Silver Heel (log canoe)
The Silver Heel is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1902, in Kent County, Maryland by Eugene Thompson for John Wesley Dickinson. She is a 33'-113⁄4" sailing log canoe in the racing fleet. She has a beam of 7'-3/4". She has a clipper bow, with the longhead braced to serve as a bowsprit, and a straight, raking stern. The canoe is privately owned and races under No. 2. 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 Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.[2][3]
SILVER HEEL (log canoe) | |
Silver Heel at Chestertown in 2019 | |
Nearest city | Chestertown, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 39°7′45″N 76°5′50″W |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Thompson, Eugene |
Architectural style | Tilghman |
MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85002249 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1985 |
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "Maryland Historical Trust". SILVER HEEL (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
- "Silver Heel #2 – CBLCSA". Silver Heel. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24.
External links
- SILVER HEEL (log canoe), Kent County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
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