Reedville in Northumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Rowing Skiff
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021
1. Rowing Skiff Marker
Inscription.
Rowing Skiff. . Until just after the middle of the twentieth century virtually every family living on or near the water had a boat of this type, often home built. They used it for transportation on the creeks, for hook and line fishing and for crabbing around the shore. At that time crabs were plentiful and the crabber stood on the foredeck with a net on a long pole. Using the pole to move the boat slowly along the shore, he or she would look carefully at the bottom skill to spot as they tend to bury themselves in the mud or under some piece of debris. This boat was built in the 1960's by Raymond Bray of Neuman Neck for Mortimer Jones. Mr. Jones lived in Fairport but worked at the Smith Shipyard across Cockrell's Creek. He rowed this boat each day to and from his job. It was donated to the museum by Donald George, who inherited it from Mr. Jones, his uncle, and used it for 20 years for recreation.
Until just after the middle of the twentieth century virtually every family living on or near the water had a boat of this type, often home built. They used it for transportation on the creeks, for hook and line fishing and for crabbing around the shore. At that time crabs were plentiful and the crabber stood on the foredeck with a net on a long pole. Using the pole to move the boat slowly along the shore, he or she would look carefully at the bottom skill to spot as they tend to bury themselves in the mud or under some piece of debris. This boat was built in the 1960's by Raymond Bray of Neuman Neck for Mortimer Jones. Mr. Jones lived in Fairport but worked at the Smith Shipyard across Cockrell's Creek. He rowed this boat each day to and from his job. It was donated to the museum by Donald George, who inherited it from Mr. Jones, his uncle, and used it for 20 years for recreation.
Marker is in Reedville, Virginia, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 360) and Reed Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 474 Main St, Reedville VA 22539, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
