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By zachlowe1
On July 11, 2019
Bell Ringer: The Oyster Industry in Annapolis
Annapolis Oyster Industry
Museum Docent Mark Bartlett talked about the Annapolis Maritime Museum, located in the last remaining oyster packing plant in the area, the McNasby Oyster Company building. Mr. Bartlett toured the museum’s exhibits and spoke about the history of the Annapolis Oyster industry and its impact on the city.
Description
Museum Docent Mark Bartlett talked about the Annapolis Maritime Museum, located in the last remaining oyster packing plant in the area, the McNasby Oyster Company building. Mr. Bartlett toured the museum’s exhibits and spoke about the history of the Annapolis Oyster industry and its impact on the city.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the origin of the oystering packing industry in Annapolis. Maryland as Mark Bartlett described.
- Describe the process of purchasing and processing oysters in Annapolis throughout the 1900s.
- Describe a typical work day for an oyster shucker as Mark Bartlett explained.
- How the oyster industry in Annapolis and surrounding towns impact broader trade on the eastern U.S. at the time?
- Explain the decline of the McNasby Oyster Company as Mark Bartlett described.
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Vocabulary
- Blue Collar
- Bushel
- Chesapeake Bay
- Maritime
- Pier
- Shucker
- Watermen