Oliver's Gift (log canoe)
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OLIVER'S GIFT (log canoe) | |
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| Nearest city | Davidsonville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′58″N 76°36′22″W / 38.96611°N 76.60611°W |
| Built | 1947 |
| Architect | Duke, Oliver |
| Architectural style | Tilghman |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002247 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1985 |
The Oliver's Gift is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1947, by Oliver Duke. She measures 30'-7" long, has a beam of 7'-3". She is 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 Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[2][3]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
