Betterton in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Crew’s Landing

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

1. Crew's Landing Marker

Inscription. In 1715 Edward Crew leased Fish Hall (Fishall Pattent 1664) for 11 years at the yearly rate of one ear of corn. Crew purchased 60 of the original 225 acres for 3000 lbs. of tobacco in 1726 and the remaining 165 acres in 1728. Fish Hall later became known as Crew’s Landing. It was condemned on April 18, 1866 for a public landing. The County Commissioners paid the Crew family $78.43.

Erected 1988 by Kent County Commissioners Miller, Rasin, Harris and Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1866.

Location. 39° 22.239′ N, 76° 3.813′ W. Marker is in Betterton, Maryland, in Kent County. It is on Ericsson Avenue 0.1 miles Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Betterton Beach Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Betterton MD 21610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Roe Walkup Pavilion (a few steps from this marker); Betterton (within shouting distance of this marker); Hazelmore

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Maryland’s First Women Voters (approx. 3.2 miles away); Welcome to the Kent Museum (approx. 4.3 miles away); Agricultural Demonstration Area / Historic Tree Grove (approx. 4.3 miles away); Captain John Smith on the Sassafras River (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Tockwogh and the Bay (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Betterton.

Chesapeake Bay at Betterton Beach image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

2. Chesapeake Bay at Betterton Beach

Betterton Beach Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

3. Betterton Beach Park

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,477 times since then and 83 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.