Malta Boat Club
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Malta Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #9 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1865, the Club joined the Schuylkill Navy when it relocated to the Schuylkill River from the Delaware River and purchased the facilities of the now defunct Excelsior Club.[2][3] While on the Delaware, the club occupied a house on Smith’s Island where the club stored its boat called the "Minnehaha".[4] The club was founded by members of the Minnehaha Lodge of the Sons of Malta.[4] The Sons of Malta, originally organized in the South, did not survive the Civil War.[5][6]
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Location | #9 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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Home water | Schuylkill River |
Established | 1860 |
Navy admission | 1865 |
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Colors | Royal Blue and White |
Website | maltaboatclub.com |
Malta Boat Club | |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 39.96962°N 75.18534°W / 39.96962; -75.18534 |
Part of | Boat House Row (ID87000821[1]) |
Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987 |
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As four members of the US National Team row out of Malta, the club was well represented at the 2009 World Championships.[7]