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Maggie Lee (skipjack)

Coordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
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MAGGIE LEE
The Maggie Lee awaits restoration
Maggie Lee (skipjack) is located in Maryland
Maggie Lee (skipjack)
Maggie Lee (skipjack) is located in the United States
Maggie Lee (skipjack)
LocationGibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland
Coordinates38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
Built1903
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85001091 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985

The Maggie Lee is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1903 at Pocomoke City, Maryland. She is a 51' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 16', a depth of 3.8', and a net tonnage of 8 register tons. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is located at Denton, Caroline County, Maryland.[2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 9.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". MAGGIE LEE (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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