Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sigsbee
Living Classrooms
— Est. 1985 —
April 1, 2023
1. Sigsbee Marker
Sigsbee is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, a vessel designed and built specifically to dredge for oysters on the Bay. Once numbering in the thousands, only a handful of skipjacks survive today. Together, they constitute the last sailing commercial fleet in North America.
Originally built in 1901, Sigsbee was named after Charles D. Sigsbee, the captain of the ill-fated battleship Maine. She served in the oystering fleet for 88 years, and became notable as the first skipjack with a woman captain. After Living Classrooms Foundation acquired the vessel in 1990, a team of shipwrights and students rebuilt Sigsbee and returned her to work, as part of the Foundation's educational fleet. Sigsbee sails daily as a "living classroom," offering students unique hands-on opportunities to observe and learn about the history, economics, and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay, and to participate in environmental restoration projects.
Length 75'
Length on deck 49'
Sail area 1500 sq. feet
Draft 4' (centerboard up); 9'6" (centerboard down)
Erected by Living Classrooms Foundation.
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Location. 39° 16.735′ N, 76° 35.787′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Fells Point. Marker can be reached from Thames Street south of Point Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1417 Thames St, Baltimore MD 21231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lady Maryland (a few steps from this marker); Welcome to the Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Marine Railway (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Douglass Sculpture (within shouting distance of this marker); Archaeological Remains (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to the Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hankin Healthy Harbor Walking Tour (about 600 feet away); The Black Shipbuilders of the Chesapeake Bay (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
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April 1, 2023
2. Sigsbee
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