Tennison, Wm. B. (Chesapeake Bay Bugeye)
United States historic place in Solomons, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The William B. Tennison is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye built in 1899 and converted to an oyster buy-boat in 1906–07. With the conversion her sail rig was removed and an engine inserted, and is the only surviving example of this conversion. Her construction marks a transition between log construction and plank construction. She is homeported at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland. The Tennison is reputed to be the second oldest licensed passenger vessel in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD |
| County | Calvert County |
| Listed | Mar 27, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80001799 |
| Type of place | boat |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD |
| Coordinates | 38.33121, -76.46317 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park · 20 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Pax River Paradise Grove Campgrounds 4 mi · Pax River Hog Point Campgrounds 4 mi · George Washington Birthplace National Monument Picnic Pavilion 26 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80001799. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.