Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Centreville Wharf Living Shoreline
a natural solution
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 13, 2024
1. Centreville Wharf Living Shoreline Marker
A natural shoreline is a gradual transition between the bank and water's edge. Typically planted with native (plants common to the local area) trees, shrubs and grasses - living shorelines do not end abruptly at water's edge like a common bulkhead. Instead they use gradual slopes, vegetation, and low rock sills to slow wave energy and create habitat for fish, crabs, and other critters that live along this transitional area.
Upland Buffer
Native trees are planted in the buffer to provide shoreline stabilization and erosion control.
Bank Face
Grasses and shrubs are planted along the bank to provide further erosion control and some habitat.
Tidal Marsh & Beach
Wetland plants are placed in this area to provide habitat for nesting terrapins, horseshoe crabs, and other species. This area is flooded during high tide.
Rock Sill
Rock sills are provided to add stabilization for wave energy.
(Upper Center Caption): Wharf Shoreline Before October 2010
(Lower Center Caption): Living Shoreline During Restoration April
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Centreville's Historic Shoreline
This 20th century factory building of the Valliant Fertilizer Company is the second generation of the original that stood on the site at the beginning of the 1900's. Prior to that, the Capt. Ozman shipping wharf and the Capt. Clash warehouses stood on the site from the mid-1800's.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 3.327′ N, 76° 4.367′ W. Marker was in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It could be reached from Watson Road. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 212 Watson Rd, Centreville MD 21617, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was on the Eastern Shore. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Liberty Tree Memorial (a few steps from this marker); John Ozmon: Captain of the Sea and Entrepreneur (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shuttled By Ship (approx. 0.2 miles away); Centreville Wharf (approx. 0.2 miles away);
Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 13, 2024
2. Centreville Wharf Living Shoreline Marker wide view
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Wharf: Adventure and a Link to Life on the Water (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
