St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Small Boat Shed

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— Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum —

Small Boat Shed Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2025

1. Small Boat Shed Marker

Inscription. The Small Boat Shed is home to skiffs and other small craft that were used around the Chesapeake Bay for fishing, oystering, and crabbing. The original 1890s freight terminal was relocated from Claiborne, Md. and rebuilt on Navy Point in 1933 to be used as a cannery warehouse by the St. Michaels Packing Company. CBMM aquired the building in 1971 and converted it to exhibition space.

Erected by Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 38° 47.276′ N, 76° 13.18′ W. Marker is in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. It can be reached from Mill Street east of Burns Street, on the right when traveling east. 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,

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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: Bushwack Boat (here, next to this marker); Sharptown Barge (here, next to this marker); Merry Widow (here, next to this marker); Smith Island Crabbing Skiff (a few steps from this marker); Chesapeake Bay Small Craft (a few steps from this marker); Smith Island Power Crabbing Skiff (a few steps from this marker); Tolchester Beach Bandstand (a few steps from this marker); St. Michaels Packing Company Warehouse (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Michaels.

The Small Boat Shed image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2025

2. The Small Boat Shed

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 39 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.