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

Power Bateau

19' × 6'9" × 1'4"

— V Bottom —

Power Bateau Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Power Bateau Marker

Inscription. This nineteen-foot oystering and crabbing boat was built in 1983 by Francis Goddard of Piney Point, Maryland. Although of relatively recent origin, her design is traditional and she is one of the last of her type to be built in Southern Maryland. This bateau, as she is called on the Chesapeake, was used by "Web" Poe at St. George Island, St. Mary's County, Maryland, for oyster tonging in winter and trotlining for crabs in summer.

Erected by Calvert Marine Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 38° 19.878′ N, 76° 27.809′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: This flagpole (here, next to this marker); The Business End of a Screwpile (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to Drum Point Lighthouse (a few steps from this marker); Sailing Bateau Witch of the Wave

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(a few steps from this marker); Wm. B. Tennison (a few steps from this marker); Calvert Marine Museum's Dee of St. Mary's (a few steps from this marker); Scoot (Reproduction) (a few steps from this marker); Portion of Hull, Unidentified Bugeye (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Drum Point Lighthouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

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

2. Power Bateau 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 236 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.