St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dorothy Lee
Hoopers Island Dovetail
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Dovetail workboats like Dorothy Lee were ideal for trotlining for crabs, which required running the boat on long straight courses. Dorothy Lee was built in 1934 for Dorchester County waterman Theodore Woodland, who named the boat for his cousin's daughter. Tragically, Woodland drowned five years later while crewing on a skipjack that sank in a storm. Woodland's son, "Spike," then just a teenager teenager, kept the boat and followed his father as a crabber. In 1969 he sold the boat to a third crabber, Calvert O. Parks, a nephew of the boat's builder.
Built: 1934, Bishops Head, MD by Bronza Parks
Length: 41.2 ft (12.55 m)
Beam: 8.2 ft (2.5 m)
Erected by Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 38° 47.246′ N, 76° 13.178′ W. Marker is in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Talbot Street and Dodson Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 213 N Talbot St, Saint Michaels MD 21663, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, 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
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Other markers no longer nearby. Miniature Skipjack, Spat (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Tolchester Bandstand (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Tolchester Beach Bandstand (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hooper Strait Lighthouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
