Rosie Parks (skipjack)
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The Rosie Parks is a Chesapeake Bay
skipjack built in Wingate, Maryland
, in 1955 by Bronza Parks
. She is owned by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
; her hailing port is Cambridge, Maryland
. The Rosie Parks was purchased in 1975 from Orville Parks—the boatbuilder's brother—and she was the first skipjack to be preserved afloat by a museum.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
skipjack built in Wingate, Maryland
Wingate, Maryland
Wingate is an unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
, in 1955 by Bronza Parks
Bronza Parks
Bronza M. "Bronzie" Parks was an American boatbuilder from Wingate, Maryland. Parks was the last builder of Chesapeake Bay skipjack sailing vessels.-Personal life:...
. She is owned by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is located in St. Michaels, Maryland, United States and is home to a collection of Chesapeake Bay artifacts, exhibitions, and vessels. This interactive museum was founded in 1965 on Navy Point, once a site of seafood packing houses, docks, and work boats...
; her hailing port is Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...
. The Rosie Parks was purchased in 1975 from Orville Parks—the boatbuilder's brother—and she was the first skipjack to be preserved afloat by a museum.