Boathouse

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The old boathouse at the College of William and Mary was located on Lake Matoaka near the Ice House Cove. It was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the National Park Service. The Boathouse had a 25-canoe capacity and an upper deck for viewing the lake.

The Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre was built on the site beginning in 1946.

References

• University Archives Buildings File (2007), Boathouse, Earl Gregg Swem Library, The College of William and Mary.

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