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Learn About Chesapeake City, Maryland
Chesapeake City is a town in Cecil County. It shares a border to the south with the community of Earleville and the community of Cecilton. Located to the west across the Elk River is the community of North East. Chesapeake City shares a border to the north with the community of Elkton and the community of White Hall. The eastern border is with the State of Delaware. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.69 square miles. Of that area, 0.50 square miles is land and 0.19 square miles is water.
The town was originally named the Village of Bohemia. The name was changed in 1839 after the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D) was built in 1829. Today, the town contains numerous old homes from that era that have been converted into bed and breakfasts, restaurants, and the local historical museum.
The town was separated into north and south sections when the C&D Canal was built through the middle of the town. The sections were connected by a drawbridge until 1942 when it was destroyed by a freighter that struck it. The current bridge opened in 1949. It had to be tall enough to allow supertankers to pass beneath it. This resulted in a structure that was so high and long that cars no longer went into the city to cross the canal. This caused business to decline in the town for decades.
Chesapeake City is the location of the Old Lock Pump House of the C&D Canal. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The South Chesapeake City Historic District was listed in 1974. In the late 20th century, Chesapeake City was the home of Windfields Farm. It was.one of the world’s most important thoroughbred stud farms.