News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
One of the major country roads on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is MD313. The 76 miles Northbound road begins at US50 in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County, and runs to MD213 in Galena, Kent County. One of the town the road runs through is Sudlersville. Sitting at the red light, look to your left you’ll see the […]
Continue ReadingShortly after Queen Anne’s County was organized in 1706, Queenstown became the County Seat in 1707. It was first called Queen Anne’s Town, then in 1710 Queen’s Town and later simply Queenstown. The town and the County was named after England’s Queen Anne. The Court House was built in 1708. In 1782 the County seat […]
Continue ReadingBeginning in the 1920’s automobiles became popular and it was common for people to start taking trips. To provide the travelers with regional history roadside makers began sprouting up. In 1933 the Maryland State Roads Commission launched a statewide marker program. There are approximately 800 State markers on Maryland roadways. People often speed by without […]
Continue ReadingTraveling on the country roads of the Eastern Shore anytime of the year is a treat. Spring is one of those times. You can see life returning. Leaves are coming out on the trees, birds are flying and even on partly cloudy days the views are lovely. MD-298 connects MD-213 near Kennedyville to MD-20 near […]
Continue ReadingIt doesn’t matter where you may travel there will be monuments and memorials. As I continue my Chesapeake County Road series I’ll talk about ones I’ve photographed on my travels between Chesapeake City and Kent Island. These are a few of them. On the MD20 on the way to Rock Hall, Maryland, is one of […]
Continue ReadingIn 1829, after years of planning and construction the C&D Canal connecting the Delaware Bay with the Chesapeake Bay opened. The town that grew around the locks, Chesapeake City, was named in 1839 and soon expanded to both sides of the canal. The town was incorporated in 1849. It was a commercial community that serviced […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time since 2009 the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration have added 49 routes to the National Scenic Byways Program. One of these is the Chesapeake Country All-American Road, a more than 400-mile route from Chesapeake City to Crisfield and Smith Island on country roads on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This adds […]
Continue ReadingAs I was doing my journey on the Harriet Tubman Byway and the history of the years before the civil war it occurred to me how the Choptank River is an important part of the journey from force servitude to freedom and played a huge part in the Underground Railroad. From colonial times until the […]
Continue ReadingThe Choptank River traveling North/South divides much of Caroline County, MD in half and played a role in the history of slavery. The river was wide and deep enough to be barrier of escape for freedom seekers. The Wharf in Denton was a steamboat port. Steamboats made weekly trips from Denton to Baltimore loaded with […]
Continue ReadingAs you are crossing the Choptank River Bridge out of Talbot County into Dorchester County to your right you will see a large sail at the Dorchester County Visitor Center Sailwinds Park. Cambridge was established around 1666 and by 1684 was a busy port town on the Chesapeake Bay. The park has a playground, restrooms, […]
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