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Oliver's Gift (log canoe)

Coordinates: 38°57′58″N 76°36′22″W / 38.96611°N 76.60611°W / 38.96611; -76.60611
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OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe)
Oliver's Gift (log canoe) is located in Maryland
Oliver's Gift (log canoe)
Oliver's Gift (log canoe) is located in the United States
Oliver's Gift (log canoe)
Nearest cityDavidsonville, Maryland
Coordinates38°57′58″N 76°36′22″W / 38.96611°N 76.60611°W / 38.96611; -76.60611
Built1947
ArchitectDuke, Oliver
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85002247 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1985

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ "Oliver's Gift #10 – CBLCSA". Oliver’s Gift. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24.
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