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These traditional boats tended to the oyster fleets working the beds in the Bay, buying harvested oysters from the oystermen in the afternoon, and running those oysters to faraway markets and rail centers in Norfolk, Crisfield, Baltimore, and Washington DC, and to local shucking houses and canneries around the Bay.
Restored Chesapeake Bay oyster buy boat
A boat floating on Chesapeake Bay.
Boat in the Bay
A boat floating on Chesapeake Bay.
Boat in the Bay
Boats floating in community dock in Neavitt, Maryland.
Boats at the dock
Boats floating in community dock in Neavitt, Maryland.
Boats at the dock
Docked boats on the Bay.
Docked boats
Equipment on a waterman's boat in Chesapeake Bay.
Equipment on a waterman's boat
Fishing equipment on the dock.
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment on a waterman's boat.
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment on watermen's boats.
Fishing equipment on boats
Watermen boats docked in the Bay.
Watermen boats
Watermen boats docked in the Bay.
Watermen boats
Watermen boats docked in Neavitt, Maryland.
Watermen boats
Boats floating in community dock in Neavitt, Maryland.
Boats at the dock
Illustration of waterman
Waterman
Traditional Maryland crab boats docked at a seafood market. May 2005, Tred Avon River, Easton, MD
Crab boats at watermen's coop
Historically and currently, Easton Point has industrial waterfront activities such as fuel sales, delivery and storage, and gravel depots for asphalt production. A waterman's coop is also located here for the marketing of Maryland blue crabs. May 2005, Tred Avon River, Easton, MD
Waterfront fuel depot storage tanks and crab boat

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