Billie P. Hall (log canoe)

Billie P. Hall is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1903, by Charles Tarr. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes to carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland.[3][4]

Billie P. Hall

History
Builder:	Charles Tarr
Launched:	1903
General characteristics
Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Oxford, Maryland
Coordinates	38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W
Built	1903
Architect	Tarr, Charles
Architectural style	Tilghman
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR[1]
NRHP reference No.	85002251[2]
Added to NRHP	18 September 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

References

1. Hayward, Mary Ellen (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR (Thematic Group)" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
3. "Billie P. Hall (log canoe)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
4. "Billie P. Hall #5". Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25.