Billie P. Hall (log canoe)

Billie P. Hall
History
Builder: Charles Tarr
Launched: 1903
General characteristics
Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
Nearest city Oxford, Maryland
Coordinates 38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°W / 38.67417; -76.14028Coordinates: 38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°W / 38.67417; -76.14028
Built 1903
Architect Tarr, Charles
Architectural style Tilghman
MPS Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR[1]
NRHP Reference # 85002251[2]
Added to NRHP 18 September 1985

Billie P. Hall is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1903, by Charles Tarr. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes to carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland.[3][4]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

References

  1. Hayward, Mary Ellen (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR (Thematic Group)" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. "Billie P. Hall (log canoe)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  4. "Billie P. Hall #5". Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-25.


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