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History BuildingDiscover the maritime history of the Chesapeake-from its impact on national and global history to the interdependence of the cultural and natural histories of the Bay. Explore the culture of the Native American inhabitants who named the Bay "Chesapeake." Learn that the first English explorers in North America placed their settlements along the shores of the Bay, and how this region later became linked with a new nation's fight for independence, subsequent growth, and its fracture and reunion at the time of the Civil War. Over the centuries Chesapeake boat builders have designed watercraft to meet a particular geography and task. Here you can see how the diverse activities of Bay watermen and boatbuilders have led to their adaptation of the boats they use to local conditions such as water depth, wind and weather patterns, distance from the fishing grounds, available materials, and harvesting technologies. You can also explore the current exhibit in our changing exhibit
gallery.
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