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Historic Chesapeake Bay boat spared from fire

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DELTAVILLE, Va. (AP) — When fire gutted a museum devoted to Chesapeake Bay history, a unique remnant of the bay survived the flames.

A log-hulled boat built in 1924 was spared July 18 when fire destroyed the Deltaville Maritime Museum and many of its exhibits. The F.D. Crockett was in the water at the time of the fire.

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