National Register of Historic Places

OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe)

Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Listed
September 17, 1985
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85002247

About this property

The Oliver's Gift is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1947, by Oliver Duke. She measures 30'-7" long, has a beam of 7'-3". She is 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. She is located at Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe), Anne Arundel County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust

Location

3473 Ranger Rd.
Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
38.96627, -76.60592

Categories

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When was OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe) listed on the National Register?

OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1985.

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OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe) is recorded as the industrial era.

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