RALPH T. WEBSTER

Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland. County/parish: Talbot.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 1985. NRIS 85001094.

1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Ralph T. Webster (skipjack)

The Ralph T. Webster is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1905 at Oriole, Maryland. She is a 47.7' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 15.3' and a depth of 3.5', with net registered tonnage of 8 tons. She one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is located at Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland.

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106775834

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