Cambridge Walking Tour, Cambridge, MD, 5/12/23

On our way to Norfolk, VA, to attend my granddaughter's climbing competition, we decided to leisurely drive down the eastern shore of Maryland. About midday, we stopped to explore Cambridge, one of the oldest cities in Maryland, founded in 1684.  Located along the Choptank river, the city became the boat building, farming and oyster canning center of the region.  The city pier along the river served as the slavery auction block in the 17th and 18th centuries.  Harriet Tubman was born on a plantation nearby, and later the city became a stopover on the Underground Railroad.

Of note, James Michener used Cambridge as a model for the fictional city of Patamoke in his novel Chesapeake.   

Micro home built in 1800 by a lawyer on his property to practice law.  Big cases handled in a tiny office, such as representing a person named Betty Patterson in the annulment of her marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte's brother. 

Mural depicting historically important woman. Can you recognize any?

A center of culture in the early 1900s, 

one could attend the opera in Cambridge in  600-seat opera house.  

 My favorite attraction, the draw bridge on Cambridge Creek. We had barely sat down for lunch and taken in the surroundings, that the bells rang and the draw bridge lifted. 

An unusual sight in the Americas!

Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, Woodbridge VA, 4/29/23

 

A treat of a mini hike with my daughter, Miya.  

While attending my oldest granddaughter's dance competition, Miya and I stole a couple of hours  to explore the marsh/wetland area of the Neabsco Creek that flows into the Potomac.

The boardwalk is 2/3 mile long and is part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail system that offers a network of 800 miles of connected trails covering most of the mid Atlantic region.  

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