St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake Bay Small Craft
Watermen used a wide variety of small boats around the Chesapeake Bay for fishing, oystering, and crabbing. Some of their boats were brought from other places along the East Coast, but most were locally built, with designs that suited to available materials, water conditions, boatbuilding techniques and local preferences. Over time, so many log canoes and V-bottom boats were built that they became particularly identified with the Chesapeake region.While some of these boats were built for a specific fishery, many many were versatile enough to be used for a different purpose if a fishery declined. Though all of these boats started in commercial fisheries, many ended their sailing days as pleasure boats.
Erected by Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 47.274′ N, 76° 13.195′ W. Marker is in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. Marker is on Mill Street east
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Michaels Packing Company Warehouse (here, next to this marker); Smith Island Crabbing Skiff (here, next to this marker); Kennedy M. Fitzgerald (a few steps from this marker); Fishing Shanty / Ark (a few steps from this marker); Sharptown Barge (a few steps from this marker); Bushwack Boat (a few steps from this marker); Tolchester Beach Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); Merry Widow (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Michaels.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
