Eastern Shore · MD
Cambridge
An old Choptank River town at the heart of Harriet Tubman country.
- Population
- 13,096 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1684
- Incorporated
- 1793
Then
- 1684
English colonists settle on the south bank of the Choptank River.
- 1800s
Harriet Tubman, born enslaved in Dorchester County, later returns repeatedly to lead others to freedom.
- 1900s
The Phillips Packing Company cans oysters, tomatoes and sweet potatoes, employing up to 10,000 people at its peak.
- 1962–1967
Gloria Richardson leads the Cambridge civil rights movement; unrest in 1963 and 1967 brings in the National Guard.
- 2002
The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay resort opens.
Now
Cambridge is the Dorchester County seat, with a historic waterfront on the Choptank.