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Expansion

The McNasby Oyster House – some parts of which date back to 1918 – became part of the Museum campus....

A New Name

By the end of 2000 the committee officially adopted a new name: the “Annapolis Maritime Museum."...

A New Mission

The Committee was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization with a specific mission: to compile and preserve the maritime, commercial, architectural, and industrial history of Eastport....

Eastport Historical Committee

The Annapolis Maritime Museum was founded originally as the Eastport Historical Committee. The City of Annapolis had purchased the property on Back Creek that included the small barge house in addition to the McNasby building. The small barge house was designated as a museum by the mayor and became known as The Barge House Museum....

City Park

John Turner sells the business to H.L.P., Inc., which intended to tear down the structure and replace it with a waterfront condo. However, the City of Annapolis established a Maritime Zoning District to protect maritime businesses from development pressure and purchased the property from H.L.P with help from the State of Maryland....

Changing Hands

William Joseph McNasby, Jr., gives the Eastport building to his friends John W. and Mary Lou Turner....

Eastport facility opens for business.

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McNasby family starts the McNasby Oyster Company.