A man by the name of John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay. The National Parks Service designated a waterway trail to commemorate the exploration of the Chesapeake Bay by John Smith. Smith, along with a crew of 14, rowed and sailed 1,500 miles of waterway in a boat similar to the one pictured here, docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Looks like tight quarters.
The English shallop (pictured) was an open, shallow-draft craft about 7 feet wide and 30 feet long and had probably been transported from England in two pieces that could be assembled in Virginia. The shallop could be rowed or sailed and carried up to 15 people. Smith selected a crew that included a doctor, a carpenter, a tailor to mend sails, ordinary seamen, and higher-status “gentlemen” to serve as Smith's bodyguards and entourage during visits with Native groups.
Smith, a man in his mid twenties, is responsible for drawing the first map of the bay. He and his crew survived this gruelling journey of discovery by fending off attacks from Native American tribes, befriending chiefs and living off the plentiful fish, oysters and vegetation that grew in the Chesapeake Bay.
Today the bay is in trouble. Too much sediment and fertilizer run-off is killing the ecosystem. Legislators and conservationists are having a difficult time preserving the vitality of this very important estuary. You can read more about this effort here.
Max & Mason
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