Eastern Shore · MD
Crisfield
The Seafood Capital of the World, built on oyster shells.
- Population
- 2,475 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1663
- Hard Crab Derby
- Every Labor Day
Then
- 1663
Benjamin Summers arrives on February 10. The fishing village becomes Somers Cove.
- 1866–1872
The railroad arrives thanks to John W. Crisfield, and the town incorporates under his name.
- 1976
The first J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake is held.
- 2012
Hurricane Sandy's surge leaves most of the city under water on October 29.
Now
Downtown sits on a peninsula of old oyster shells. Ferries leave the city dock for Smith Island and Tangier, and the National Hard Crab Derby is the year's big event.
16 tide stations around Crisfield
- Crisfield, Little Annemessex River0.7 mi
- Ape Hole Creek, Pocomoke Sound2.3 mi
- Colburn Creek, Big Annemessex River5.2 mi
- Long Point, Big Annemessex River5.7 mi
- Saxis, Starling Creek, Pocomoke Sound8.1 mi
- Saxis, Starling Creek8.1 mi
- Teague Creek, Manokin River8.6 mi
- Ewell, Smith Island9.7 mi
- Shelltown11.7 mi
- Chance13.9 mi
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- Holland Island Bar Light14.5 mi
- Great Shoals Light, Monie Bay16.2 mi
- Sharkfin Shoal Light16.7 mi
- Bishops Head, Hooper Strait19.2 mi
- Roaring Point19.5 mi
- Whitehaven20.0 mi