Kathryn
United States historic place in Tilghman, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Kathryn, a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, was built at Crisfield, Maryland in 1901. Ported at Chance, Maryland, she is reputedly one of the fastest skipjacks on the Bay. She was designated a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994. She is one a small number of older skipjacks to survive in working condition.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, MD |
| County | Talbot County |
| Listed | May 16, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85001090 |
| Type of place | skipjack |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, MD |
| Coordinates | 38.71301, -76.33109 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail · 20 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Pax River Hog Point Campgrounds 28 mi · Pax River Paradise Grove Campgrounds 28 mi · Greenbelt Campground 36 mi |
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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 85001090. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.