Noddy (log canoe)
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| Nearest city | St. Michaels, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′5″N 76°13′17″W / 38.80139°N 76.22139°WCoordinates: 38°48′5″N 76°13′17″W / 38.80139°N 76.22139°W |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architect | Duke, Oliver |
| Architectural style | Tilghman |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85002257 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1985 |
The Noddy is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1930, by Oliver Duke in Royal Oak, Maryland, She measures 27'-6" long, with a beam of 6'-41⁄2". Her log hull remains unglassed, is painted white, and she races under No. 1. 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. In 1985 she was located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2]
She was overhauled in 1999. She is located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.[3]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". NODDY (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
- ↑ "Noddy #1 | CBLCSA". Noddy #1. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-28.
External links
- NODDY (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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