Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Draketail Peg Wallace
Annapolis Maritime Museum
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
• Peg Wallace is one of the fewer than twenty known surviving Hoopers Island Draketails, a design that originated on Hoopers Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore
• Built of loblolly pine and white cedar planking on oak frames
• Powered by a 10-15 horsepower gas engine
• Launched: 1925
Dimensions:
Length overall: 37' ½"
Beam: 6'8"
Draft: 2'-4'
Restored and maintained by the Annapolis Museum Wooden Boat Crew
Erected by Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 38° 58.149′ N, 76° 28.575′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker can be reached from Bay Shore Avenue east of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 Bay Shore Avenue, Annapolis MD 21403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Skipjack Lydia D (here, next to this marker); Cap'n Herbie Sadler (within shouting distance of this marker); Harvesting the Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); Deadrise Defined (within shouting distance of this marker); From this spot, you can see 1774 - The "Annapolis Tea Party" (within shouting distance of this marker); From this spot, you can see 1672 - Providence: Settlement on the Severn (within shouting distance of this marker); From this spot, you can see 1608 - Captain John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages (within shouting distance of this marker); From this spot, you can see 1887 - The Age of Steam (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
Additional keywords. Draketail Peg Wallace
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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