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Mathews Maritime Foundation & Museum

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Mathews Maritime Foundation & Museum

The Mathews Maritime Foundation’s mission is to preserve, present, and participate in the rich maritime and cultural heritage of Mathews County, VA.

Our museum is OPEN from April to November. The Mathews Maritime Foundation currently operates the Mathews Maritime Museum and Gwynn's Island Boat Shop as part of their effort to preserve, present, and participate in the rich maritime and cultural heritage of Mathews County, Virginia.

05/15/2026

Dennis has crafted a beautiful new display case for "Eugenia", our newest acquisition. Gabriel "Gabe" Francis Miller (1821-1910), an experienced journeyman shipwright carved this model and from it built the 61’ EUGENIA at his boatyard on Blackwater Creek, off the North River in 1843.

05/07/2026

Newell Dinghy FOR SALE, built Seaview, England, circa 1970, finest materials, craftmanship, 8-foot, sail or
row, $3,995, Mathews, VA, more details US 804-384-1822

05/01/2026

Friday May 1, working on the Green Heron - sanding and painting the cabin

11/15/2025

A 1982 Menger Cat for sale, 18 feet long, new sail still in bag, trailer, 6 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke, asking, $12,995.

11/10/2025

It was 50 years ago today that the Edmund Fitzgerald was lost.

09/20/2025

Come see the boats today, 9 to 5, at Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina

09/01/2025

Mathews Maritime Museum’s Maritime Heritage Day at
Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina, Sat., Sept. 20. Celebrating the deck boats of the Chesapeake Bay, in particular, Peggy of New Point, Nellie Crockett, and the East Hampton. All turned 100 this year! Other buy boats on hand for the celebration will be
FD Crockett, Mobjack, Muriel Eileen, Propwash, 55th Virginia, PE Pruitt, Linda Carol and Emmett H. Hand-crafted models of Chesapeake Bay Deadrise boats by Butch Watkins, Don Good and others modelers, and food aplenty by Ruritans and Salty Bottom Oysters.

08/21/2025

Assorted boat trailers, single and dual axle, for sale. See all our boat listings at https://www.mathewsmaritime.com/boatdonor.html

08/15/2025

Limited amount of prints now available for purchase thru our website. John M. Barber's "The Peggy Off New Point Comfort". Go to...
https://www.mathewsmaritime.com/peggyraffle.html

07/30/2025

There's still time to get your raffle ticket for a chance to win this original oil painting "The Peggy Off New Point Comfort" by John M. Barber. Drawing will be Sept. 20 and you don't have to be present to win. Go to https://www.mathewsmaritime.com/peggyraffle.html to purchase tickets. Comes with frame and light.

Address

482 Main Street
Mathews, VA
23109

Opening Hours

Friday	10am - 2pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

(804) 725-4444

Website

http://www.mathewsmaritime.com/

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