Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Belvedere Hotel
Chesapeake Beach Historic Heritage Trail
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 18, 2020
1. The Belvedere Hotel Marker
Inscription.
The Belvedere Hotel. Chesapeake Beach Historic Heritage Trail. The grand Belvedere Hotel stood at this corner from 1900 until it burned in 1923. This was also the location of the southern end of the Boardwalk. A walkway from the Boardwalk to the shore joined 17th Street at the water's edge. From 1914 until the end of the steamboat era in the early 1940's boats from Baltimore docked here at the end of The Long Pier to disembark visitors from Baltimore. These folks could walk the 2000 foot pier onto the shore or ride the little pier railway if they wanted.
The grand Belvedere Hotel stood at this corner from 1900 until it burned in 1923. This was also the location of the southern end of the Boardwalk. A walkway from the Boardwalk to the shore joined 17th Street at the water's edge. From 1914 until the end of the steamboat era in the early 1940's boats from Baltimore docked here at the end of The Long Pier to disembark visitors from Baltimore. These folks could walk the 2000 foot pier onto the shore or ride the little pier railway if they wanted.
Erected by The Town of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
Location. 38° 41.188′ N, 76° 31.971′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, in Calvert County. Marker is at the intersection of The Boardwalk and 17th Street on The Boardwalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4024 17th St, Chesapeake Beach MD 20732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 18, 2020
2. The Belvedere Hotel Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 18, 2020
3. Bayfront Park Boardwalk dedication plaque adjacent to the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
