Cambridge is one of the oldest Colonial city in Maryland, established in 1866 and was a busy port town by 1684. Even though it is about an hour from Chestertown, my hometown, it’s a place I have traveled to many times and all times of the year.

Once you cross the bridge over the Choptank River, one of the first places to visit is the Dorchester County Visitor Center, Sailwinds Park.

The park has a playground, restrooms, a relaxing garden with native plants, a mile-long boardwalk to stretch your legs (and your dog’s legs), a “Flying goose” monument fountain
and a beach area.

It’s also the official starting point of the Harriet Tubman Byway.

The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center located at 424 Race Street is run by one of the oldest organizations dedicated to Harriet Tubman, The Harriet Tubman Organization, Inc. The organization dates back to the 1970s when on September 24, 1972 the Harriet Tubman Association of Dorchester County was founded.

In 2019 a mural that depicts Tubman breaking through the brick facade of the museum, extending her hand to the viewer painted by Dorchester County artist Michael Rosato, was completed. For more information visit their Website www.harriettubmanorganization.com or call the museum at 410-228-0401

Seen from US50 is the African-American Heritage Mura. The 11-foot-by-48-foot mural by artist Michael Rosato was dedicated in 2017 and highlights Cambridge’s African-American history, culture and heritage, particularly in the community around Pine Street. Included in the mural are 60’s Civil Rights leader Gloria Richardson Dandridge, a Tuskegee airman; Dr. J. Edwin Fassett; Nurse Maxine Magee, one of the first African-American public health nurses in the country; and Ella Fitzgerald, one of many popular African-American musicians who performed on Pine Street.

Located at Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, MD is smokestack for the Presidential Yacht USS Potomac that was converted to an elevator to allow the president to move between the upper and lower decks.

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Note:
This photo-essay was first published in January 2022