Patricia (log canoe)

The Patricia is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe built in 1942 by Oliver Duke. She measures 27'-4" long, and has a beam of 6'-434". The Patricia has a slightly hollow longhead bow and a sharp stern. Painted white, the canoe races under the no. 19. She is one of twenty-two traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes existing today. The Patricia, and boats like her, carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland.[2][3]

PATRICIA (log canoe)
Location903 Roslyn Ave., Cambridge, Maryland
Coordinates38°33′53″N 76°3′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1942 (1942)
Built byDuke, Oliver
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85002246[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1985

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

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". PATRICIA (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. "Patricia #19 | CBLCSA". Patricia. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.


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