Tolchester Beach, Maryland
| Tolchester Beach, Maryland | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Tolchester Beach | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 76°14′41″W / 39.21417°N 76.24472°WCoordinates: 39°12′51″N 76°14′41″W / 39.21417°N 76.24472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Kent |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 21620 |
| Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 595098[1] |
Tolchester Beach was a popular resort established in 1877, located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.[2][3][4] It was located just north of Rock Hall, Maryland, and closed in 1962.[5]
In the late 1800s, Tolchester Beach was a popular tourist destination for residents of Baltimore and other areas served by the Chesapeake Bay steamships.[3] The beach had hotels, restaurants, and games, picnics, horse-racing and an amusement park with a merry-go-round and a roller coaster.[3]
Some of the steamships that served Tolchester Beach were the Emma Giles[6] and Louise.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tolchester Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Tolchester Beach". Maryland Online Encyclopedia. 2005. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 Cowan, Katherine (November 1999). "Tolchester Photograph Collection, ca. 1883-1925". Prints and Photographs Division of the Maryland Historical Society Library.
- ↑ Milt Diggins. "Cecil County, The Tolchester Beach Improvement Company, and the end of the Steamboat Era". Archived from the original on April 14, 2007.
- ↑ "Tolchester Beach Revisited Museum". The Mainstay. 2007.
- ↑ Keith, Robert C. (2005). Baltimore Harbor: A Pictorial History. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0801879807.
External links
- Tolchester Beach Revisited
- SeaKayak Navigation List — Tolchester Beach
- Station TCBM2 - 8573364 - Tolchester Beach, MD
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