Rover (log canoe)

The Rover is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built about 1886, probably in Chester, Maryland by the Thompson brothers. She measures 28'-1​³⁄₄" with a 6'-4​¹⁄₄" beam. She has a longhead bow, braced back to the hull, and a sharp stern. She is privately owned and races under No. 11 in Eastern Shore competition. She one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes that carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]

ROVER (log canoe)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates	38°47′6″N 76°13′13″W
Built	1886
Architect	Thompson Bros.
Architectural style	Tilghman
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.	85002262 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Maryland Historical Trust". ROVER (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
3. "The Rover #11 | CBLCSA". The Rover. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.

External links

• ROVER (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust