WELCOME TO THE TOWN OF NORTH BEACH!
On the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, the town of North
Beach epitomizes “land of pleasant living.” Its seven-block
waterfront has a public fishing pier and a half-mile-long boardwalk
with accompanying bike path. The boardwalk is dotted with benches
on which residents and visitors may linger and watch the bay. The
town encompasses a wildlife refuge in its tidal marshlands where
native species make their homes and seasonal migrants find a
welcome place to rest.
Socially and culturally, North Beach has a rich and diverse
history. Originally platted in 1900, the town provided an ideal
site for the vacation cottages of part-time residents from nearby
Washington and Baltimore, but it also served well as the home of
working watermen. When the Bay Bridge opened in 1955 bringing
easier access to Atlantic Ocean resorts, summer crowds at the
western shore getaways soon dissipated. The end of legalized
gambling was the final blow that ended the heyday of North Beach as
a rollicking resort.
Following that period of decline, recent years have produced a
rebirth of civic pride and a burgeoning sense of community. Old
buildings have been removed, houses refurbished, and flower beds
coaxed into bloom. Plans are underway for a museum and
environmental education center, a senior citizens’ apartment
complex, and a primary care medical facility. Visitors flock to
North Beach in June for the North Beach House and Garden Tour and
in August for the town’s annual Bay Fest. Antique stores attract
shoppers while beachcombers delight in the search for sharks’ teeth
fossils. Mother Nature is the town’s greatest asset.
Fossils discovered along the shores of North Beach and Chesapeake
Beach.
Today’s population is composed primarily of year-round residents
who know they have found the best of all worlds: a safe, friendly,
walk-around town away from the congestion and hassle of the city; a
place where government wears the face of one’s neighbor and every
resident can keep a finger on its pulse. Citizenship is alive and
well in this jewel of a town on the Chesapeake Bay.
The cache is located on the property of the Bayside History
Museum. The museum is open on Saturday and Sunday's 1:00pm – 4:00
pm. Except for Sundays after Christmas and Thanksgiving, and Easter
Sunday. The cache was placed with permission from the town and is
available 7 days a week.
Thank you for visiting the Town of North Beach!
Thanks to Calvertcachers for helping with this hide!
