Solomons in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Spirit
22' × 7'
— Round Bottom —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Spirit Marker
Inscription.
Spirit was designed and built by Ernest H. "Dick" Hartge at Eustis, Florida, in 1976. Dick Hartge was originally from Galesville, Maryland, where he built many of the well-known Chesapeake 20s. Spirit resembles a Chesapeake 20 but with a sharp stern which makes her 22 feet., Hartge built his first boat in the 1920s and continued to build in the Chesapeake-style even after moving to Florida in 1961. He built Spirit in 1976 by first creating a wooden half-model of the proposed boat, scaling-up the dimensions to build the full-sized version. Her hull is strip-planked in North Carolina juniper. Spirit was donated to the Calvert Marine Museum in 2013 by Jane Hartge, and restored by the volunteers of the Patuxent Small Craft Guild over the next year.
Spirit was designed and built by Ernest H. "Dick" Hartge at Eustis, Florida, in 1976. Dick Hartge was originally from Galesville, Maryland, where he built many of the well-known Chesapeake 20s. Spirit resembles a Chesapeake 20 but with a sharp stern which makes her 22 feet.
Hartge built his first boat in the 1920s and continued to build in the Chesapeake-style even after moving to Florida in 1961. He built Spirit in 1976 by first creating a wooden half-model of the proposed boat, scaling-up the dimensions to build the full-sized version. Her hull is strip-planked in North Carolina juniper. Spirit was donated to the Calvert Marine Museum in 2013 by Jane Hartge, and restored by the volunteers of the Patuxent Small Craft Guild over the next year.
Erected by Calvert Marine Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 38° 19.879′ N, 76° 27.823′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. Marker can be reached from Solomons Island Road South (Maryland Route 2) just 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.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
2. Spirit 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 122 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
