Fun Fact: Which Maryland Counties Were Once Connected by a Ferry?

The Claiborne Annapolis Ferry Company was a passenger and automobile transit service that operated on the Chesapeake Bay between 1919 and 1952.

Courtesy: Secrets of the Eastern Shore

In its heyday, the town of Claiborne (Talbot County) on the eastern shore of Maryland, served as a landing for tourists looking to get a break from big cities like Annapolis (Anne Arundel County), on the western shore. Passengers who arrived in Claiborne on foot were able to take a train to the beach in Ocean City. The railroad also passed through the town of Easton.

Business was booming in the 1930s, so a second ferry was added. By the spring of 1951, the ferries were handling 1 million vehicles and 2 million passengers annually.

The ferry service stopped running in 1952 when the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was completed.

Source: Secrets of the Eastern Shore

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