From Shipwrecked Puppies to Iron Dogs

From Shipwrecked Puppies to Iron Dogs (HM2JXL)

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N 38° 47.263', W 76° 13.221'

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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

While sailing home from England in 1807, George Law, a member of a prominent Maryland family, rescued Newfoundland puppies from sinking British ship and brought them home to the Chesapeake Bay. The puppies—named Sailor and Canton (the name of Law's ship)—mated with local dogs and established a new breed, the Chesapeake Bay retriever.

For waterfowling, Chesapeake Bay retrievers have no equal. They are able to plunge repeatedly into freezing water, their oily double coats keeping their skin dry.

The cast iron dog, manufactured by the Baltimore foundry Hayward, Bartlett & Company, was made in memory of the shipwrecked puppies, Sailor and Canton. Dozens of these iron dogs were made as lawn ornaments, and this one long stood guard outside a waterfront house just a few miles outside of St. Michaels.
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HM NumberHM2JXL
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Placed ByChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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Date Added Sunday, August 25th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 394010 N 4293926
Decimal Degrees38.78771667, -76.22035000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.263', W 76° 13.221'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 15.78" N, 76° 13' 13.26" W
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