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The Chesapeake Bay’s significance goes beyond the regional level. It was on its shores, after all, that America’s first settlements were founded and from which a nation would be born. 18th and 19th century Chesapeake Bay estates along the Eastern Shore were among some of the first built in the New World and quite a few have survived to this day.
For thousands of years before the existence of Chesapeake Bay estates, however, the region had already been home to various Native American tribes. The bay was first discovered by Spanish explorer Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón in the early 16th century, but it was England’s Captain John Smith who established the Chesapeake region’s first permanent European colony, Jamestown, in 1607. In 2006, as a celebration of Jamestown’s 400th anniversary, the trail of Smith’s journey up and down the bay became the country’s first all-water National Historic Trail, officially known as the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
Apart from its historic importance, Chesapeake Bay Waterfront Homes give residents access to all of the famous food from the bay. Despite the social and environmental factors that have contributed towards the lowering of its yield, the bay remains the biggest producer of fish and shellfish among the country’s estuaries. The Chesapeake’s oysters, blue crabs and clams have been culinary favorites for generations. The skipjack, Maryland’s state boat, is the United States’ last working boat type that’s still powered by sails.
For more information on Chesapeake Bay estates, from historic mansions with acreage to more contemporary constructions, contact Coard Benson.
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