A partial collection of people, places and events that have made
Chesapeake City the unique and desirable location that it has become today.
History of Chesapeake City,
Maryland
Compiled by the Class of 1917.
Members of Class,
Helen G. Loveless
Sara S. Price
Margaret E. Ellison
Marguerite C. Carty
John B. Houck
Francis W. Krastel
Ralph E. Morgan
Edward T. Nolen
Alfred L. Pierce
Retyped by F. Lee Collins, Class of 1957 – May 2006
(In lieu of all the homework I did not complete)
Update Sept. 2007: Missing pages located and included.
Thanks to Mrs. Jane Krastel Williams (Daughter of Francis W. Krastel)
Happy Reading! Lee
"Such is the Patriot's boast, where'er we roam
His first, best country ever is at home." Goldsmith
I N D E X .
Eastern Shore of Maryland before Settlement and---
Settlements in Order of Time-------------------------1
The Early Days of Chesapeake City, Maryland-----15
Bohemia Manor and Augustine Herman------------24
History of The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal----
and Pumping Station--------------------------------32
Industries---------------------------------------------42
The Complete History of Our Schools---------------56
The Churches and Secret Organizations of-------------
Chesapeake City--------------------------------------67
Chesapeake City, the Gateway to the Eastern--------
Shore--------------------------------------------------81
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