Elf (yacht)

This article is about the racing yacht. For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation).


Elf (yacht)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Elf (left) and the Beatrice in the 1890s

Location	Sassafras River, Fredericktown, Maryland
Coordinates	39°21′43″N 75°53′13″W / 39.36194°N 75.88694°W / 39.36194; -75.88694Coordinates: 39°21′43″N 75°53′13″W / 39.36194°N 75.88694°W / 39.36194; -75.88694
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1888 (1888)
Built by	Lawley & Sons; Lawley,George F.
NRHP Reference #	80001807^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1980

Elf is a racing yacht built in 1888 by George Lawley & Son of South Boston, Massachusetts, for William H. Wilkinson. She was designed by George F. Lawley and is the oldest small yacht in the United States. She is located at Fredericktown, Cecil County, Maryland.^[2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1980.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Richard P. Carrion (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yacht ELF" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

External links

Classic Yacht Restoration Guild - About Elf
THE ELF (yacht), Cecil County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Maryland

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