Built 1894 Architectural style Tilghman Opened 1894 | Architect Tarr, Charles NRHP Reference # 85002260 Added to NRHP 18 September 1985 | |
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Location St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels, Maryland MPS Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR Similar Chesapeake Bay Maritime, Edna E Lockwood, Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond | ||
The Magic is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1894, by Charles Tarr in St. Michaels, Maryland, She measures 34'-3 5/8" long with a beam of 6'-11". She served as a commercial oystering vessel until 1924 when she was returned to her sailing rig. After her conversion Magic proved to be one of the fastest canoes on the Bay, winning the first Governor's Cup race in 1927. 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 St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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