Things To Do in Betterton, Maryland

Inscription. In 1715 Edward Crew leased Fish Hall (Fishall Pattent 1665) for 11 years at the yearly rate of one ear of corn. Crew purchased 60 of the original 225 acres for 3000 lbs. of tobacco in 1726 and the remaining 165 acres ... More on HMDB

A public, sandy County beach on Sassafras River where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. This is a tidal river, like swimming in the Bay, but in years of normal rainfall ... More on SwimmingHoles.info

Inscription. Home of the Lusbys in the early 1700s. Ruth Lusby and Commodore Jacob Jones married in 1821. Made the Anchorage their home and enlarged it in 1835. Jones served on the “Philadelphia” when it ran aground at ... More on HMDB

A 3,000-acre wildlife and agricultural research and demonstration area. Free self-guided driving tour with ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Chesapeake Farms is a 3,300 acre agricultural and wildlife management area. The self-guided tour has 16 sto... More on PlanetWare

Washington College Maryland is a private institution that was founded in 1782. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,314, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 112 acres. It utilizes ... More on Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com

Inscription. George Washington gave to its founding, granted use of his name and served on the Board of Visitors and Governors. He attended public exercises here, 1784, and received degree of Docto... More on HMDB

The Geddes-Piper House is a Philadelphia-style townhouse, built in 1780. The house contains 18th century furni ... More on PlanetWare

Oldest continuously operated lighthouse in Maryland. Fully restored. More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Built in 1827, the Concord Point Lighthouse is the second oldest tower lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay and the oldest continuouse lighthouse in Maryland. It is located where the Susquehanna River... More on Harfordmd.com

Stemmers Run Reservoir (also known as Pearce Creek) is a 90 acre impoundment located in Cecil County. The lake is part of the C&D Canal Lands, the use of which have been granted to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources by the ... More on AnglerWeb.com

The Sassafras River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula in the United States. It is about 20 miles (32 km) long and starts in western New Castle County, Delaware, and along the boundary between Cecil County, ... More on AnglerWeb.com