Annapolis City Dock

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>ANNAPOLIS CITY DOCK</U></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#669999" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BO Steam Tugboat Baltimore at Pier One"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pride of Baltimore II Apprroaching Key B"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 18 x 24 pen ink"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 18 x 24 pen ink"><U><B>Return to 18" x 24" pen and ink page</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#777777" TEXT="#080000"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <bR> <div> <B>Progress has slowly but consistently edged out most the workboats that once filled this small harbor during the summer months.  In the winter, however, a decreasing number still return to the extent space is available.  Power workboats with hydraulic oyster dredges, and skipjacks rigged for dredging under sail in the Maryland portion of the Bay, are now seen for the most part on the eastern shore of the bay at ports like Tilghmans island and Crisfield.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 41 foot </B><B>Bernice J.</B><B> built in Accomac, Virginia in 1904, and the 45 foot </B><B>City of Crisfield</B><B> built in 1949 in Reedville, Virginia are typical of the skipjacks which, by Maryland law, are the only vessels permitted to dredge for oysters on Wednesday through Friday of each week; power dredging is only permitted on Monday and Tuesday.  Early on the morning of November 2, 1974 seven skipjacks prepared to depart for the Chesapeake Appreciation Day celebration and skipjack races a few miles away at Sandy Point.  The other five, </B><B>Geneva May</B><B>, </B><B>Rosie Parks,</B><B> </B><B>Ladie Katie</B><B>, </B><B>Somerset</B><B>, </B><B>and Kathryn</B><B> are docked a few hundred feet away on the other side of the dock.  Today scenes like this are very rare.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>