In addition to escorting the ferry boat from Tangier Island, DNR ice breaking crews delivered mail and groceries from Crisfield Thursday using its ice breaking vessel, the 100-foot J. Millard Tawes. Tangier Island, which is around one square mile, has a population of about 700 residents who depend on Crisfield to get their food, supplies, […]
60th Anniversary of the “Sinking of the Marvel”
On August 12, 1955, as gale force winds from Hurricane Connie raged up the Chesapeake Bay, a three-masted schooner by the name of the Levin J. Marvel broke apart off of Holland Point. Fourteen of the 27 passengers on board died in this tragedy. Thirteen passengers survived due to the heroic efforts of many local […]
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