Island Belle

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Island Belle
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LocationEwell, Smith Island, Maryland
Coordinates 37°59′47″N76°1′44″W / 37.99639°N 76.02889°W / 37.99639; -76.02889 Coordinates: 37°59′47″N76°1′44″W / 37.99639°N 76.02889°W / 37.99639; -76.02889
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
NRHP reference No. 79001141 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1979

The Island Belle is a vessel built in 1916 at Smith Island, Maryland. From 1916 until 1977 this vessel provided the only regular transportation between Smith Island, the state's only "water-locked" settlement, and the mainland. [2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Rev. Henry Zollinhofer (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Island Belle (vessel)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.