Billie P. Hall
History
BuilderCharles Tarr
Launched1903
General characteristics
Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
Billie P. Hall (log canoe) is located in Maryland
Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
Nearest cityOxford, Maryland
Coordinates38°40′27″N 76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°W / 38.67417; -76.14028
Built1903
ArchitectTarr, Charles
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR[2]
NRHP reference No.85002251[1]
Added to NRHP18 September 1985

Billie P. Hall is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1903, by Charles Tarr. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes to carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland.[3][4]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Hayward, Mary Ellen (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR (Thematic Group)" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  3. ^ "Billie P. Hall (log canoe)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  4. ^ "Billie P. Hall #5". Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25.


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