.00 in his pocket and an enthusiasm to bring a sailing empire to the City’s neglected and abandoned waterfront. He opened a yacht yard in Eastport at the foot of the Spa Creek Bridge on 6th Street.

To focus the attention of business owners on the importance of the maritime industry, he paid his employees with $2.00 bills. Those $2.00 bills quickly traveled far and wide throughout the city’s economy.

Through his leadership, the father of our maritime industry paved the way for Annapolis to become the sailing capital it is today that is so much a part of our Annapolis quality of life.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 38° 58.324′ N, 76° 28.984′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Eastport. It is on 4th Street. The marker is at the end of 4th Street in Leon Wolfe Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 301 Fourth St, Annapolis MD 21403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Tale of Three Bridges (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Eastport's Old Main Street (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Three Great Boat Yards, One Location (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Welcome to Eastport (about 700 feet away); Lafayette’s Encampment (about 700 feet away); Eastport Veterans Park (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named The Glass Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heather's Hangout (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Other

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 23, 2016

2. Visionaries of the 1960s Marker

markers no longer nearby. A Tale of Three Bridges (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Eastport's Old "Main Street" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Three Great Boat Yards, One Location (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); On to Yorktown (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Welcome to Eastport (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Glass Works (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.