National Register of Historic Places

ELSWORTH

Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland
Listed
May 15, 1985
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001088

About this property

The Elsworth is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1901 at Hudson, Maryland. She is a 39.9-foot-long (12.2 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.3', a depth of 3.1', and a gross registered tonnage of 8 tons. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is owned by the Echo Hill Outdoor School and used for educational excursions on the Chester River and Chesapeake Bay. The Echo Hill School acquired the Elsworth in 1988 and rebuilt her starting in 1996. The Elsworth is kept at the public pier in Chestertown, Maryland alongside the Schooner Sultana. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. She is assigned Maryland dredge number 22.

Location

Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland
38.71301, -76.33109

Categories

COMMERCETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was ELSWORTH listed on the National Register?

ELSWORTH was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1985.

What type of historic resource is ELSWORTH?

ELSWORTH is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for ELSWORTH?

The period of significance for ELSWORTH is recorded as the industrial era.

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