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 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 38° 41.188′ N, 76° 31.971′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, in Calvert County. It 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.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chesapeake Beach Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Campground" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Railroad Artifacts At The Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); The Chesapeake Beach Railway (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Chesapeake Beach Railway (approx. ¼ mile away); Chesapeake Beach Railway Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Railroad Bed (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Chesapeake Beach Railway (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake Beach.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 18, 2020

2. The Belvedere Hotel Marker

Bayfront Park Boardwalk dedication plaque adjacent to the marker image. Click for full size.

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 734 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.