Bugeye "Louise Travers", Intersection of Routes 2 & 4, Solomons, Calvert County, MD
Summary
Significance: The bugeye LOUISE TRAVERS was the last surviving bugeye built by James T. Marsh, a Chesapeake Bay builder who is credited with developing the stern "duck tail" or "box" which enclosed a bugeye's rudderstock, thus protecting it from collision with other vessels in crowded harbors. His development was widely adopted in the Bay area. Though much altered from her original appearance, this vessel was recorded because her hull construction was thought to be representative of Marsh's frame hull construction methods.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30
Survey number: HAER MD-55
Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1986 Demolished
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Tags
bugeyes
dredging
maritime
solomons
bugeye
louise
travers
louise travers
intersection
routes
calvert
calvert county
maryland
historic american engineering record
james t marsh
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Marsh, James T
Location
Solomons
,
38.31846, -76.45412
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html