National Historic Landmark

NELLIE CROCKETT

Georgetown, Kent County, Maryland
Listed
April 18, 1994
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94001185

About this property

The Nellie Crockett is a Chesapeake Bay oyster buy-boat built for Andrew A. Crockett of Tangier, Virginia, in 1925. She is located at Georgetown, Maryland, USA. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994. The Nellie Crockett was built specifically to operate as a buy-boat, making the rounds of the Chesapeake Bay oyster beds to buy oysters directly from the harvesters, typically sail-powered skipjacks or oyster tongers. This allowed the oyster dredges to remain on the beds, avoiding the need to return to port when full. Buy-boats typically gave a lower price than a dockside sale, but most oystermen considered this a fair trade for not losing time on a run back to the dock. She is considered one of the best-preserved examples of this type of vessel.

Location

Georgetown, Kent County, Maryland
39.36342, -75.88251

Categories

MILITARYARCHITECTURECOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONMARITIME HISTORY
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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 NELLIE CROCKETT listed on the National Register?

NELLIE CROCKETT was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is NELLIE CROCKETT?

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

Is NELLIE CROCKETT a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. NELLIE CROCKETT has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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

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