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Shallop �RendeZvous August�� 25–26 Deltaville, Va.

Explorer - Deltaville

Spirit of 1608, - Reedville John Smith Shallop - Chestertown, Md. �� ✠ 2 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007

�� Set Sail Table of ‰ �� ‰ n 1608, one year after the establishment of �� Jamestown, Captain John Smith and 14 settlers Contents �� boarded a small open boat to explore and chart the Chesapeake Bay and to establish trading Now Featuring: Irelationships with the native peoples. ✠ Weekend schedule The Art of The John Smith Four Hundred/Sultana Projects Page 5 Suzanne of Chestertown, Maryland, is re-enacting this epic 1,700-mile voyage this summer in their shallop rep- ✠ Following Smith’s trail lica, following Capt. John Smith’s original route. Page 7 At its stop at Fishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville ✠ What is a shallop? �� on August 25–26, the Chestertown shallop will Page 8-9 �� be greeted by similar shallops constructed by the Deltaville Maritime Museum and the Reedville Fish- ✠ Reedville’s exhibition In Stock: ermen’s Museum. The shallops will be on display in Page 12 John Barber’s the water from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, and there will be numerous hands-on opportunities and other ✠ About John Smith “Crab Potting” print Page 14-15 activities that should entertain all ages. �� Visitors will have an opportunity to go on the shal- ✠ Tall ship showcased �� lop “Explorer” and actually row and sail. Page 16 �� Don’t miss the Jamestown re-enactors, the Rappahannock Tribe cultural exhibit, the tall ship ✠ Indian chief to speak “Maryland Dove” and historian Larry S. Chowning’s Page 18 talk on Capt. Smith’s Stringray Point adventure. In conjunction, National Geographic magazine will host interactive displays explaining the re-enact- �� ment tour and interpretation of each shallop’s design. In honor of this once-in-a-lifetime event, the Rappahannock Record and Southside Sentinel pres- Staff �� ent this special issue, which offers a daily schedule News Tom Hardin and Robert Ma- son Jr., editors; Larry S. Chowning, for the weekend, information about the three shal- Tom Chillemi, Lisa Hinton-Val- �� lops and accompanying exhibits. drighi, Reid Pierce Armstrong, Enjoy! Kelsey Robusto Advertising Anita Minuth and �� ✠ Rachael Gano, managers; Sara Amiss, The Staff Marilyn Bryant, Deborah Haynes, K.C. Troise and Rick Ughetto

�� Directions and parking Production Julie H. Burwood, art Parking will be located at Ruark’s ﬁeld near Ruark’s Marina on Fish- director; Wayne Smith, Joseph ing Bay Road with a short shuttle ride to the event. To get to Ruark’s Gaskins, Susan Faulkner, K.C. Troise, �� Marina, take Route 33 east to Deltaville and turn right on Fishing Bay Kathy Shrader, Sarah Bowis and Joan Ramsay-Johnson Road (Route 1102-Little Sue on corner). The marina is at the end of the road at the water. Account managers Geanie Longest There will also be parking available at Deltaville Marina with a shuttle and Kim Kent by boat to the club pier. To get to Deltaville Marina, take Route 33 east General managers Fred and Bettie to Deltaville, turn right on Jackson Creek Road (Route 660), and then Lee Gaskins turn right on Buck’s View Lane. There will be limited parking for the handicapped and for families Special Section Coordinators with young children at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. To get to the yacht club, Reid Pierce Armstrong and Susan �� Faulkner take Route 33 east to Deltaville and turn right on Fishing Bay Road �� (Route 1102-Little Sue on corner). The club is the end of the road at the water. Published by the Southside Sentinel �� There will be large signs on Route 33 directing motorists to the sites. P.O. Box 549, Urbanna, Va. 23175 �� Deltaville Maritime Museum will also be open to visitors. Take Route (804) 758-2328 �� 33 east, turn right on Jackson Creek Road (Route 660), and proceed to and the end of the road. the Rappahannock Record �� P.O. Box 400, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482 For more information, call the museum at 776-7200. ✠ (804) 435-1701 ✠ 3 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • ��

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�� SHARON FRUEDE PHOTO �� The ‘Spirit of 1608’ sails down Cockrell’s Creek near Reedville. A voyage of exploration �� n the early 17th century, of exploration, Sultana Inc., a he was wounded by a sting- the Chesapeake Bay non-profit educational organi- ray. At this time, Fishing Bay Watershed was a wild, zation based in Chestertown, Yacht Club and the Deltaville verdant country spanning Maryland, has constructed a Community Association will rich and endless marsh- replica of the vessel Smith and host a “Shallop Rendezvous” Ilands, towering forests, and his crew used to navigate the with the participation of simi- thousands of miles of fresh, Chesapeake. The recreation of lar vessels constructed by the salt and brackish waters. Popu- Smith’s “Discovery Barge” is Deltaville Maritime Museum lated by communities of Native a 28-foot open boat, or “shal- (“Explorer”) and the Reedville American Indians who thrived lop,” that was constructed at Fishermen’s Museum (“Spirit on the environmental largesse the Sultana Shipyard under the of 1608”). offered by the fertile soils and direction of master shipwright Accompanying the Chester- tidal waters, the Chesapeake John Swain. The shallop was town shallop will be an inter- Bay John Smith explored was a launched on November 4, 2005 active 20 by 30 foot exhibit land of environmental and cul- in Chestertown. tent offering a wide variety of tural abundance. The culmination of the Cap- educational content including a Having left the struggling tain John Smith Four Hundred timeline of John Smith’s Chesa- Jamestown colony behind, Project began in May 2007 peake exploration, descriptions Captain Smith and 14 crew when 12 modern-day explor- of the Native Americans of the members embarked in 1608 ers, historians, naturalists, and Chesapeake region in 1608, and on a 1,700-mile journey that educators set out in the shal- information on the ecology of would help to redefine the lop to recreate Smith’s 1608 the Bay during the 17th century �� European concept of the “New voyage. The crew is retracing and today. Visitors to the exhibit �� World.” John Smith’s voyage the route that Smith and his can watch a short ﬁlm about �� of the Chesapeake was the crewmen took, powered only the voyage on overhead televi- first comprehensive explora- by oar and sail, and is stop- sions, learn about John Smith tion of the region by a Euro- ping at 31 ports in Maryland, and the Chesapeake on interac- pean settler, and the detailed, Virginia, Delaware, and Wash- tive computer stations, and ﬁnd amazingly accurate map of the ington, D.C., along the way to out more about what their local region he produced in 1612 educate the public on Smith’s region was like in 1608. was the seminal guide to the legendary voyage. Shallop crew members will Bay used well into the end of On August 25-26, the shallop also be an educational resource, the 17th century. will be in Deltaville during the and visitors will be able to In commemoration of the reenactment of Smith’s explo- speak with them about John 400-year anniversary of ration of the Piankatank River Smith history and their experi- Smith’s extraordinary voyage and nearby Stingray Point where ences onboard the shallop. ✠

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✠ Saturday, August 25 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville • Three John Smith Shallops and tall ship Maryland Dove will be on display in the water �� • Native American cultural display by the Rappahannock Tribe • Interactive displays open to public �� • Jamestown re-enactors will perform �� • Rides on Deltaville Maritime Museum’s “Explorer” available �� ✠ Sunday, August 26 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville • Three John Smith Shallops and tall ship Maryland Dove will be on display in the water • Interactive displays open to public • Native American cultural display by the Rappahannock Tribe �� • Rides on Deltaville Maritime Museum’s “Explorer” will be available • Introductions and historical presentations begin at noon and continue until completion of �� the event. Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe will be the honorary host. Local historian and author Larry S. Chowning will present a historical talk about John Smith’s visit to Stingray Point and his exploration of the Piankatank River and Dragon 2 beautiful new waterfront listings Run. Deltaville • A ﬁ ring of the cannon from the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s shallop “Explorer” will mark 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath substantial the beginning of a combined sail as all three shallops will embark from club docks to dem- ‘cottage’ on 1.8-acre private onstrate their rowing and sailing abilities along the shoreline of Fishing Bay. The public is setting with BIG WIDE Bay views. invited to view the proceedings from Fishing Bay Road and designated beaches between $468,000 Ruark’s Marina and Fishing Bay Yacht Club.

Mariner’s Point Other participants and sponsors include the Calvert Museum, Jamestown Foundation, His- Only available condo in waterfront toric St. Mary’s City, Sultana Projects, Ullman Sails, Reedville Fisherman’s Museum, Middlesex enclave of 20 homes w/ deeded County Museum, Mathews Maritime Museum, Deltaville Community Association, Deltaville DEEP water slip / 2 bedroom / 2 Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park, and Fishing Bay Yacht Club members. bath upper ﬂoor. $480,000 All events are free. Ample free parking will be available in designated areas of Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Ruark’s ﬁ eld on Fishing Bay Road, and Deltaville Boatyard. There will be a vehi- Neena Rodgers cle shuttle service from Ruark’s parking area, and a boat shuttle service from Deltaville Boat- 804-436-2326 yard. Members of the public are encouraged to use these shuttles. Food and refreshments Isabell K. Horsley R. E. will be provided by Coffee Creations at the Fishing Bay Yacht Club clubhouse for the duration of the event. For more information on the shallop rendezvous, contact Bob Kates at 804-776-6950. For � information on the John Smith Historic Trail, visit www.JohnSmith400.org. ✠ �� Norton’s Yacht Sales Inc. ��

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�� TOM CHILLEMI PHOTO The Captain John Smith replica shallops, such as the Explorer above, are powered by both Boatel • Slips • Service sail and rows. � Alexseal & Awlgrip � �� Fiberglass & Gelcoat Work � � Full Engine & Rigging Services � �� 70’ Aerial Lift & Forklifts � �� 50 Ton Travel Lift � �� A unique opportunity � Genset & A/C Installs � by Kelsey Robusto Chestertown, Md., for example, “Each museum has its own unique opportunity was built by volunteers using only interpretation of the legend of the �� will present itself 17th-century tools and technology. shallop, so that should be very �� Saturday and Sunday, The “Spirit of 1608” built at the interesting,” noted Bob Kates, event August 25-26, when Reedville Fishermen’s Museum chairman of the August 25-26 Shal- �� Athe public can see three reproduc- took over 4,000 hours of work and lop Rendezvous. tions of the shallop used by Captain was built using tree limbs felled “People can see the differences John Smith to explore the Chesa- during recent hurricanes. between them, and also the simi- peake Bay area in 1608 at Fishing Chuck Backus, executive direc- larities,” added Colleen Moore, Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville. tor of the Reedville Fisherman’s communications director for the It may be the one chance for the Museum, stated proudly, “Every John Smith Project. “I think the public to see all three replicas in the inch from stem to stern was built by three being there together is going same place, at the same time. volunteers.” to be really unique. I don’t think, The three boats were built indi- Likewise, “Explorer” was built historically, anything like this has vidually, and each is unique in its by hand at the Deltaville Maritime ever been done.” own respect. Although less than 30 Museum. Kates agreed. “It’s going to be feet long, these boats would have “There is something to be said the only time the three shallops that been single-handedly responsible about building things with your have been built to commemorate for the exploration of the Bay in the hands. It’s something of a lost art,” the 400th anniversary of Jamestown early 1600s. said Raynell Smith. “The beauty of will ever be together.” “There’s another whole aspect the boat highlights the skills of our Deltaville will be the 106th and of the Chesapeake Bay,” noted boat-building museum.” 107th stops of the 121 made on Raynell Smith, president of the Backus views each boat as rep- the John Smith Shallop’s once-in- Deltaville Maritime Museum. resenting a different aspect of the a-lifetime journey. The crew of the “Most of the activities that had 1608 voyage. Chestertown’s shal- Chestertown boat will get to meet to do with Jamestown had to do lop was built with detailed histori- the builders of the Reedville and with the smaller boats, the barges. cal accuracy. Deltaville, on the other Deltaville shallops. After August 26, They’re the ones that went up the hand, may represent a more “styl- the boats may never meet again. �� river; they’re the ones that mapped ized homage to John Smith and the “It’s been a real joy dealing with the area. They’re the ones that had colonists,” Backus explained. our friends from the Sultana Projects �� all the fun,” “I think we (Reedville) have and our friends from the Deltaville � �� Because each boat was built made the third piece of the puzzle,” Project,” Backus concluded. “I separately from the others, and built said Backus. “The Spirit is more think the three organizations have � �� mostly by hand, each shallop is dif- suited to share the message of Vir- proven that a spirit of partnership �� ferent. ginia’s proud heritage to places less is the only way to achieve viable The “John Smith Shallop” of accessible to the two sister boats.” results.” ✠ ��

✠ 6 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 On the trail of Captain John Smith by Kelsey Robusto travels, arriving on the weekends he John Smith Shal- at their scheduled destinations. lop from Chestertown, “Really, all we know is we Maryland, began simply have to get to our next location as a way to recycle left- on time,” Bystrom said. Tover wood. From its humble McMullen noted, “Everything beginnings to its historical they do is completely weather journey launched this past May, dependent. They could just throw the boat has caught not only the their watches out.” interest of National Geographic, The crew will sail when the but also the attention of others weather is right or row when around the world. there is no wind. Sometimes, Sultana Projects began with the however, the 12-man crew must reproduction of the 1768 schoo- wait out unfavorable tides. Other ner “Sultana.” After completing times, the crew must row despite the massive boat, the organiza- the heat. tion thought of a second project. Another posting on the crew “We just had the idea in the blog described the predicament. office one day,” said Drew “There is no denying the heat. McMullen, president of the Sul- Sweat runs down our legs and tana Projects. “We had lots of collects on the floorboards. It leftover wood from the Sultana runs between the cracks and and lots of volunteers.” into the bilge. Yes, it is so hot The volunteers built their John that our sweat . . . collects in the Smith shallop in two halves, bilge. That’s not hyperbole; that’s just like the original. One of the gross.” halves is marked “Virginia,” and At night, the crew looks to the other is marked “Maryland.” complete strangers for suste- A somewhat hidden engraving in nance and support. the middle of the boat on one of “We were able to knock on the benches is “Delaware.” people’s doors and camp in The tri-state markers represent people’s yards,” Bystrom said. the areas that Smith explored on “It turned out that people were his small shallop in 1608. really nice.” The Sultana shallop was built “Generally they will cook for from white oak with 17th century [the crew] and if they have room tools and technology. At only 28 in their house, they will put them feet long and with no covered in there,” McMullen noted. cabin, it is difficult to believe It seems everyone is interested that Smith and 11 other explor- in the boat’s travels. Bystrom ers fit in the vessel. The Sultana commented on how well-attended Projects, though, aimed to find SULTANA PROJECTS PHOTO each event has been. out how. The John Smith Shallop of Chestertown, Maryland, is on a 1,700-mile voyage, retracing the “I think we’ve had a lot more After finalizing the schedule of route Captain John Smith took in 1608. people than expected,” he said. stops last summer, the boat was “We have something like outfitted with a crew of 12 and tor of Holly Point Nature Park in most common questions asked Moore finds a lot of comfort in 600,000 hits a month on our web- sent on a 121-day voyage over Deltaville, National Geographic the crew revolves around the close that truth. “I take a lot from the site,” said McMullen. “I mean, our 1,700 miles of the Chesapeake has sponsored much of the John quarters in which they live. fact that they can co-exist on a phones are ringing off the hook.” Bay and its tributaries. The jour- Smith Project, from an event “We’ve been living together 28-foot boat and be happy at the A foreign package received ney began to retrace the travels of guide to a documentary. since April 1,” said Ian Bystrom, end of the day.” surprised McMullen, as well. John Smith on May 12. “They are going to make a captain of the John Smith Shal- Every day the crew wakes up “Apparently we have someone in “It is history right now. We’re movie and a television show about lop. “It’s been quite a while.” at 5 a.m. to a quick breakfast. South Africa who is very keen on making history right now!” the event,” Kates predicted. A posting from the crew on “We drink coffee, eat grits, lots following us,” he said. exclaimed Colleen Moore, com- The crew of the boat is armed the web page notes, “You would of pasta and beans and rice,” “It catches people’s attention,” munications director for the John with camcorders, cameras and be amazed at how much we can said one crew member. added Kates. Smith Project. “People have not laptops. They transmit their exact stow under the benches and how At 6 a.m. the crew begins to “Smith’s voyage is a great been out in a shallop like this for location via GPS and blog regu- little we really need to keep us row and sail to their next destina- piece of history. It ties the events 400 years.” larly about their travels. One of the happy.” tion. Five days a week the crew of Jamestown to the entire Not only has Maryland public Chesapeake Bay,” said McMul- television focused on the voyage, “I take a lot from the fact that they can co-exist on a 28-foot boat len. “It really ties all of these but so has National Geographic. communities around the Bay to According to Bob Kates, direc- and be happy at the end of the day.” Jamestown.” ✠ —COLLEEN MOORE, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE JOHN SMITH PROJECT. ✠ 7 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH’S SHALLOP

n June 2, 1608, Captain John Smith manned a Osmall, open boat with 14 men and set out on a voyage to explore and map the Chesapeake Bay. Traveling over 1,700 miles in just over three months, Smith and his men witnessed a Bay that is hard to imagine today, with huge schools of fish filling the waters, geese and ducks filling the air, oyster bars and grass beds thriving along the bottom, and hundreds of American Indian villages lining the shore. In 1612, John Smith took the notes and sketches he made during this exploration and created the first accurate map of the Chesapeake region. The type of vessel Smith and his fourteen crew members sailed was known as a shallop. A shallop is a small workboat that can be powered with oars and sails. Shallops usually had one or two masts and could range The shallop shown above contains one mast, two from 25 to 45 feet in length. They were much smaller sails, and eight oar locks. Shallops played an than ships that sailed across the ocean, but large enough important role in trade, transportation and to hold up to 25 men and several days worth of food and exploration. water. Shallops were very important to the early English explorers. They were used to map the coastline and transport people from one place to another. They also played an important role in carrying out trading missions with local Indian tribes.

n DuringJune 2, 1608, his Captain voyage John Smith of 1608,coastline Captain and transport Smith people fromloaded one place the to mannedshallop a small, with open boatbeads, with bells,another. looking They also glasses played an importantand other role in 14Exploring men and set out on a voyage to carrying out trading missions with localthe Indian Shallop exploreitems and that map the were Chesapeake traded withtribes. theDuring Indians his voyage forof 1608, corn, Captain fish, Smith OBay. Traveling over 1,700 miles in just over three loaded the shallop with beads, bells, looking meat, animal skins and furs. In later years, shallops months, Smith and his men witnessed a Bay that glasses and other items that were traded with the is hard to imagineserved today, aswith fishing schools of fiboats sh inIndians North for corn, America. fi sh, meat, animal skins and teeming the waters, geese and ducks fi lling the furs. In later years, shallops served as fi shing air, oyster bars and grass One beds thriving of the along interesting boats in Norththings America. about Captain the bottom, andJohn hundreds Smith’s of American shallop Indian wasOne that of the it interestingwas built things in about Europe, Captain villages lining the shore. In 1612, John Smith John Smith’s shallop was that it was built in took the notesbroken and sketches down he made into during pieces, this Europe, then broken placed down intoin pieces,the hold then placed of in exploration andone created of thethe fi rst large accurate ships map of thatthe holdwas of oneheading of the large for ships the that “Newwas head- the Chesapeake region. ing for the “New World.” When the Englishmen The type ofWorld”. vessel Smith andWhen his fourteen the Englishmenreached the mouth reached of the Chesapeake the mouth Bay in of crew members sailed was known as a shallop. A April 1607, they hoisted the pieces of their shal- shallop is a smallthe workboat Chesapeake that can be poweredBay in Aprillop onto the1607, beach andthey spent hoisted two days putting the with oars andpieces sails. Shallops of theirusually hadshallop one or ontoit back the together. beach The shallop and wasspent then used two to two masts and could range from 25 to 45 feet in explore the lower Chesapeake and select the site length. They weredays much putting smaller than it backships that together. of the Jamestown The fort. shallop was then sailed across usedthe ocean, to but explore large enough the to holdlower While Chesapeake shallops are rarely and seen select on the Chesa- the up to 25 men and several days worth of food and peake Bay today, they played a very important water. site of the Jamestown fort.role in 17th century society. Without shallops, Shallops were very important While to theshallops early areit would rarely have beenseen much on more the diffi cult for the English explorers. They were used to map the English to survive in the “New World.” ✠ Chesapeake Bay today, they played a very important role in 17th century Informationsociety. and Without images courtesy shallops, of the Sultana it Projects ThisThis image, image, taken taken from from a map a ofmap the of Carolina the Carolina coast made in thecoast late made 1500s, in shows the late English 1500s, explorers shows approachingEnglish the would have been much more difficult for the English shorelineexplorers in a shallop.approaching the shoreline in a shallop. The two-piecedto survive in the Shallop:“New World”. How it worked ✠ The shallop was built in England, then sawn in half and shipped to the New World in two pieces. EachInterpretation piece was capable of ofCaptain fl oating andJohn being Smith’s rowed to shallop shore. The by shallop artist Marc Castelli, Beforein consultation sawing the with shallop Master in half, Shipwright pre-cut pieces John of Swain the top would have been stored in the hold of one of the large ocean going ships bringing the rails were removed. When the shallop reached the New Englishmen across the Atlantic. After arriving at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, World, these pieces were then reattached on the beach. each half was hauled out of the hold, launched into the water and rowed to shore, where a team of men would begin working to reattach the pieces.

Small, watertight walls called bulkheads were built at the end of each half-shallop. Once the two sections were The sturdy piece of wood on the bottom of a ship is called its keel. The two-pieced rowed to the beach, the bulkheads were placed side by shallop had a special section in the middle of the keel that was removed before side and nailed together. the vessel was sawn in half. Once the shallop reached the New World and the two halves were rowed to shore, this special section was reattached. ✠ 8 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 Parts of the ship “When the bow of that boat broke the mists hallops of the 1600s came in many shapes and sizes. Some were only 25 feet in length, while others were and became visible to the Native Americans, both S well over 40 feet long. Some had one mast and a single sail, while others had two or more masts and CHUCK BACKUS, DIRECTOR, REEDVILLE FISHERMEN’S MUSEUM several sails. The shallop shown here was designed by cultures changed forever.” Exploring the Shallop shipwrights at Sultana Projects, Inc. in Chestertown, Maryland for the Captain John Smith 400 Project, an educational program that will mark the 400th anniversary of John Smith’s explorations of the Chesapeake Bay. Sultana Projects’ shallop has a single mast. The mast is a vertical timber near the center of the shallop to which the sails are attached. The small sail near the bow (front) of the ship is called the staysail, and the larger sail near the stern (back) of the ship is called the main sail. The upper corner of the main sail is held in place by a timber known as the sprit. The mast is held in place by strong rope cables called shrouds. Another cable which keeps the mast secure is known as the stay, which runs from the bow to the top of the mast. Sultana Projects’ shallop is steered with a long wooden handle known as the tiller. The tiller is attached to the rudder, which is a large flat piece of wood that moves back and forth, causing the vessel to turn from side to side. When the vessel is sailing, crew members lower a device called the leeboard over the side to keep the shallop from sliding across the water and veering off course. Another important piece is the keel, which acts as the ship’s backbone and helps keep the vessel in a straight line while sailing. When the wind is light, the shallop’s crew members man the oars and row the ship through the water. The oars fit securely in the oar locks located along the top of the rails. Sultana Projects built this shallop in 2005. In 2006, the vessel was on display at museums in the Chesapeake region before setting out from Jamestown, Virginia in May of 2007 to re-enact Captain John Smith’s historic ✠voyages of 1608. ✠

Information and images courtesy of the Sultana Projects

The legend of Antipoison Creek One of the legends surrounding the John Smith Stingray Shallops played an important role in trade, transportation and exploration. In April 2005, a Point incident was that Antipoison Creek and Antipoison group of shipwrights began building a replica of Captain John Smith’s shallop at the Sultana Neck on the Northern Neck in Lancaster County got their Shipyard in Chestertown, Maryland. After researching the shallop for nearly a year, they names from the precious oil used by Dr. Walter Russell to chose the design shown above. Look at the diagram to learn what the different parts of save Smith’s life. the shallop are called. Chuck Backus, executive director of the Reedville Fish- ermen’s Museum, said legend has it that when Smith was stung by a stingray at Stingray Point in Deltaville, the doctor and others found the precious oil in the area of Antipoison Neck, and the name of the land and creek has been known shal∙lop [shal-uhp] n. as Antipoison ever since. a small open boat ﬁ tted with oars or sails, or both, and One of the legends is that Native Americans provided the medicating oil used by Russell to save Smith’s life. used primarily in shallow waters, esp. gaﬀ -rigged vessel Whether true or not, it most surely is another situation of the 17th and 18th centuries. [Origin: 1570–80; < F where the Smith voyage resulted in the naming of a creek and nearby land. chaloupe < G Schaluppe sloop]

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✠ 10 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 January - At Jamestown, Virginia, Christopher Newport returns in a 1608 ship with the first supply and about 100 new settlers: he finds only 38 River trail Trivia ✠ survivors. follows explorers’ voyage Dividing Creek new set of maps to help trav- elers explore the route of A Capt. John Smith’s adventures along the York River and its Ditchley tributaries is now available. �� The boat and partial auto tour �� along the York, Mattaponi and �� Pamunkey rivers was developed to complement America’s 400th �� Anniversary. The route includes 36 �� recreation sites, historic places and �� museums between Zoar State Forest and Yorktown. �� “The John Smith interpretive �� maps on the York, Pamunkey and Mattaponi rivers provide an excel- lent addition to the existing John Smith maps on the James River,” said Virginia Department of Con- �� servation and Recreation (DCR) �� Director Joseph H. Maroon. “Both �� maps were produced by DCR through a close working relation- �� ship with the Virginia Tourism Cor- �� poration and the Virginia Council on Indians (VCI) and are the ﬁrst to �� be developed along the newly desig- �� nated Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. The trail is divided into three maps—one for each river—each a day trip for boaters and motorists alike. The maps provide information on the Indian settlements that were noted on Smith’s early maps. “You’ll discover unspoiled river views, eagles, heron, osprey and a variety of other wildlife,” said Vir- ginia Travel Council president Alisa �� Bailey. “You can also experience a diversity of interpretive experiences from the archaeology at York River State Park to the Indian reservations and other museums and visitor centers.” Maps are available at York River State Park, the Yorktown Victory Center, the York County Historical Museum and the Gloucester Visi- �� tor Center. Sites along the route and �� from Virginia Welcome Centers and regional visitor centers will also �� have the maps. Maps are also avail- �� able through DCR’s online store. To order, visit dcr.virginia.gov. ✠ ✠ 11 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • Reedville exhibition focuses on life before exploration

ollowing more than two making team, pinpoints the many years of planning and Native American settlements preparation, the Reedville located throughout the North- Fishermen’s Museum has ern Neck in 1607. It includes Fopened the doors to its “Spirit of models of two ships that the set- 1607-1608” exhibition. tlers arrived in: the “Susan Con- Created under the guidance of stant” and the “Discovery,” the museum design team George and work of Ret. Col. Bill Wright of Katherine Frayne and through Irvington. the inspiration and labor of Page Dillon and Carol Cole numerous volunteers, the exhibit added to the exhibit with a celebrates the 400th anniversary diorama portraying a typical of the settlement of Jamestown Indian dwelling with its sur- and John Smith’s exploration of rounding plantings and living the Chesapeake Bay. facilities. The scene includes The exhibit emphasizes the eye-catching mannequins rep- Native American environment resenting local inhabitants sur- that Smith encountered during rounded by fields of corn and his exploration of the lower sunflowers that were created by TOM RYALS PHOTOS The centerpiece of the exhibit is a six-by-eight foot diorama depicting the many Native Northern Neck through a series local quilting groups. American settlements in the Northern Neck in 1607. of dioramas, timelines and inter- Audio-visual displays play active displays. an important role in the exhibi- of Nation American folkways, ryboard following the construc- boat in action and under sail. The centerpiece of the exhibit, tion, George Frayne said. Daniel appears in a touch-screen video tion and subsequent adventures To give visitors a better under- a six-by-eight foot diorama cre- Firehawk Abbot, renown for display produced by Grayson of the “Spirit of 1608,” a John standing of the 1607 event, the ated by the museum’s model- his lectures and demonstrations and Susanne Mattingly of Mat- Smith shallop replica created design team called on Dr. Carl tingly Productions in Irvington. by the museum’s boat-building (Woody) Hobbs at the Virginia The interactive video enables team with the encouragement of Institute of Marine Science to visitors to select from vari- former museum president Wen- explain how this part of the ous topics demonstrating tool dell Haynie. In addition to a col- continent became so desirable making, home building and lection of still photographs by for settlement. Dr. Hobbs, who clothing fabrication. Tom Ryals, the display provides has lectured widely about the The exhibit also includes a sto- a documentary film showing the (Continued on the next page)

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Visitors at the opening of the exhibit inspect a model of the John Smith shallop. ✠ 12 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 (continued from previous page)

Chesapeake Bay and its ecol- �� ogy, appears in a video display describing the conditions lead- 24-Hour WreckerService ing up to and existent at the time the explorers arrived. Auto Value Dealer The exhibition pays tribute to the humans who had been living �� in the Northern Neck for some �� 9,000 years before the English �� adventurers arrived. Wanda Boley of the exhibits committee noted that the design team felt it was important to explain to visitors how and when �� OMPLETE UTOBODY EPAIR humans first arrived to the North C A R American continent. The result- 24 Hour Towing and ing display fills an entire wall of Lock-Out Service the exhibit, tracking the nomads journey across the Bering Sea • Fiberglass & Boat Repair land bridge some 35,000 years • Expert Color Matching ago following herds of mam- moth, elk and bison to their 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 17537 PULLER HWY., DELTAVILLE 776-7780 eventual settlement in Virginia where they learned to cultivate their land and live within a sed- entary community. Visitors are introduced to the main exhibit through a corridor �� of timelines illustrating historical events of the 1607-1608 �� period, the progression of flora �� and fauna from the end of the �� Ice Age to the early 17th cen- �� tury and a back-lighted display Highest �� showing the evolution of the Standards of Professional Service �� Chesapeake Bay itself. Artifacts from private col- lections and ship models of the period round out one of the most extensive exhibitions the �� museum has mounted in its history. Hartfield Village Center When the John Smith replica barge is at its dockside mooring, 776-0006 visitors may be able to interview members of its re-enactment Carol & Warren crew, led by Bill Rogers, who Morrell provide information about the boat and recount tales of John Smith’s travels up and down the bay. ...they met with the church and taught a great many The museum is currently open people, and the disciples were called “Christians.” daily from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 — Acts 11:26 p.m. The “Spirit of 1607-1608” exhibit will remain open through �� October 2008. ✠ Philippi Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) �� Deltaville, across from Taylor’s and next door to Hurd’s

1608 Trivia �� Sundays: �� 8:30 a.m., continental breakfast ✠ �� 9:00 a.m., non-traditional worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday school January 7 - Fire destroys �� “all the houses in the fort” �� 11:00 a.m., traditional worship at Jamestown, Virginia. The fort is repaired in �� http://philippichristianchurch.com March. ✠ 13 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • Linking the past �� to the present �� by Kelsey Robusto

ohn Smith is most famous for his meticulously accurate 1608 Year 1608 was maps and inspiring descrip- a leap year. tions of the Chesapeake Bay. Trivia ✠ JHis encounters along its shores have made certain areas famous. From his capture by Native Ameri- cans to his supposed love affair with Pocahontas to his infamous wound at Stingray Point, Smith’s stories have become the legends uniting the Chesapeake Bay community and encouraging explora- SERVING EASTERN VIRGINIA SINCE 1908 tion and tourism. Call us for a free review & quote of all of your insurance needs today! “The biggest soapbox that I get on �� is about John Smith,” said Raynell �� Smith, president of the Deltaville Maritime Museum where the shallop “Explorer” was built. “ He was such a unique character. I consider him a founding father of America. He had the spirit. He said, ‘I don’t care who your father was. I don’t care if you are a nobleman.’ “ Captain Smith had a unique Capt. John Smith personality (remember, he arrived in the New World in chains). At there,” McMullen noted. “Realizing what the Bay was Stingray Point in Deltaville, Smith “Everything we see today was once like and seeing what the nearly lost his life to a cow-nosed very different. If you can imagine Bay is like now shows people �� stingray, and in retaliation ate the the water four feet lower, every- that the Bay is a living organ- �� fish for dinner. “He was really thing would look dramatically dif- ism,” emphasized Colleen a rather humorous person,” said ferent,” said Bob Kates, chairman Moore, communications direc- �� Raynell Smith. of the August 25-26 Shallop Ren- tor for the John Smith Project. �� His seemingly larger-than-life dezvous in Deltaville. “And, we need to take care of adventures, though, are based From oyster islands to crys- it.” �� solidly on fact. “Smith could tal water, the Bay was a pristine Raynell Smith agreed. “That’s definitely have done what he said example of natural beauty when one of the missions of the John he did,” noted Drew McMullen, Captain Smith experienced it. He Smith Water Trail—to get people president of the Sultana Projects. wrote in his journal of the region, thinking about the Bay and per- “There’s no doubt about it.” “Heaven and earth never agreed haps return it to the quality it After seeing the Chesapeake Bay better to frame a place for man’s used to have. We want to link the firsthand, the captain of the Sul- habitation.” past to the present.” ✠ tana Projects’ John Smith Shallop, Ian Bystrom, quelled any doubts that Smith thought the Bay was a Northwest Passage to the Pacific �� Ocean. “When you’re down there at the mouth of the Bay, it just �� keeps going and going and going.” It is John Smith’s detailed jour- �� nals that provide visions of the �� Bay in the 1600s. “He was the first person to explore the Bay, top to bottom, and write down what was ��

✠ 14 • Shallop RendeZvous • August 16, 2007 About the life of Captain John Smith orn in 1580 in Willoughby, reportedly escaped by murdering in three tiny ships. When the sealed carried. Smith was questioned about instituted a policy of rigid discipline, England, John Smith left home the brother. box that listed the names of the his colony and then made to take strengthened defenses, and encour- Bat 16 and began his travels by After being released from service seven council members who were part in some sort of ritual or trial. aged farming with this admonish- joining volunteers in France who and receiving a large reward, he trav- to govern the colony was opened, Powhatan’s 11-year-old daughter ment: “He who does not work, will were fighting for Dutch indepen- eled through Europe and Northern Smith’s name was on the list. took part in the ceremony in some not eat.” Because of his strong lead- dence from Spain. In 1600 he joined Africa. He returned to England in the In December 1607, he and some way. Smith was unsure of his fate, ership, the settlement survived and Austrian forces to fight the Turks winter of 1604-05 where he became companions were ambushed by and he was convinced that Poca- grew during the next year. Unfor- in the “Long War.” Two years later, involved with plans to colonize Indian hunters. After killing the hontas had saved his life. Smith was tunately, Smith was accidentally he was wounded in battle, captured, Virginia for profit by the Virginia other Englishmen with him, the released in friendship after about injured by a gunpowder burn and and sold as a slave to a Turk who Company, which had been granted a Indians carried Smith back to their four weeks of captivity and returned returned to England for treatment sent Smith as a gift to his sweetheart charter from King James I. powerful chief, Powhatan, to decide to Jamestown, guided by Indians. in October 1609, never to return to in Istanbul. According to Smith, this The famous expedition set sail on his fate. Powhatan was impressed Meanwhile, dissent within the Virginia again. girl fell in love with him and sent December 20, 1606, reaching Vir- by Smith’s self-confidence as well colony fermented due to lack of sup- In London, he actively pro- him to her brother to get training ginia in April 1607 after enduring a as such mystical instruments as an plies, laziness, and periodic attempts moted the colonization of Vir- for Turkish imperial service. Smith lengthy voyage of over four months ivory and glass pocket compass he at desertion by many of the colo- ginia. In April 1614, he returned nists, and personal conflicts among to the New World in a voyage to Smith and various leaders, as well as the Maine and Massachusetts disagreements over policies being Bay areas, which he named New �� formulated in London. As a result, England. He was denied further �� Smith left Jamestown to explore and opportunities to return to America �� map the Chesapeake Bay region and due to his independent nature and search for needed food supplies. spent the rest of his life writing �� Smith was elected president of the books until his death in 1631 at �� local council in September 1608. He age 51. – from APVA.org ✠

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✠ 17 August 16, 2007 • Shallop RendeZvous • Rappahannock Indian Tribe to play prominent role �� in Shallop Rendezvous �� hief Anne Richardson of Smith to the Rappahannocks for the Rappahannock Indian the people to determine if Smith Tribe will make welcom- was the Englishman who, three ing remarks during the years earlier, had murdered their Chistorical presentations portion chief and kidnapped some of their of the Rendezvous of the John people. However, Smith was found Smith Shallops program at Fish- innocent of this crime. The perpe- ing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville trator was a tall man, but Smith on Sunday, August 26. The pre- was judged to be too short and too DELTAVILLE - "WATER VIEW" - New Construction overlooking Stingray sentations will highlight a two-day fat to fit that description. Harbor Marina - 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with numerous amenities: public event August 25-26 cele- Smith returned to the Rap- Hardwood floors, granite countertops, fire place, screened porch, 2 deeded accesses to Rappahannock River, garage, huge rec room, etc. …… $569,000 brating the arrival of Captain John pahannocks’ homeland in the Smith’s shallop in the Deltaville summer of 1608. He mapped 14 area nearly 400 years ago. Rappahannock villages on the It is fitting that Chief Richard- north side of the river. The Rap- son, a fourth generation chief of pahannocks’ territory on the the Rappahannocks and first female south side of the Rappahannock chief of any Virginia tribe since the River was their primary hunting 1700s, will deliver the welcoming grounds. remarks. Her ancestors were among Along with museum interactive the first Virginia natives to encoun- shallop displays during the two- ter Captain John Smith in Virginia. Chief Anne Richardson day event, the Rappahannock Tribe The Rappahannocks first met will host a Native American cul- Captain John Smith in December bearing their name. At the time, tural display that will include pot- 1607 at their capital town “Topa- Smith was a prisoner of Powhatan’s tery, beadwork, baskets and other DELTAVILLE - Furnished brick rancher with pool ready for hanocke” on the banks of the river brother, Opechancanough. He took artifacts of historical interest. ✠ a great summer. Just off the Piankatank River. Home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, great room, Florida room and a new heat pump, pier with 3.5' MLW, protected harbor and only 2 miles to the Bay. Offered at……………………………………………………$599,000 ��

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