Eastern Shore · MD
Chestertown
A Royal Port of Entry with its own tea party legend.
- Population
- 5,532 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1706
- Washington College
- 1782
Then
- 1706
Chestertown is founded and becomes one of Maryland's six Royal Ports of Entry.
- 1774
In May, townspeople resolve to stop buying or drinking tea. Legend says they held their own tea party on the Chester River.
- 1782
Washington College is founded, the tenth-oldest college in the country.
- 2001
A replica of the 1768 schooner Sultana is launched in March.
Now
Chestertown is the seat of Kent County, Maryland's oldest. The Tea Party Festival re-enacts the legend each Memorial Day weekend, with the Sultana as its official boat.
The Corsica River, Centreville and the upper bay islands share this stretch.
12 tide stations around Chestertown
- Chestertownin town
- Cliffs Wharf7.8 mi
- Crumpton8.0 mi
- Cliffs Point8.1 mi
- Worton Creek entrance8.3 mi
- Tolchester Beach9.5 mi
- Centreville Landing, Corsica River10.8 mi
- Deep Landing, Swan Creek11.3 mi
- Queenstown15.5 mi
- Kent Island Narrows19.2 mi
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- North Point20.3 mi
- Stony Creek24.8 mi