United States historic place
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.[2][3]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Oliver's Gift #10 – CBLCSA". Oliver’s Gift. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24.
External links
- OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe), Anne Arundel County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
