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Chesapeake Beach is located at (38.695070, -76.536125 [3]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.79 square miles (7.23 km 2), of which 2.71 square miles (7.02 km 2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2) is water.
The trail along Fishing Creek (near Chesapeake Beach terminus) is a boardwalk, resting on piles 2 metres above the water. The Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail (sometimes referred to as the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail) is a set of short trails along the original Chesapeake Beach Railway route from Washington, D.C. to Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.
Known as Chesapeake Beach Road, the highway runs 8.51 miles (13.70 km) from MD 4 at Lyons Creek east to MD 261 in Chesapeake Beach. MD 260 connects the twin towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach in northern Calvert County with highways to Upper Marlboro , Washington , Annapolis , and Baltimore .
Known as Tolchester Beach Road, the highway runs 2.42 miles (3.89 km) from MD 445 near Tolchester Beach east to MD 20 near Fairlee in western Kent County. MD 21 was constructed in the mid-1920s to provide a modern road connection to Tolchester Beach, then a major beach resort on the Chesapeake Bay. The highway's western terminus was rolled back ...
1921 newspaper ad for Bay Shore Park. North Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Chesapeake Bay in Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland.The state park includes the site of the former Bay Shore Park, which was one of the state's premiere amusement parks during the first half of the 20th century.
Maryland Route 261 (MD 261) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.The highway runs 12.86 miles (20.70 km) from MD 263 near Parran north to MD 778 at Friendship.MD 261 connects Prince Frederick with and serves as the main street through the Chesapeake Bay beach communities of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach in northeastern Calvert County and Rose Haven in southeastern Anne Arundel ...
The area got its name from its role as a lookout post, used to watch British ship movements during the War of 1812. [9]During the War of 1812 the Chesapeake Bay was a major route for British War ships, who established a naval and military base at near-by Tangier Island in Virginia for the Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn with Fort Albion there, which constantly raided Chesapeake ...
The Elk River is a tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and on the northern edge of the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 15 miles (24 km) long. [1] As the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, it has served as one entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal since the 19th century