Flying Cloud (log canoe)
Appearance
FLYING CLOUD (log canoe) | |
Nearest city | Wittman, Maryland |
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Built | 1932 |
Architect | Harrison,John B. |
Architectural style | Tilghman |
MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85002263 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1985 |
The Flying Cloud is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1932, by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She is built with carvel-fitted rising planks, a clipper bow, and a sharp stern. She is unusual for having been originally built with a square stern, but it was modified later in order to compete in the Govoner's Cup race. She measures 34'-11" long with a beam of 8'-8½". The boat is privately owned and races under the No. 22. She 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 Wittman, Talbot County, Maryland.[2]
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". FLYING CLOUD (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links
- FLYING CLOUD (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust