Persistence (log canoe)

The Persistence is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in the 1890s, possibly by John B. Harrison in Tilghman, Maryland. She measures 32'-41⁄2" long, with a beam of 6'-111⁄2" and is double-ended with no longhead on her bow. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes that carry on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.^[2][3]

PERSISTENCE (log canoe)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	St. Michaels Marina, St. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates	38°47′6″N 76°13′13″W
Architect	Harrison, John B.
Architectural style	Tilghman
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.	85002261 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]