Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
| Career | |
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| Builder: | Charles Tarr |
| Launched: | 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 33 ft 11 3⁄4 in (10.357 m) or 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
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Billie P. Hall (log canoe) | |
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| Nearest city | Oxford, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°WCoordinates: 38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°W |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Tarr, Charles |
| Architectural style | Tilghman |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR[1] |
| NRHP Reference # | 85002251[2] |
| Added to NRHP | 18 September 1985 |
Billie P. Hall is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1903, by Charles Tarr. She is a 33 ft 11 3⁄4 in (10.357 m) sailing log canoe in the racing fleet. She is a 34'-2" sailing log canoe with two masts and a racing rig. 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]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Billie P. Hall (log canoe)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ "Billie P. Hall #5". Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
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