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Elf (yacht)

Coordinates: 39°21′43″N 75°53′13″W / 39.36194°N 75.88694°W / 39.36194; -75.88694
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Elf (yacht)
The Elf (left) and the Beatrice in the 1890s
Elf (yacht) is located in Maryland
Elf (yacht)
Elf (yacht) is located in the United States
Elf (yacht)
LocationSassafras River, Fredericktown, Maryland
Coordinates39°21′43″N 75°53′13″W / 39.36194°N 75.88694°W / 39.36194; -75.88694
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1888 (1888)
Built byLawley & Sons; Lawley, George F.
NRHP reference No.80001807[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1980

Elf is a racing yacht built in 1888 by George Lawley & Son of South Boston, Massachusetts, for William H. Wilkinson. She was designed by George F. Lawley and is the oldest small yacht in the United States. She is located at Fredericktown, Cecil County, Maryland.[2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard P. Carrion (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yacht ELF" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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