Bernice J. (skipjack)
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| BERNICE J. (skipjack) | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | Town Dock, Chestertown, Maryland |
| Coordinates: | 39°12′24″N 76°3′48″W / 39.20667°N 76.06333°WCoordinates: 39°12′24″N 76°3′48″W / 39.20667°N 76.06333°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1904 |
| Architect: | Young,W. Thomas |
| Architectural style(s): | Skipjack |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| Added to NRHP: | September 05, 1985 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85001946 |
The Bernice J. is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1904 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built the Claude W. Somers. She is a 42 foot long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop, commonly referred to as a skipjack. She worked dredging oysters through the 1970s. She is located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.[2]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". BERNICE J. (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=896&COUNTY=Kent&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Kent.
External links
- BERNICE J. (skipjack), Kent County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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