Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet

Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet (HMMW3)

Location: Sherwood, MD 21665 Talbot County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 43.274', W 76° 19.877'

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North America's last sail-powered commercial vessels, skipjacks were developed nthe Chesapeake Bay Region around 1890 to dredge oysters from the bottom of the bay. A boom in the oyster industry began after the Civil War, as innovations in packing and transportation opened a national market. An estimated 2,000 skipjacks were built in the region in before World War II: changing technology and declining oyster harvests reduced the dredging fleet to fewer than a dozen by the year 2003. The skipjack is designated Maryland's state boat, and the fleet is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest, Rebecca T. Ruark, built in 1886, has been named a National Historic Landmark.
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HM NumberHMMW3
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Placed ByMaryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 9:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 384268 N 4286683
Decimal Degrees38.72123333, -76.33128333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 43.274', W 76° 19.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 43' 16.44" N, 76° 19' 52.62" W
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Area Code(s)410
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6227 Tilghman Island Rd, Sherwood MD 21665, US
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