Island Bird

United States historic place

ISLAND BIRD (log canoe)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city| St. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates| 38°48′0″N 76°13′10″W﻿ / ﻿38.80000°N 76.21944°W﻿ / 38.80000; -76.21944
Built| 1882
Architect| Covington, William S.
Architectural style| Tilghman
MPS| Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.| 85002254 [1]
Added to NRHP| September 18, 1985

The  Island Bird is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe built in 1882 by William Sidney Covington in Tilghman, Maryland. She is a 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) sailing log canoe with a racing rig, a sharp stem with a longhead bow, and a sharp, raking stern. She is one of the smallest boats in the active racing fleet, with a beam of only 5 ft 6.5 in (1.689 m). The boat is privately owned by the descendants of Mr. Covington and has been racing every season since 1949. 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 in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". ISLAND BIRD (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
3. ^ "Island Bird #4 – CBLCSA". Island Bird. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

## External links

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* ISLAND BIRD (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust

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