National Historic Landmark · skipjack · Tilghman, Maryland

Hilda M. Willing

United States historic place in Tilghman, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Hilda M. Willing (skipjack)

Hilda M. Willing is a relatively small Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1905 at Oriole, Maryland, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressGibsontown Rd., Tilghman, MD
CountyTalbot County
ListedMay 16, 1985
Reference number85001089
Type of placeskipjack
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressGibsontown Rd., Tilghman, MD
Coordinates38.71255, -76.33536 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail · 20 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyPax River Hog Point Campgrounds 28 mi · Pax River Paradise Grove Campgrounds 28 mi · Greenbelt Campground 35 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85001089. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.