Crab Dredger
— Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum —
Old Point was one of a fleet of crab dredging boats that operated out of Hampton, Virginia, at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay from the 1910s through the 1960s. From December through March, captains and crews lived on their boats so they could leave early every morning and dredge for crabs all day. In the summer and fall, Old Point carried fish and oysters to packing houses or to market.
"[He] had transitions all during the year from fish, to oysters, to crabs. And at the beginning of every season, he would have a sick stomach and throw up for about a week or two."
Built: 1909, Poquoson, VA
Length: 51 ft, 9 in (15.82 m)
Beam: 12 ft, 11 in (3.70 m)
Draft: 4 ft, 5 in (1.37 m)
| HM Number | HM2JYF |
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| Placed By | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 394006 N 4294010 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.78846667, -76.22041667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 47.308', W 76° 13.225' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 47' 18.48" N, 76° 13' 13.5" W |
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| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
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