April 2, 2020
2020-04-02T19:00:00
Calvert Marine Museum
14200 Solomons Island Road S.
Solomons, MD 20688
(POSTPONED) Maryland in the Age of Sail Lecture Series: Steam and Sail on the Bay in the 19th & 20th Centuries
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Join Mark Wilkins, Curator of Maritime History at the Calvert Marine Museum, as he explores "Maryland in the Age of Sail." Explore the transition from sail to steam on the Chesapeake Bay. Eventually steam vessels replaced sail and rowed craft to facilitate movement of cargo and passengers across the Bay. Review various types of 19th and 20th century steamers and sailing craft.