Billie P. Hall (log canoe)

Billie P. Hall

History
Builder	Charles Tarr
Launched	1903
Billie P. Hall (log canoe)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Oxford, Maryland
Coordinates	38°40′27″N76°8′25″W / 38.67417°N 76.14028°W / 38.67417; -76.14028
Built	1903
Architect	Tarr, Charles
Architectural style	Tilghman
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR [1]
NRHP reference No.	85002251 [2]
Added to NRHP	18 September 1985

Billie P. Hall is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1903, by Charles Tarr. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes to carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Oxford, Talbot County, Maryland. ^{[3] [4]}

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[2]

References

1. Hayward, Mary Ellen (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR (Thematic Group)" (pdf). National Park Service . Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
3. "Billie P. Hall (log canoe)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
4. "Billie P. Hall #5". Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25.