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People by the waterfront_ SPARKS! Exhibit Debut_Captain Avery Museum_CHBA

Two people stand by a waterfront with an informational sign, overlooking a body of water and distant bridge.

The Captain Avery Museum, a Chesapeake Gateways Network site, hosts the Smithsonian’s Spark! Places of Innovation exhibition, celebrating creativity in rural America. Its companion exhibit, Buyboats to Beaches – 100 Years of Resiliency on the Chesapeake Bay, features Norman Gross’s intricate model workboats and highlights how Black and Jewish communities built their own waterfront havens during segregation.

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Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, Code: CBGN

Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

09/10/2025

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Person: Joel Cadoff
Organization: Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Email: CHBA_Visual_Information@nps.gov

Monday, November 3, 2025 8:18:30 PM

Monday, November 17, 2025 2:59:46 PM

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