MAGGIE S. MYERS (schooner)
Maggie S. Myers (schooner) is located in Delaware
Maggie S. Myers (schooner)
Maggie S. Myers (schooner) is located in the United States
Maggie S. Myers (schooner)
LocationKillen's Dock at Front and Lombard Sts., Leipsic, Delaware
Coordinates39°14′30″N 75°30′53″W / 39.24167°N 75.51472°W / 39.24167; -75.51472
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
MPSBowers Beach DE MRA
NRHP reference No.83001378[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1983

The Maggie S. Myers is an oyster schooner, built in 1893 reportedly at Bridgeton, New Jersey. She is 50-foot-long (15 m) and all the framing is of white oak. The rigging was removed in the 1940s, when the vessel was converted to power. She is maintained and used for oyster dredging on the waters of the Delaware Bay.[2]

She was restored by her current owner, Frank "Thumper" Eicherly IV of Bowers Beach, Delaware, and ran on both sail as well as combustion. She sank on December 23, 2022,[3] but was refloated several days later.[4]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

A similar oyster dredging schooner, the Katherine M. Lee, which is also listed on the NRHP, was also docked near Front and Lombard streets in Leipsic, Delaware.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Stephen Del Sordo; et al. (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Maggie S. Myers". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos
  3. ↑ Orens, Kyle (December 26, 2022). "A Piece of Oyster Fishing History is Making Waves". WBOC TV. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ McDonald, Matt (December 31, 2022). "Historical schooner Maggie S Myers back above the water". WDEL. Retrieved March 5, 2023.


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