What is the historic landmark in St. Michaels, Maryland, and how old is it?

The historic landmark in St. Michaels, Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The museum was founded in 1965 and is situated on 18 acres of land in the town of St. Michaels, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The museum features a collection of over 65,000 artifacts related to Chesapeake Bay maritime history and culture.

The site of the museum has a long history, it was previously the location of the Ewalt Maritime Shipyard, which was established in the late 1800s. The site was also used for oyster packing and crab picking businesses. In 1965, the old shipyard was donated to the town of St. Michaels for use as a public park, but local residents had a different idea. They proposed the creation of a museum dedicated to the maritime history of Chesapeake Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum opened to the public in 1965 and has been dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Chesapeake Bay ever since. The museum features exhibits on ship building, navigation, waterfowl hunting, and seafood processing. Visitors can explore the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, climb aboard the 1912 river tugboat, and take a ride on the museum's replica of a traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjack.