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Elf(yacht)

Coordinates:39°21′43″N75°53′13″W/ 39.36194°N 75.88694°W/39.36194; -75.88694
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Elf(yacht)
The Elf (left) and the Beatrice in the 1890s
Elf (yacht) is located in Maryland
Elf (yacht)
Elf (yacht) is located in the United States
Elf (yacht)
LocationSassafras River,Fredericktown, Maryland
Coordinates39°21′43″N75°53′13″W/ 39.36194°N 75.88694°W/39.36194; -75.88694
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1888(1888)
Built byLawley & Sons; Lawley, George F.
NRHP referenceNo.80001807[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1980

Elfis aracing yachtbuilt in 1888 byGeorge Lawley & SonofSouth Boston, Massachusetts,for William H. Wilkinson. She was designed byGeorge F. Lawleyand is the oldest smallyachtin the United States. She is located at theChesapeake Bay Maritime MuseuminSt. Michaels, MD.Talbot County, Maryland.[2]

She was listed on theNational Register of Historic Placeson March 26, 1980.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  2. ^Richard P. Carrion (August 1978)."National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yacht ELF"(PDF).Maryland Historical Trust.Retrieved2016-01-01.

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