Crisfield (Maryland)
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| Nickname : The Seafood Capital of the World | |||
 Crisfield Armory |
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| Location in Maryland | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maryland | ||
| County : | Somerset County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 59 ′ N , 75 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,695 (as of 2013) | ||
| Population density : | 641.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.93 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 4.2 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 1 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 21817 | ||
| Area code : | +1 410, 443 | ||
| FIPS : | 24-20775 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0583972 | ||
| Website : | www.crisfield.com | ||
| Mayor : | Kimberly Lawson | ||
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Crisfield is a city with the status " City " in Somerset County in the US state of Maryland with 2695 inhabitants (2013).
geography
The city is located on the east bank of Chesapeake Bay , about 40 kilometers southwest of Salisbury and 160 kilometers southeast of Baltimore .
history
The Annemessex , an Indian tribe belonging to the Algonquin, were the indigenous people of the area. Based on this, the place was initially called Annemessex Neck . In 1663 the settler Benjamin Summers (sometimes spelled Somers) from Yorkshire settled there, after which the place was named Somers Cove . The extensive oyster and blue crab stocks in Chesapeake Bay soon proved to be a lucrative line of business and other settlers settled. John W. Crisfield , a politician and president of the Eastern Shore Railroad created a connection to this railway line in 1866, which gave the place a tremendous boom, received city rights in 1872 and renamed Crisfield in his honor . Soon seafood was being shipped to all parts of the United States by rail and sea, and the place was nicknamed the Seafood Capital of the World , which is still used today . In 1904, the City of Crisfield was the second largest city in the state of Maryland after Baltimore, with a population of 25,000. When the seafood yields waned, many residents left the city and some factories went out of business.
The following historically valuable buildings and places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Crisfield Armory , Crisfield Historic District , Cullen Homestead Historic District , Make Peace , Nelson Homestead , Capt. Leonard Tawes House and Ward Brothers' House and Shop .
Today Crisfield is a thriving tourist spot that maintains the seafood business on a smaller scale with many specialty restaurants and small processing plants.
Events
Several events are held in Crisfield each year, most of which are related to the seafood industry. These include: The National Hard Crab Derby Fair , the Scorchy Tawes Pro-Am Fishing Tournament , the J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake Contest , a Boat Docking Contest , the Freedom Fest , a parade through the city center and the Crisfield Maryland Crab Derby Carnival with a crab race ( Crisfield Maryland Crab Derby Race ).
Crab Races ( Crisfield Maryland Crab Derby Race )
Demographic data
In 2013 a population of 2695 was determined. The median age at this point was 39.3 years, on the order of Maryland's 38.2 years. 36.2% of the population are African American .
sons and daughters of the town
- John Millard Tawes , politician
Individual evidence
Web links
- crisfieldevents - Crab Derby
- crisfieldheritagefoundation - J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum