Solomons in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pre-Colonial Dugout (Reproduction)

14'8" × 2'2" × 1'1"

— Round Bottom Log —

Pre-Colonial Dugout (Reproduction) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019

1. Pre-Colonial Dugout (Reproduction) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dugout log canoes were used (and still are used) by many primitive societies throughout much of the world. The first colonists to the Chesapeake found the local Indian using the dugouts for transportation and fishing. A suitable tree trunk was hollowed out using fire, the charred wood scraped away with oyster shell or stone tools. In 1980, the museum's Patuxent Small Craft Guild built this reproduction using a tulip poplar log.

Erected by Calvert Marine Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.

Location. 38° 19.883′ N, 76° 27.824′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. Marker can be reached from Solomons Island Road South (Maryland Route 2) south of Thomas Johnson Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14200 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons MD 20688, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Three-Log Canoe (here, next to this marker); Five-Log Canoe Shamrock (here, next to this marker);

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Two-Log Canoe Bar Dog (here, next to this marker); Colonial Dugout or Punt (Reproduction) (here, next to this marker); Ped-L-Craft (here, next to this marker); Scoot (Reproduction) (here, next to this marker); Portion of Hull, Unidentified Bugeye (here, next to this marker); Leatherbury Sailing Bateau (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019

2. Pre-Colonial Dugout (Reproduction) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.