Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake Beach Railway
1897-1935
Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 18, 2024
1. Chesapeake Beach Railway Marker
Erected by Board of County Commissioners, Calvert County Historical Society and Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 38° 41.388′ N, 76° 32.145′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is at the intersection of Mears Avenue and Bayside Road (Maryland Route 261), in the median on Mears Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesapeake Beach MD 20732, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, 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, 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 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Railroad Bed (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Eagle (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Chesapeake Beach Railway (about
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Also see . . . The Chesapeake Beach Railway: Otto Mears goes East. Book by Ames W. Williams on Amazon.com. (Submitted on December 7, 2006.)
Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007
2. Railway Museum
The former Chesapeake Beach Railway depot, about 500 feet east of the marker.
Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007
3. The Delores
Former parlor car of the Chesapeake Beach Railway, the only piece of rolling stock known to be in existence today.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 4, 2017
4. Otto Mears
(May 3rd, 1840 - June 25th, 1931)
(May 3rd, 1840 - June 25th, 1931)
This 1980 painting of Otto Mears by Tom Wisner based on a c. 1890 photo is on display in the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum.
“A Russian immigrant and pioneer Colorado railroad builder who was determined to build a railroad and beach resort near the nations Capital. While never abandoning his interests in the mining railroads of the Rocky Mountains, Mears reorganized and refinanced the Chesapeake Railway and saw its completion into a viable transportation system.” — The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
“A Russian immigrant and pioneer Colorado railroad builder who was determined to build a railroad and beach resort near the nations Capital. While never abandoning his interests in the mining railroads of the Rocky Mountains, Mears reorganized and refinanced the Chesapeake Railway and saw its completion into a viable transportation system.” — The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2006, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,691 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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