Island Belle (vessel)

ISLAND BELLE
Location Ewell, Smith Island, Maryland
Coordinates 37°59′47″N 76°1′44″W / 37.99639°N 76.02889°W / 37.99639; -76.02889Coordinates: 37°59′47″N 76°1′44″W / 37.99639°N 76.02889°W / 37.99639; -76.02889
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
NRHP Reference # 79001141[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1979

The Island Belle is a vessel built in 1916 at Smith Island, Maryland. From 1916 until 1977 this vessel provided the only regular transportation between Smith Island, the state's only "water-locked" settlement, and the mainland.[2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Rev. Henry Zollinhofer (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Island Belle (vessel)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

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