CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY
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N 38° 41.391 W 076° 32.144
18S E 366436 N 4283478
The historical marker sits on a small median on the edge of the parking lot to the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. There is plenty of room to park in the lots nearby.
Waymark Code: WM4EZV
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
Views: 32
CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY
1897-1935
Built by Otto Mears of Colorado in 1897. The train track linking Washington, D.C. to Chesapeake Beach crossed here. The original depot, to the east, is now the railway museum. Excursions steamboats also brought passengers to Chesapeake Beach from Baltimore. The popular seaside resort and the railroad each depended on the other until the railroad failed in depression of the 1930's.
Board of County Commissioners
Calvert County Historical Society
and
Maryland Historical Society
County (required): Calvert County
Location (required): The marker is located in a land scaped median in front of the museum.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
More info about the site/marker (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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