Crisfield, Maryland - Revision history

GreenC bot: Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:USURPURL and JUDI batch #28ae

2025-09-03T16:10:15Z

Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:USURPURL and JUDI batch #28ae

← Previous revision		Revision as of 16:10, 3 September 2025
Line 388:		Line 388:
	* http://www.crisfield.com/		* http://www.crisfield.com/
	* [http://www.crisfieldchamber.com/ Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce website]		* [http://www.crisfieldchamber.com/ Crisfield Area Chamber of Commerce website]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100109181022/http://www.mccreadyfoundation.org/ Website for McCready Hospital and Tawes Nursing Home]		* {{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100109181022/http://www.mccreadyfoundation.org/ Website for McCready Hospital and Tawes Nursing Home]}}
	* [http://www.crisfieldpd.com/ Website for Crisfield Police Department]		* [http://www.crisfieldpd.com/ Website for Crisfield Police Department]

OpalYosutebito: /* top */ cleaning up :Category:Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list

2025-08-06T01:12:00Z

top: cleaning up Category:Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list

← Previous revision		Revision as of 01:12, 6 August 2025
Line 85:		Line 85:
	\|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]		\|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
	\|postal_code = 21817		\|postal_code = 21817
	\|~~area_code~~ = [[Area codes 410 and 443\|410, 443]]		\|area_codes = [[Area codes 410 and 443\|410, 443]]
	\|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards\|FIPS code]]		\|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards\|FIPS code]]
	\|blank_info = 24-20775		\|blank_info = 24-20775

Panamitsu: add {{Use American English}} template per MOS:TIES

2025-06-14T02:18:05Z

add {{Use American English}} template per MOS:TIES

← Previous revision		Revision as of 02:18, 14 June 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{redirect\|Crisfield\|people with the surname\|Crisfield (surname)}}		{{redirect\|Crisfield\|people with the surname\|Crisfield (surname)}}
			{{Use American English\|date=June 2025}}
	{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}}		{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}}
	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement

Emukettu: Removed information that I could not find a source for

2025-05-27T23:37:54Z

Removed information that I could not find a source for

← Previous revision		Revision as of 23:37, 27 May 2025
Line 123:		Line 123:

	Crisfield's prosperity began to decline along with the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Oyster populations declined to the point where the watermen could no longer fully support themselves on their daily catches. Some businesses began to move out of Crisfield, while others shut down. On April 1, 1976, the railroad that had brought prosperity to Crisfield was abandoned as [[Consolidated Rail Corporation\|Conrail]] was established.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1976">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1976\|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=November 2005\|access-date=2009-03-25\|archive-date=June 3, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232118/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Maryland Route 413]], a new, straight vehicular highway was built before the railroad was abandoned, along the railroad right-of-way. As large businesses in the United States grew, they passed the shrinking Crisfield by until the late 20th century. Fast-food restaurants began to slowly find business in the city, starting in the late 1990s, alongside the many seafood restaurants already in town. A large supermarket had been in city plans for a decade, though it wasn't until April 2010 that it opened for business. Crisfield has also been a target for large waterfront properties, with several large condominiums being built in the mid-2000s in the downtown area, along with other places flanking Crisfield's harbors. A "strategic revitalization plan" has been in the works since 2006 to address future growing needs and beautification of the city.<ref name=SRP>{{cite web\|author=Peter Johnston & Associates, LLC \|title=City of Crisfield, Maryland Strategic Revitalization Plan \|url=http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|access-date=2009-10-22 \|year=2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715065644/http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref>		Crisfield's prosperity began to decline along with the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Oyster populations declined to the point where the watermen could no longer fully support themselves on their daily catches. Some businesses began to move out of Crisfield, while others shut down. On April 1, 1976, the railroad that had brought prosperity to Crisfield was abandoned as [[Consolidated Rail Corporation\|Conrail]] was established.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1976">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1976\|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=November 2005\|access-date=2009-03-25\|archive-date=June 3, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232118/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Maryland Route 413]], a new, straight vehicular highway was built before the railroad was abandoned, along the railroad right-of-way. As large businesses in the United States grew, they passed the shrinking Crisfield by until the late 20th century. Fast-food restaurants began to slowly find business in the city, starting in the late 1990s, alongside the many seafood restaurants already in town. A large supermarket had been in city plans for a decade, though it wasn't until April 2010 that it opened for business. Crisfield has also been a target for large waterfront properties, with several large condominiums being built in the mid-2000s in the downtown area, along with other places flanking Crisfield's harbors. A "strategic revitalization plan" has been in the works since 2006 to address future growing needs and beautification of the city.<ref name=SRP>{{cite web\|author=Peter Johnston & Associates, LLC \|title=City of Crisfield, Maryland Strategic Revitalization Plan \|url=http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|access-date=2009-10-22 \|year=2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715065644/http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref>

	Crisfield is known for its seafood, particularly [[Atlantic blue crab]], and it abounds with restaurants, seafood packing houses, and seafood distribution companies.

	In 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] affected the town as many businesses and homes were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Effects Of Hurricane Sandy Linger In Small-Town Crisfield, Md. \|url=https://wamu.org/story/12/11/30/effects_of_hurricane_sandy_linger_in_small_town_crisfield_md/ \|access-date=2023-05-23 \|website=WAMU \|language=en}}</ref>		In 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] affected the town as many businesses and homes were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Effects Of Hurricane Sandy Linger In Small-Town Crisfield, Md. \|url=https://wamu.org/story/12/11/30/effects_of_hurricane_sandy_linger_in_small_town_crisfield_md/ \|access-date=2023-05-23 \|website=WAMU \|language=en}}</ref>

Emukettu: I wasn't able to find any sources for this information

2025-05-27T23:31:08Z

I wasn't able to find any sources for this information

← Previous revision		Revision as of 23:31, 27 May 2025
Line 124:		Line 124:
	Crisfield's prosperity began to decline along with the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Oyster populations declined to the point where the watermen could no longer fully support themselves on their daily catches. Some businesses began to move out of Crisfield, while others shut down. On April 1, 1976, the railroad that had brought prosperity to Crisfield was abandoned as [[Consolidated Rail Corporation\|Conrail]] was established.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1976">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1976\|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=November 2005\|access-date=2009-03-25\|archive-date=June 3, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232118/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Maryland Route 413]], a new, straight vehicular highway was built before the railroad was abandoned, along the railroad right-of-way. As large businesses in the United States grew, they passed the shrinking Crisfield by until the late 20th century. Fast-food restaurants began to slowly find business in the city, starting in the late 1990s, alongside the many seafood restaurants already in town. A large supermarket had been in city plans for a decade, though it wasn't until April 2010 that it opened for business. Crisfield has also been a target for large waterfront properties, with several large condominiums being built in the mid-2000s in the downtown area, along with other places flanking Crisfield's harbors. A "strategic revitalization plan" has been in the works since 2006 to address future growing needs and beautification of the city.<ref name=SRP>{{cite web\|author=Peter Johnston & Associates, LLC \|title=City of Crisfield, Maryland Strategic Revitalization Plan \|url=http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|access-date=2009-10-22 \|year=2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715065644/http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref>		Crisfield's prosperity began to decline along with the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Oyster populations declined to the point where the watermen could no longer fully support themselves on their daily catches. Some businesses began to move out of Crisfield, while others shut down. On April 1, 1976, the railroad that had brought prosperity to Crisfield was abandoned as [[Consolidated Rail Corporation\|Conrail]] was established.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1976">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1976\|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=November 2005\|access-date=2009-03-25\|archive-date=June 3, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232118/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1976%20Nov%2005.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[Maryland Route 413]], a new, straight vehicular highway was built before the railroad was abandoned, along the railroad right-of-way. As large businesses in the United States grew, they passed the shrinking Crisfield by until the late 20th century. Fast-food restaurants began to slowly find business in the city, starting in the late 1990s, alongside the many seafood restaurants already in town. A large supermarket had been in city plans for a decade, though it wasn't until April 2010 that it opened for business. Crisfield has also been a target for large waterfront properties, with several large condominiums being built in the mid-2000s in the downtown area, along with other places flanking Crisfield's harbors. A "strategic revitalization plan" has been in the works since 2006 to address future growing needs and beautification of the city.<ref name=SRP>{{cite web\|author=Peter Johnston & Associates, LLC \|title=City of Crisfield, Maryland Strategic Revitalization Plan \|url=http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|access-date=2009-10-22 \|year=2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715065644/http://www.peterjohnstonassociates.com/crisfield.htm \|archive-date=2011-07-15 }}</ref>

	Crisfield is known for its seafood, particularly [[Atlantic blue crab]], and it abounds with restaurants, seafood packing houses, and seafood distribution companies. ~~Several seafood restaurants across the country carry the city's name.{{citation needed\|date=May 2023}}~~		Crisfield is known for its seafood, particularly [[Atlantic blue crab]], and it abounds with restaurants, seafood packing houses, and seafood distribution companies.

	In 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] affected the town as many businesses and homes were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Effects Of Hurricane Sandy Linger In Small-Town Crisfield, Md. \|url=https://wamu.org/story/12/11/30/effects_of_hurricane_sandy_linger_in_small_town_crisfield_md/ \|access-date=2023-05-23 \|website=WAMU \|language=en}}</ref>		In 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]] affected the town as many businesses and homes were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Effects Of Hurricane Sandy Linger In Small-Town Crisfield, Md. \|url=https://wamu.org/story/12/11/30/effects_of_hurricane_sandy_linger_in_small_town_crisfield_md/ \|access-date=2023-05-23 \|website=WAMU \|language=en}}</ref>

AnomieBOT: Rescuing orphaned refs ("crisfield" from rev 1279973005)

2025-04-05T21:31:12Z

Rescuing orphaned refs ("crisfield" from rev 1279973005)

← Previous revision		Revision as of 21:31, 5 April 2025
Line 102:		Line 102:
	==History==		==History==
	[[Image:John W Crisfield - Congressman from Maryland.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\|John W. Crisfield was president of the Eastern Shore Railroad and brought the railroad to what is now Crisfield.]]		[[Image:John W Crisfield - Congressman from Maryland.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|left\|John W. Crisfield was president of the Eastern Shore Railroad and brought the railroad to what is now Crisfield.]]
	The [[Annamessex]], a [[Native American tribe]] related to the [[Pocomoke people]], were indigenous to the region. Their small fishing village was known as Annemessex Neck.<ref name=commprofile/> The nearby [[Annemessex River]] is also named after them.<ref name=crisfield/>		The [[Annamessex]], a [[Native American tribe]] related to the [[Pocomoke people]], were indigenous to the region. Their small fishing village was known as Annemessex Neck.<ref name=commprofile/> The nearby [[Annemessex River]] is also named after them.<ref name="crisfield">{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.crisfield.com/History/history.htm \|title=A Short History of the City of Crisfield \|publisher=City of Crisfield \|access-date=2009-03-25}}</ref>

	On February 10, 1663, Benjamin Summers, a settler from [[Yorkshire]] or [[Hertfordshire]], England, arrived from [[Northampton County, Virginia]] to claim his [[headright]]. He patented a {{convert\|300\|acre\|km2\|2\|adj=on}} [though in actuality only {{convert\|250\|acre\|km2\|2}}] parcel of land, which he named "Emmessex".<ref name="somersbook164">Vernon L. Skinner & F. Edward Wright, ''Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland'', Volume 18, p. 164 (Summers Family of Somerset County). Retrieved [http://espl-genealogy.org/Miles9/p1681.htm#i65703 here]</ref> He later patented another {{convert\|200\|acre\|km2\|2}} of land on September 23, 1683, naming it "Musketa Hummock".<ref name="somersbook165">Vernon L. Skinner & F. Edward Wright, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Volume 18, p. 165 (Summers Family of Somerset County). Retrieved [http://espl-genealogy.org/Miles9/p1681.htm#i65703 here]</ref> Both of these plots of land are located in the present-day Crisfield Election District. Another plot of land, named "Little Worth" and totalling {{convert\|100\|acre\|km2\|2}}, was also patented in Annemessex.<ref name="somersbook165" /> These three plots of land would eventually come to be known collectively as Somers Cove.<ref name="crisfield" />		On February 10, 1663, Benjamin Summers, a settler from [[Yorkshire]] or [[Hertfordshire]], England, arrived from [[Northampton County, Virginia]] to claim his [[headright]]. He patented a {{convert\|300\|acre\|km2\|2\|adj=on}} [though in actuality only {{convert\|250\|acre\|km2\|2}}] parcel of land, which he named "Emmessex".<ref name="somersbook164">Vernon L. Skinner & F. Edward Wright, ''Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland'', Volume 18, p. 164 (Summers Family of Somerset County). Retrieved [http://espl-genealogy.org/Miles9/p1681.htm#i65703 here]</ref> He later patented another {{convert\|200\|acre\|km2\|2}} of land on September 23, 1683, naming it "Musketa Hummock".<ref name="somersbook165">Vernon L. Skinner & F. Edward Wright, Colonial Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Volume 18, p. 165 (Summers Family of Somerset County). Retrieved [http://espl-genealogy.org/Miles9/p1681.htm#i65703 here]</ref> Both of these plots of land are located in the present-day Crisfield Election District. Another plot of land, named "Little Worth" and totalling {{convert\|100\|acre\|km2\|2}}, was also patented in Annemessex.<ref name="somersbook165" /> These three plots of land would eventually come to be known collectively as Somers Cove.<ref name="crisfield" />

Keikoss: Not a true claim, the population of the whole of Somerset County was around 25,000 in 1904, not just Crisfield.

2025-04-05T19:13:18Z

Not a true claim, the population of the whole of Somerset County was around 25,000 in 1904, not just Crisfield.

← Previous revision		Revision as of 19:13, 5 April 2025
Line 112:		Line 112:
	In 1866, [[John W. Crisfield]], a [[Princess Anne, Maryland\|Princess Anne]] attorney, was instrumental in bringing the Eastern Shore Railroad, a branch of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system, to the Somers Cove seaport. The Crisfield Secondary Branch of the railroad opened on November 6 of that year.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1866">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866 \|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=June 2004\|access-date=2010-09-06}}</ref> The town was formally incorporated in 1872 as a city, and renamed Crisfield in honor of the attorney's efforts. The railroad bolstered the economy of the new city and Crisfield prospered greatly, as did other towns and settlements along its route, such as [[Marion Station, Maryland\|Marion Station]] to the north.		In 1866, [[John W. Crisfield]], a [[Princess Anne, Maryland\|Princess Anne]] attorney, was instrumental in bringing the Eastern Shore Railroad, a branch of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system, to the Somers Cove seaport. The Crisfield Secondary Branch of the railroad opened on November 6 of that year.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1866">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866 \|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=June 2004\|access-date=2010-09-06}}</ref> The town was formally incorporated in 1872 as a city, and renamed Crisfield in honor of the attorney's efforts. The railroad bolstered the economy of the new city and Crisfield prospered greatly, as did other towns and settlements along its route, such as [[Marion Station, Maryland\|Marion Station]] to the north.

	Seafood was soon being shipped all over the United States, and Crisfield became known as the "Seafood Capital of the World", a nickname still carried by the city. An industrial boom followed. By ~~1904,~~ ~~the~~ ~~City~~ of ~~Crisfield~~ ~~was~~ ~~the~~ ~~second~~ ~~largest~~ ~~city~~ in ~~Maryland,~~ ~~after~~ [[~~Baltimore,~~ ~~Maryland\|Baltimore~~]],<ref name="~~crisfield~~">{{cite web		Seafood was soon being shipped all over the United States, and Crisfield became known as the "Seafood Capital of the World", a nickname still carried by the city. An industrial boom followed. The city's seafood industry attracted new residents from as far away as [[New England]] and the [[Midwestern United States]].<ref name="visitsomerset">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|title=Come Visit Somerset County, Maryland: Location − Crisfield \|access-date=2010-09-07 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807042305/http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|archive-date=2010-08-07 }}</ref> The city also had a baseball team before long: the Crisfield Crabbers, who played in the [[Eastern Shore Baseball League]].
	\|url=http://www.crisfield.com/History/history.htm \|title=A Short History of the City of Crisfield \|publisher=City of Crisfield \|access-date=2009-03-25}}</ref> with the population topping off at about 25,000 at that time. The city's seafood industry attracted new residents from as far away as [[New England]] and the [[Midwestern United States]].<ref name="visitsomerset">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|title=Come Visit Somerset County, Maryland: Location − Crisfield \|access-date=2010-09-07 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807042305/http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|archive-date=2010-08-07 }}</ref> The city also had a baseball team before long: the Crisfield Crabbers, who played in the [[Eastern Shore Baseball League]].

	The success of the city's seafood industry filled the city with train soot and large quantities of oyster shells. Around the turn of the 20th century, businessmen would buy plots of land at the southwest edge of the city and discard the shells and soot into the salt marshes. This [[midden\|shell midden]] eventually grew to become a peninsula roughly a half-mile long.<ref name="rhodescentury7-10">{{cite book\|author=Rhodes, Jason \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgtndFpbR7AC&q=shells&pg=PA7 \|title=Somerset County, Maryland: A Brief History		The success of the city's seafood industry filled the city with train soot and large quantities of oyster shells. Around the turn of the 20th century, businessmen would buy plots of land at the southwest edge of the city and discard the shells and soot into the salt marshes. This [[midden\|shell midden]] eventually grew to become a peninsula roughly a half-mile long.<ref name="rhodescentury7-10">{{cite book\|author=Rhodes, Jason \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgtndFpbR7AC&q=shells&pg=PA7 \|title=Somerset County, Maryland: A Brief History

Electricmemory: clean up, replaced: 2020 United States Census → 2020 United States census (2)

2025-03-11T17:45:23Z

clean up, replaced: 2020 United States Census → 2020 United States census (2)

← Previous revision		Revision as of 17:45, 11 March 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
⚫	{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}}
	{{redirect\|Crisfield\|people with the surname\|Crisfield (surname)}}		{{redirect\|Crisfield\|people with the surname\|Crisfield (surname)}}
		⚫	{{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}}
	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\|official_name = Crisfield, Maryland		\|official_name = Crisfield, Maryland
Line 61:		Line 61:
	\|area_water_sq_mi = 1.44		\|area_water_sq_mi = 1.44
	<!-- Population -->		<!-- Population -->
	\|population_as_of = [[2020 United States ~~Census~~\|2020]]		\|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census\|2020]]
	\|population_est =		\|population_est =
	\|pop_est_as_of =		\|pop_est_as_of =
Line 94:		Line 94:
	}}		}}
	[[Image:CrisfieldWaterfront.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Crisfield's waterfront and town pier]]		[[Image:CrisfieldWaterfront.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Crisfield's waterfront and town pier]]
	'''Crisfield''' is a city in [[Somerset County, Maryland]], United States, located on the [[Tangier Sound]], an arm of the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. The population was 2,515 at the [[2020 United States ~~Census~~\|2020 census]]. It is included in the [[Salisbury metropolitan area\|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Crisfield has the distinction of being the southernmost incorporated city in Maryland.		'''Crisfield''' is a city in [[Somerset County, Maryland]], United States, located on the [[Tangier Sound]], an arm of the [[Chesapeake Bay]]. The population was 2,515 at the [[2020 United States census\|2020 census]]. It is included in the [[Salisbury metropolitan area\|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Crisfield has the distinction of being the southernmost incorporated city in Maryland.

	The site of today's Crisfield was initially a small fishing village called '''Annemessex Neck.''' During European colonization, it was renamed '''Somers Cove''', after Benjamin Summers. When the business potential for seafood was discovered, [[John W. Crisfield]] decided to bring the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] to Crisfield, and the quiet fishing town grew. Crisfield is now known as the "Seafood Capital of the World". The city's success was so great that the train soot and [[Oyster\|oyster shells]] prompted the extension of the city's land into the marshes. City residents often claim that the downtown area is literally built atop oyster shells.		The site of today's Crisfield was initially a small fishing village called '''Annemessex Neck.''' During European colonization, it was renamed '''Somers Cove''', after Benjamin Summers. When the business potential for seafood was discovered, [[John W. Crisfield]] decided to bring the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] to Crisfield, and the quiet fishing town grew. Crisfield is now known as the "Seafood Capital of the World". The city's success was so great that the train soot and [[Oyster\|oyster shells]] prompted the extension of the city's land into the marshes. City residents often claim that the downtown area is literally built atop oyster shells.
Line 371:		Line 371:
	The movie ''Hookman 2'' was mostly filmed in Crisfield in winter 2010−2011 and was released in 2013.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828200/ Hookman 2 (2013) – IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Crisfield is the hometown of most of the cast and crew members and is called "Hometown, Maryland" in the movie. The film is currently available on Amazon and YouTube.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/ptoWu3KNCcY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160115022358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoWu3KNCcY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web\| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoWu3KNCcY\| title = Hookman 2 Full Length Horror/Comedy Film \| website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		The movie ''Hookman 2'' was mostly filmed in Crisfield in winter 2010−2011 and was released in 2013.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1828200/ Hookman 2 (2013) – IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Crisfield is the hometown of most of the cast and crew members and is called "Hometown, Maryland" in the movie. The film is currently available on Amazon and YouTube.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/ptoWu3KNCcY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160115022358/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoWu3KNCcY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web\| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptoWu3KNCcY\| title = Hookman 2 Full Length Horror/Comedy Film \| website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	'''Samantha Reilly, a''' character on ''Melrose Place'', portrayed by Brooke Langton, is from Crisfield, Maryland		'''Samantha Reilly, a''' character on ''Melrose Place'', portrayed by Brooke Langton, is from Crisfield, Maryland




	==See also==		==See also==

Dieter Lloyd Wexler: Reverted 2 edits by Rqwdulr (talk): Unsourced

2025-02-16T20:14:15Z

Reverted 2 edits by Rqwdulr (talk): Unsourced

← Previous revision		Revision as of 20:14, 16 February 2025
Line 132:		Line 132:
	==Geography==		==Geography==
	[[File:Hurricane Sandy flooding Crisfield MD.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Flooding from [[Hurricane Sandy]]]]		[[File:Hurricane Sandy flooding Crisfield MD.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Flooding from [[Hurricane Sandy]]]]
	Crisfield is a very compact city, with ~~extremely~~ little vacant land. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert\|3.06\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}}, of which {{convert\|1.62\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (53.0%) is land and {{convert\|1.44\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (47.0%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web\|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2013-01-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> As one of the southern points on the Delmarva Peninsula and one very close to the Chesapeake Bay, the city is extremely flat, with the elevation never rising above {{convert\|3\|ft\|m}}.		Crisfield is a very compact city, with little vacant land. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert\|3.06\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}}, of which {{convert\|1.62\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (53.0%) is land and {{convert\|1.44\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (47.0%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web\|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2013-01-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> As one of the southern points on the Delmarva Peninsula and one very close to the Chesapeake Bay, the city is extremely flat, with the elevation never rising above {{convert\|3\|ft\|m}}.

	The city of Crisfield is surrounded by [[salt marsh]]es and was built on a floodplain. The downtown is especially prone to flooding during large storms and hurricanes. On October 29, 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]]'s storm surge left most of the city underwater. Ongoing local concerns about flooding and the impact of [[Current sea level rise\|sea level rise]] were featured in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news		The city of Crisfield is surrounded by [[salt marsh]]es and was built on a floodplain. The downtown is especially prone to flooding during large storms and hurricanes. On October 29, 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]]'s storm surge left most of the city underwater. Ongoing local concerns about flooding and the impact of [[Current sea level rise\|sea level rise]] were featured in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news

Rqwdulr at 15:53, 16 February 2025

2025-02-16T15:53:55Z

← Previous revision		Revision as of 15:53, 16 February 2025
Line 132:		Line 132:
	==Geography==		==Geography==
	[[File:Hurricane Sandy flooding Crisfield MD.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Flooding from [[Hurricane Sandy]]]]		[[File:Hurricane Sandy flooding Crisfield MD.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Flooding from [[Hurricane Sandy]]]]
	Crisfield is ~~the southernmost city in Maryland and~~ a very compact ~~one~~, with extremely little vacant land. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert\|3.06\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}}, of which {{convert\|1.62\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (53.0%) is land and {{convert\|1.44\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (47.0%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web\|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2013-01-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> As one of the southern points on the Delmarva Peninsula and one very close to the Chesapeake Bay, the city is extremely flat, with the elevation never rising above {{convert\|3\|ft\|m}}.		Crisfield is a very compact city, with extremely little vacant land. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert\|3.06\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}}, of which {{convert\|1.62\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (53.0%) is land and {{convert\|1.44\|sqmi\|sqkm\|2}} (47.0%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web\|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 \|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] \|access-date=2013-01-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt \|archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref> As one of the southern points on the Delmarva Peninsula and one very close to the Chesapeake Bay, the city is extremely flat, with the elevation never rising above {{convert\|3\|ft\|m}}.

	The city of Crisfield is surrounded by [[salt marsh]]es and was built on a floodplain. The downtown is especially prone to flooding during large storms and hurricanes. On October 29, 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]]'s storm surge left most of the city underwater. Ongoing local concerns about flooding and the impact of [[Current sea level rise\|sea level rise]] were featured in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news		The city of Crisfield is surrounded by [[salt marsh]]es and was built on a floodplain. The downtown is especially prone to flooding during large storms and hurricanes. On October 29, 2012, [[Hurricane Sandy]]'s storm surge left most of the city underwater. Ongoing local concerns about flooding and the impact of [[Current sea level rise\|sea level rise]] were featured in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news

← Previous revision		Revision as of 19:13, 5 April 2025
Line 112:		Line 112:
	In 1866, [[John W. Crisfield]], a [[Princess Anne, Maryland\|Princess Anne]] attorney, was instrumental in bringing the Eastern Shore Railroad, a branch of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system, to the Somers Cove seaport. The Crisfield Secondary Branch of the railroad opened on November 6 of that year.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1866">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866 \|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=June 2004\|access-date=2010-09-06}}</ref> The town was formally incorporated in 1872 as a city, and renamed Crisfield in honor of the attorney's efforts. The railroad bolstered the economy of the new city and Crisfield prospered greatly, as did other towns and settlements along its route, such as [[Marion Station, Maryland\|Marion Station]] to the north.		In 1866, [[John W. Crisfield]], a [[Princess Anne, Maryland\|Princess Anne]] attorney, was instrumental in bringing the Eastern Shore Railroad, a branch of the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] system, to the Somers Cove seaport. The Crisfield Secondary Branch of the railroad opened on November 6 of that year.<ref name="Penna RR Chronology 1866">{{cite web\|url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf\|title=PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866 \|publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society\|date=June 2004\|access-date=2010-09-06}}</ref> The town was formally incorporated in 1872 as a city, and renamed Crisfield in honor of the attorney's efforts. The railroad bolstered the economy of the new city and Crisfield prospered greatly, as did other towns and settlements along its route, such as [[Marion Station, Maryland\|Marion Station]] to the north.

	Seafood was soon being shipped all over the United States, and Crisfield became known as the "Seafood Capital of the World", a nickname still carried by the city. An industrial boom followed. By ~~1904,~~ ~~the~~ ~~City~~ of ~~Crisfield~~ ~~was~~ ~~the~~ ~~second~~ ~~largest~~ ~~city~~ in ~~Maryland,~~ ~~after~~ [[~~Baltimore,~~ ~~Maryland\|Baltimore~~]],<ref name="~~crisfield~~">{{cite web		Seafood was soon being shipped all over the United States, and Crisfield became known as the "Seafood Capital of the World", a nickname still carried by the city. An industrial boom followed. The city's seafood industry attracted new residents from as far away as [[New England]] and the [[Midwestern United States]].<ref name="visitsomerset">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|title=Come Visit Somerset County, Maryland: Location − Crisfield \|access-date=2010-09-07 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807042305/http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|archive-date=2010-08-07 }}</ref> The city also had a baseball team before long: the Crisfield Crabbers, who played in the [[Eastern Shore Baseball League]].
	\|url=http://www.crisfield.com/History/history.htm \|title=A Short History of the City of Crisfield \|publisher=City of Crisfield \|access-date=2009-03-25}}</ref> with the population topping off at about 25,000 at that time. The city's seafood industry attracted new residents from as far away as [[New England]] and the [[Midwestern United States]].<ref name="visitsomerset">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|title=Come Visit Somerset County, Maryland: Location − Crisfield \|access-date=2010-09-07 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807042305/http://www.visitsomerset.com/pages/crisfield.html \|archive-date=2010-08-07 }}</ref> The city also had a baseball team before long: the Crisfield Crabbers, who played in the [[Eastern Shore Baseball League]].

	The success of the city's seafood industry filled the city with train soot and large quantities of oyster shells. Around the turn of the 20th century, businessmen would buy plots of land at the southwest edge of the city and discard the shells and soot into the salt marshes. This [[midden\|shell midden]] eventually grew to become a peninsula roughly a half-mile long.<ref name="rhodescentury7-10">{{cite book\|author=Rhodes, Jason \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgtndFpbR7AC&q=shells&pg=PA7 \|title=Somerset County, Maryland: A Brief History		The success of the city's seafood industry filled the city with train soot and large quantities of oyster shells. Around the turn of the 20th century, businessmen would buy plots of land at the southwest edge of the city and discard the shells and soot into the salt marshes. This [[midden\|shell midden]] eventually grew to become a peninsula roughly a half-mile long.<ref name="rhodescentury7-10">{{cite book\|author=Rhodes, Jason \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgtndFpbR7AC&q=shells&pg=PA7 \|title=Somerset County, Maryland: A Brief History