North Beach in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Working Watermen
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Working Watermen Marker
Inscription.
Working Watermen. . The Chesapeake Bay has a long tradition of providing a livelihood for working watermen. More crabs have been harvested from the Bay than from any other body of water in the world. Innumerable crab pot buoys, each painted a different color and numbered by the crabbers for easy identification, dot the surface of the water. The pots are emptied and baited daily, usually very early in the morning. Looking north and close to the shoreline from this point, you can watch watermen dredge for oysters during the cold winter months.
The Chesapeake Bay has a long tradition of providing a livelihood for working watermen. More crabs have been harvested from the Bay than from any other body of water in the world. Innumerable crab pot buoys, each painted a different color and numbered by the crabbers for easy identification, dot the surface of the water. The pots are emptied and baited daily, usually very early in the morning. Looking north and close to the shoreline from this point, you can watch watermen dredge for oysters during the cold winter months.
Location. 38° 42.404′ N, 76° 31.834′ W. Marker is in North Beach, Maryland, in Calvert County. Marker can be reached from Bay Avenue just south of 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4135 7th Street, North Beach MD 20714, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. North Beach Pier (a few steps from this marker); Lt Brendan Looney (a few steps from this marker); The Bay Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Russell David Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Beach Buccaneers
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
2. Working Watermen Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
