MAGGIE S. MYERS (schooner)
Killen's Dock at Front and Lombard Sts., Leipsic, DEThe Maggie S. Myers, built in 1893, is the oldest of the oyster schooners still working out of Leipsic and Little Creek. The vessel has a length of fifty feet, a beam of eighteen feet, and a five-and-and-a-half-foot draw. Converted to power in the 1940s, the Maggie S. Myers was demasted, although a section of the bowsprit was left in situ. The framing for the hull is made of sawn white oak fastened with iron spikes protected by half-inch-deep wooden plugs. The hull is finished with carvel sheathing, the interstices of which are caulked with a combination of cotton, oakum, and seaming compound. The decking, some of which is original, is built of fir sealed with tar and linseed oil. The present diesel engine sits in the hold below the original cabin. The present pilot house was added to the top of the cabin. Two power dredges and the winding machinery are located almost directly amidship and stand forward of the pilot house. Maggie S. Myers was reportedly built in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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