Archive Record
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Metadata
Title |
William W. Williams Boatbuilding and Biographical History |
Collection |
William Wellington "Billy" Williams |
Catalog Number |
2019.24.71 |
Date |
1917-2011 |
Scope & Content |
Billy Williams Waterman and builder of deadrise boats, Horse Point, Virginia Used his first boat, built by Earl and "Big Johnny" Weston in 1934, for haul seining in the 1930's and 1940's Contracted Earl Weston to build most of the hull of the Gwen Marie and finished the boat in Weston's boat shed Built the sides and pilot house from cypress from Dragon Run Boat was used for bottom fishing and oystering |