“The 60th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Marvel” August 12, 2015, 7:00pm-9:00pm at the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Bay View Hall 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 […]
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 […]