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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM259E_crossing-the-narrows_Chester-MD.html
The Kent Narrows was once the only crossing point from Kent Island to the Eastern Shore mainland. The earliest crossings were made by Native Americans in log canoes. Colonies crossed the marshy straits by ferry. Causeways and bridges were built to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J75_chesapeake-country-national-scenic-byway_Chester-MD.html
Located along Maryland's Eastern Shore, the byway links Chesapeake Bay's communities, people, and life stores into a rich experience for visitors and locals alike. With its working farms and waterfronts, historic town centers, and pristine natural…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J74_byway-destinations_Chester-MD.html
WaterThe Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries weave the tapestry that is Chesapeake Country.
LandAgriculture and pristine natural resource areas accentuate our rural character.
HistoryHistoric buildings, churches, and landscapes are evidence of ou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J72_byway-destinations_Chester-MD.html
Few places portray the intimate connections between land and water better than Maryland's Eastern Shore. Each place has different stories to tell—present in the wetlands, wharves, fields, homes, shops and churches.
StevensvilleLovers of 19t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6K_enemy-occupation_Chester-MD.html
Kent Island served as an ideal base of operations for the British in August 1813, as it was already an important link between Maryland's eastern and western shores. The British took over the Kent Island-Annapolis ferry, including a cargo of cattle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58J_marylands-eastern-shore_Chester-MD.html
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties.
In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here beg…